Looking to Upgrade from TV w/5.1 to Proper Theater Setup - Blu-ray Forum

koberulz · 06-07-2024, 05:52 PM

Been thinking about it for a while. I'd really, really, really like a bigger display: I'm currently 13' from a 55-inch TV (LG C6) and it sucks ass. However. I needs my 3D, so if I want something bigger it has to be a projector. If I want a projector, the room needs an overhaul. If I'm doing that, might as well go the whole way.

That said, I have no idea what this looks like financially. I've never looked into projectors, at all, and don't even know what I'd be looking for if I did.

My current setup is the OLED C6, an NVIDIA Shield, and a Yamaha RX-A760. I also periodically use a Panasonic NV-HS1000, thanks to the composite input the C6 still has. I have an Oppo UDP-203, though I almost never use it thanks to the Shield.

The Shield is used for streaming from Netflix and Criterion Channel and the like, but also for streaming from my home media server, which is running off a NAS in the other room and contains bit-perfect rips of all my discs, so no quality loss vs using the Oppo. I've converted my 3D movies into full-SBS files, since MVC doesn't bloody work on the Shield, and the C6 is capable of playing them back at this resolution in SBS mode, giving me the full-res passive 3D experience.

My speakers are just five PSB bookshelf speakers, with a sub. Really nothing special, but it's all I could fit in the TV cabinet I have. Obviously if upgrading to a much, much larger display and completely rearranging the room, that goes out the window and I'm in the market for something a bit bigger and more surroundy. Not entirely sure off the top of my head what the receiver can do, whether I'd have to choose between 7.1 and 5.1.2 or whether it could do 7.1.2, but heights would be nice.

As I said I'm very, very new to all of this and currently at the don't-know-where-to-look/don't-know-what-to-look-for stage. Anyone have any suggestions?

06-07-2024, 05:52 PM	#1
koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2229 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	Looking to Upgrade from TV w/5.1 to Proper Theater Setup Been thinking about it for a while. I'd really, really, really like a bigger display: I'm currently 13' from a 55-inch TV (LG C6) and it sucks ass. However. I needs my 3D, so if I want something bigger it has to be a projector. If I want a projector, the room needs an overhaul. If I'm doing that, might as well go the whole way. That said, I have no idea what this looks like financially. I've never looked into projectors, at all, and don't even know what I'd be looking for if I did. My current setup is the OLED C6, an NVIDIA Shield, and a Yamaha RX-A760. I also periodically use a Panasonic NV-HS1000, thanks to the composite input the C6 still has. I have an Oppo UDP-203, though I almost never use it thanks to the Shield. The Shield is used for streaming from Netflix and Criterion Channel and the like, but also for streaming from my home media server, which is running off a NAS in the other room and contains bit-perfect rips of all my discs, so no quality loss vs using the Oppo. I've converted my 3D movies into full-SBS files, since MVC doesn't bloody work on the Shield, and the C6 is capable of playing them back at this resolution in SBS mode, giving me the full-res passive 3D experience. My speakers are just five PSB bookshelf speakers, with a sub. Really nothing special, but it's all I could fit in the TV cabinet I have. Obviously if upgrading to a much, much larger display and completely rearranging the room, that goes out the window and I'm in the market for something a bit bigger and more surroundy. Not entirely sure off the top of my head what the receiver can do, whether I'd have to choose between 7.1 and 5.1.2 or whether it could do 7.1.2, but heights would be nice. As I said I'm very, very new to all of this and currently at the don't-know-where-to-look/don't-know-what-to-look-for stage. Anyone have any suggestions?

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