Zoidburg
06-07-2021, 09:04
So a few months back we decided to convert the rarely used spare bedroom into a more usable and enjoyable space.
Out went the old bed to make way for a new futon sofa bed for the odd twice a year guest stays and whilst the carpet was up I ran some speaker and HDMI cables under the floorboards with the idea of a mini home cinema set up. The room is only 3 x 3m but actually its just about perfect for the 2 of us either relaxing on the sofa or using it as a "day bed". We specifically chose dark red coloured walls with a nice feature panel and grey ceilings to ensure we got an almost dark proper cinema feel when the screen is down and the lights are out.
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The screen itself is a blackout blind which unrolls from a pole above the window (cheap but does the job fine for now). After a lot of pondering on soundbars I eventually bit the bullet and bought a great richer sounds Yamaha 5.1 amp & speaker package.
https://www.richersounds.com/tv-home-cinema/home-cinema-packages/yamaha-yht1840.html
Despite the small size of the speakers it sounds remarkable good and has all the connections I could want for and at at miniscule £330 its perfect for the room.
Then came the choice of a projector and after reading loads of reviews on Amazon I opted for a Yaufey Mini 3D DLP Projector as it was on offer at £200 at the time and I really wanted the option as well as I have quite a few 3D bluray movies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Projector-Android-Compatible-Smartphone-Bluetooth-Silver/dp/B085Q5KGXG/ref=asc_df_B085Q5KGXG/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=430833279778&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10822881233251389767&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046542&hvtargid=pla-907045450043&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=104042186350&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=430833279778&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10822881233251389767&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046542&hvtargid=pla-907045450043
Initial thoughts were that it performed pretty well and although it wasn't amazing in terms of contrast or depth of blacks it was OK and felt like decent value for the money. After a bit of playing around with it I realised that It needs to be perfectly level and square in front of the screen to be able to show 3D content which i was never going to be able to achieve with where I had located it. Hey Ho I thought with slight annoyance. Then as the weeks went by and we started to use the room more and enjoy it I began hankering for something that gave me another step up in image quality. Although the Yaufey was Ok sometimes it just felt a bit too dark and needed some more power to it, plus I had realised it was only actually showing a 720p image which I felt wasnt really good enough. So when Amazons black Friday came round 2 weeks back I spotted the Anka Nebula Cosmos projector on a "too good to miss offer" and snapped one up.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nebula-Cosmos-B2C-Black-Iteration/dp/B081YTSLL8/ref=pd_lpo_147_img_0/260-8263165-1845704?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B081YTSLL8&pd_rd_r=06b2749c-95f3-4cbd-a246-22342fa6edcf&pd_rd_w=QGLF1&pd_rd_wg=5ee74&pf_rd_p=7d347bf7-ff2b-4d6b-a4d8-dcc2afbd2aea&pf_rd_r=58AF1ZYXRDAYM50KBM4D&psc=1&refRID=58AF1ZYXRDAYM50KBM4D
The difference between the 2 projectors is night and day, the Cosmos is far superior and I'm blown away with how good it looks being fed from either my old blueray player or my amazon box. I'm now getting a 1080p 90inch image which I can sit or lay about 2.6m away from and it looks and sounds fabulous. Its like being in my own mini cinema which plays the films I enjoy without the annoyance of other people:eyebrows::lol:
Out went the old bed to make way for a new futon sofa bed for the odd twice a year guest stays and whilst the carpet was up I ran some speaker and HDMI cables under the floorboards with the idea of a mini home cinema set up. The room is only 3 x 3m but actually its just about perfect for the 2 of us either relaxing on the sofa or using it as a "day bed". We specifically chose dark red coloured walls with a nice feature panel and grey ceilings to ensure we got an almost dark proper cinema feel when the screen is down and the lights are out.
29611
2961229613
The screen itself is a blackout blind which unrolls from a pole above the window (cheap but does the job fine for now). After a lot of pondering on soundbars I eventually bit the bullet and bought a great richer sounds Yamaha 5.1 amp & speaker package.
https://www.richersounds.com/tv-home-cinema/home-cinema-packages/yamaha-yht1840.html
Despite the small size of the speakers it sounds remarkable good and has all the connections I could want for and at at miniscule £330 its perfect for the room.
Then came the choice of a projector and after reading loads of reviews on Amazon I opted for a Yaufey Mini 3D DLP Projector as it was on offer at £200 at the time and I really wanted the option as well as I have quite a few 3D bluray movies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Projector-Android-Compatible-Smartphone-Bluetooth-Silver/dp/B085Q5KGXG/ref=asc_df_B085Q5KGXG/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=430833279778&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10822881233251389767&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046542&hvtargid=pla-907045450043&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=104042186350&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=430833279778&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10822881233251389767&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046542&hvtargid=pla-907045450043
Initial thoughts were that it performed pretty well and although it wasn't amazing in terms of contrast or depth of blacks it was OK and felt like decent value for the money. After a bit of playing around with it I realised that It needs to be perfectly level and square in front of the screen to be able to show 3D content which i was never going to be able to achieve with where I had located it. Hey Ho I thought with slight annoyance. Then as the weeks went by and we started to use the room more and enjoy it I began hankering for something that gave me another step up in image quality. Although the Yaufey was Ok sometimes it just felt a bit too dark and needed some more power to it, plus I had realised it was only actually showing a 720p image which I felt wasnt really good enough. So when Amazons black Friday came round 2 weeks back I spotted the Anka Nebula Cosmos projector on a "too good to miss offer" and snapped one up.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nebula-Cosmos-B2C-Black-Iteration/dp/B081YTSLL8/ref=pd_lpo_147_img_0/260-8263165-1845704?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B081YTSLL8&pd_rd_r=06b2749c-95f3-4cbd-a246-22342fa6edcf&pd_rd_w=QGLF1&pd_rd_wg=5ee74&pf_rd_p=7d347bf7-ff2b-4d6b-a4d8-dcc2afbd2aea&pf_rd_r=58AF1ZYXRDAYM50KBM4D&psc=1&refRID=58AF1ZYXRDAYM50KBM4D
The difference between the 2 projectors is night and day, the Cosmos is far superior and I'm blown away with how good it looks being fed from either my old blueray player or my amazon box. I'm now getting a 1080p 90inch image which I can sit or lay about 2.6m away from and it looks and sounds fabulous. Its like being in my own mini cinema which plays the films I enjoy without the annoyance of other people:eyebrows::lol: