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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Well, guys and gals, it's turning out to be a very dull Saturday indeed. In the interest of spicing things up a bit I have taken a few precious moments out of my disgustingly uneventful day to take some pictures of my gaming/computing/sound setup for your viewing pleasure. After all, this is the United States - where the quality of a man can be measured by the quantity of his possessions.

For starters, here's the computer.

It's custom built by my roommate, so I'm not entirely sure on the specifications. I'm buying it off of him sometime before the lease is up on our place. If nothing else, it serves as a flashy stand for the PS3.

Next, the sound.

This is a stereo that I got for my birthday. It's a Genesis G-508 with four satellite speakers and two center channels. The receiver, which pushes upwards of 500 watts, is built into the sub. It's not really a pro setup, but it serves my purposes nicely and doesn't disturb the neighbors.

...and yes, that's a statue of Bruce Lee with REAL nunchucks.

Finally, the prize of the lot, our projection television! (and the Gamecube )

My roommate bought this thing refurbished on eBay for about $300. If you have enough space in your living room and a big enough screen this thing can project about a 18x15 foot picture. As it stands right now we're projecting at about 10x8 feet. You can hook up your computer, surround sound, any gaming console, VHS and DVD players, and satellite television to this beast of a machine.

Here's a photo of the projector in action, with a lamp for scale.

My digital camera simply does not do justice to the picture that the projector is truly capable of, but you get the idea.

Discuss.

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Very nice! You got a great setup going there for you man Have fun with it
Posted May 17, 2008 6:50 pm PT
Awesome! That sounds like a good idea with the projector. Why buy a bulky TV when you can have a massive screen on the wall
Posted May 17, 2008 8:13 pm PT
very nice dude
Posted May 17, 2008 10:22 pm PT
Nice projector. You know how to use the nunchucks?
Posted May 17, 2008 11:10 pm PT
Slick living room, I don't even have the money to get a TV the size of my PC
Posted May 18, 2008 2:11 am PT
Bruce Lee is the man.
Posted May 18, 2008 8:14 am PT
Oh nice setup you have there. Very awesome PC/ PS3 stand. Ha and it must be nice playing on a screen that big
Posted May 18, 2008 11:31 am PT
Nice setup dude.
Posted May 18, 2008 11:32 am PT
chandu:
Oh, I enjoy it quite a lot. It's so strange playing games on, you know, actual televisions now.

selbie:
It's much easier to transport. The projector is about the size of a lunchbox.

Kenshin:
No idea. I tried a couple of times and hurt myself.

Rhen_Var:
The refurbished projectors on eBay are WAY less expensive than any hi-def television on the market.

_overdose:
Indeed.

MonkeyStew:
It's amazing.
Posted May 18, 2008 1:02 pm PT
Nice living room

HI tech overthere.
Posted May 18, 2008 5:23 pm PT
stanhigareda:
Thanks! I gotta get a new graphics card and possibly a new power supply for the PC and then I'll be set.
Posted May 18, 2008 6:18 pm PT
I don't have room for much else. I live with someone who collects so many random things. This house is nearly full, and there are two big containers outside, a former office, and a bar (outside/inside). Just remembered, also a big garage... and the back of a small truck... and a big place for the dogs to sleep in... and fields...
Posted May 18, 2008 6:55 pm PT
awesome setup!
Posted May 18, 2008 10:36 pm PT
Nice movie ur seeing on ur projector
Posted May 19, 2008 12:19 am PT
I see no lamp... Nice sound system and PC though, and that statue made me happy, I'm a big fan of Bruce Lee.
Posted May 19, 2008 2:12 am PT
Man, I wish I had a wall big enough to use a projector on, looks AWESOME!
Posted May 19, 2008 5:32 am PT
kingkilla:
Dude, I absolutely cannot stand to live with a pack rat. My dad's girlfriend is that way too and her house is continually filled to the brim with things she doesn't use. It's so bad it's actually hard to walk around in there.

latte:
Thanks!

paul:
It's GTAIV.

majorflyswat:
The lamp is that multicolored thing in the left corner of the room. It's kinda hard to tell with that picture.

Oh, and Bruce Lee was awesome. Who else drinks the blood of cows in a milkshake?

Gen_Warbuff:
It's pretty cool. Some movies actually make our friends have motion sickness because they're not used to watching such a gigantic screen up close.
Posted May 19, 2008 10:47 am PT
i always wanted to know whats it like playing an FPS on a projector TV
Posted May 19, 2008 11:59 am PT
wow, sweet setup...i've always wanted a projection screen...although i would take the PS3 off the computer, just for balancing issues
Posted May 19, 2008 12:00 pm PT
st1ka:
I played Call of Duty 4 on it for about two weeks, and Resistance: Fall of Man before that. It makes the experience SO much more intense.

johnnyv2003:
It's actually quite stable. Plus that's the only place I can put it and still be able to hook up my ethernet cable to play GTAIV online.
Posted May 19, 2008 12:06 pm PT
Sweet setup dude!
Posted May 19, 2008 2:17 pm PT
I truely envy you. One day,when I'm somewhat rich and moderately famous, I will try to trump you.
Posted May 19, 2008 5:30 pm PT
Stewdaddy:
Thanks! I think the projector makes it pretty unique.

nate1222:
Dude, you don't have to be rich and famous to have a setup like this. All in all, this whole setup is maybe worth $1000. Deliver some pizzas and you could have the same thing in like, three months.
Posted May 19, 2008 6:35 pm PT
It must be worse in the house I'm in. Would take so much work to go somewhere else.
Posted May 22, 2008 3:03 am PT
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