- Watching DVDs on the right monitor while tinkering on the left detracts from the quality of both activities.
- Seems pointless to buy a TV of a size that will give a reduced experience from what I’m used to.
- CRT TVs at 30″+ are very heavy, and I don’t have a car or much space.
- A TV box using non-CRT technologies (LCD, plasma, rear projection) is very expensive.
- A front projector costs less per inch of screen than non-CRTs at 30″+.
- Found a projector that comes with a built-in DVD player, built-in speakers, and rave reviews.
- The visuals are good, but the speakers lack punch.
- Surprise one-day online sale on speakers. Entry-level prosumer speakers are heavily discounted. The “quantity remaining” slowly counts down, and ten minutes left before an appointment.
- Speakers are more high-end than I’ve ever had. Each speaker needs its own input signal, so I need a receiver.
- Receiver’s nice, but how do I put the speakers at the right height? Need to get some stands.
- Speakers placement is okay, but the speaker wire it came with isn’t long enough. Time to buy some overpriced speaker cable.
- Oh right, I need to send the audio from the projector’s DVD player to the receiver. Go back for an overpriced optical cable.
- Four hours to measure distances, cut and strip cable, read the user manuals, and concoct protection for the high-priced cables from a certain feline terrorist.
Yay! It sounds great, it looks great, everything is pretty much secure and tucked away neatly. I’m very happy with the final result.
Although… a well-stuffed leather couch would make movie and video game marathons more comfortable…
