Posts by that1dude

Oh man, just in case anybody is curious who doesn't already know...a home theater projector does in fact look surprisingly awesome on a sheet hanging on the wall if you've never seen it before...but build a screen for that bad boy...

I second Jim's advice about the Optoma HD65, I just bought that projector & couldn't be more pleased with it. I found it new on amazon for a great price including a backpack & speakers that I'll never use (hey at least they're...

I once had a couple guys in a white van flag me down on my way to lunch & try to sell me some "extra" home theater speakers they had in their truck because someone at the warehouse put 2 sets on the truck instead of 1...

Work has been so insane this week that I haven't been able to get to home depot before they close once yet. IF I ever make it, then I'm in business. I've got the fabric & just need the lumber. I miscalculated the size, I'm...

a 100" 16:9 fixed screen, using blackout curtain material as the screen & stretching it around a 1x4 frame...unless anyone says that's the worst thing I could possibly do.

The projector arrived friday! Sorry I didn't post anything sooner, but I was busy breaking it in. The mount & all the long cables haven't come yet, so for now it's sitting on the table that folds down from the center seat of my...

Yes, it's listed as new anyway...I hope so. Here's the link to amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Optoma-HD65-Projector-Backpack-Speakers/dp/B003AM8B5G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294710988&sr=8-1   It looks like maybe it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jason Charlton  Congrats on the purchase.  Be sure to chime back in here after it's all set up to let us know your thoughts.  Have fun!   Definitely! Just got...

Thanks for the help guys! I took the plunge & ordered the HD65. I looked at the HD66 and HD20 also on advice from y'all, but the HD20 was just a little more than I want to spend & the HD66, for some reason, dropped the...

The only hard part about blowing the budget is I have no real idea how often I'll be down in the basement enjoying this stuff...if I spend $500 on a projector that gets used once every 3 months, I can deal with that...if I spend 850...