So I upgraded to a 108" diag monitor

[movingconcierge]

Yup...that's 108" baby! It is even HD capable, but I don't think NP puts out 1080i

It's my projection TV. When I was looking for a new TV and was flush with moola from a home sale in LV, I looked at the plasmas. I just couldn't part with that much dough for a TV set. Plus, I learned, that they are only supposed to last about 10 years or less?

So I was looking at options. I stumbled on a home theater site and the rest is history. It was the absolute best decision I ever made about a TV set. I'm the envy of all the visitors to my house. I only dropped about $1700 total for the projector, surround sound, ceiling mount, AND tuner. Compare that with 42" plasmas at about the same price!

It's a slick application too. I was going to have a drop down, high gain screen come out of the ceiling so I built a soffet to house it. Then I got cheap again and just sanded my wall flat (no special paint either) and just project right on my wall. It gets a little washed out in the daytime, but I have thick drapes which block about 70& of the light. I ran the front 3 speakers of my 7.1 surround sound through the soffet so no loss there.

Anyway, the reason I'm gloating about this now is that I finally did what is most difficult to acheive with a plasma and that is I simply hooked up a spare computer to it like a monitor. I got a wireless connection, keyboard, and mouse. I got a nice little laptop table as a gift that I surf from. It's beautiful. The smileys are almost lifesize!

 

[Morph]

Can You See This?
:p

Nice one!
Enjoy it.

 

[lazyleo]

Sweet man! will defiantly help you become more lazy :D

 

[DN Tycoon]

I'll be over in about 14 hours..make some popcorn

 

[andysyme]

Love to see a pic if possible?



Andy

 

[movingconcierge]

Here's a picture of my view from 15' back....I just got a 300GB external HD too. I just need to get a nice audio and TV tuner, then I'll be the laziest dad on the block...

 

[briman1970]

SHWEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!

 

[Brian]

So...Super Bowl pary at your house thien? heck even world series party?

 

[gamehouse]

Wow, its fabulous!!

 

[yandig]

Thanks for the pic, that is awesome!

 

[faisj]

Wauw that is so cool.
Great to watch a soccer match with some friends : )

( but, is it very practical in everyday use?)

 

[dgridley]

Cool! I'd been thinking of buying one of these for my games: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4016331#Features+&+Specifications

Zoombox (playes DVDs too!) 60" display for $282.

 

[deleted984054565403]

Cool! I'd been thinking of buying one of these for my games: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4016331#Features+&+Specifications

Zoombox (playes DVDs too!) 60" display for $282.

Looks pretty good for the price, Dave.

Movingconcierge, looks great, nice job. Now I will have to be jealous and try to get something half as nice. :hehe:

 

[dgridley]

I think brightness is a concern with any projection screen video tho.. the pic on the box of the Zoombox doesn't look all that bright and it's situated in a darkened room.. something to think about.

Looks pretty good for the price, Dave.

Movingconcierge, looks great, nice job. Now I will have to be jealous and try to get something half as nice. :hehe:

 

[deleted984054565403]

I think brightness is a concern with any projection screen video tho.. the pic on the box of the Zoombox doesn't look all that bright and it's situated in a darkened room.. something to think about.

Good point. And I'm pretty sure 60 inches would feel small rather quickly.

I guess if you're going to do it, do it well... (like movingconcierge).

 

[movingconcierge]

That's a nice option! I'd check the lumens (brightness) and contrast. This would be great for night time outdoor viewing. It looks really portable and compact. Very cool. Maybe I'll get one for my game room!

Cool! I'd been thinking of buying one of these for my games: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4016331#Features+&+Specifications

Zoombox (playes DVDs too!) 60" display for $282.

 

[deleted984054565403]

That's a nice option! I'd check the lumens (brightness) and contrast. This would be great for night time outdoor viewing. It looks really portable and compact. Very cool. Maybe I'll get one for my game room!

I'd like to find your wallet on the street somewhere! :lol:

 

[movingconcierge]

Wauw that is so cool.
Great to watch a soccer match with some friends : )

( but, is it very practical in everyday use?)

I don't use it during the daytime much. I have that 35 inch WEGA (visible) for daytime. There are only two drawbacks to resolve to. One, you need to control light. Two, a bulb for it costs $400-500 and lasts about 2000 hours. But when you break down 2000 hours it works out to about the same amount of time the usual person works during a year, 2080 hours. If you don't use it for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, it will last longer than a year. Other than that, it's a beaut...

Thanks for all the praise...It makes the time spent eating insulation running low voltage through the attic worth it...

 

[-OutlawBiker-]

Had to smile at the picture. Very nice. You can put all of us up on the BIG screen.

 

[movingconcierge]

You know, I haven't...I'm not a huge gamer despite the typical demographics. I have a PS2, but just haven't hooked it up yet. But check this out, I think the PS2 is DVI...that would display the games in 720 or 1080 I think. I'll hook that up soon. I'll take some pics after I do that...

Looks awesome Tim! Have you tried playing any games on it yet?

Well, it would be empty now! You'll have to wait until I sell some names!

I'd like to find your wallet on the street somewhere!