My 2019 Update Thread - My final system I think.

85'' is about the minimum size for 12 foot viewing distance.

New telly, new cabling…

Picked up a bunch of these,
Recommended on the AV forums and by a lot of the AV guys on YouTube.
New telly does a lot more than the old one picture spec wise (HDMI 2.1) so didn’t want cabling holding that back.

Thick heavy cables, unusually for HDMI they are solid core copper construction, so a bit trickier to install but top quality.
Two 3m ones, one for the EARC connection to soundbar and another for direct connection to Oppo Blu-ray player.
Another two 1.5m ones, AppleTV and PS5 to the soundbars HDMI 2.1 ports.

https://i.imgur.com/OzAc43Z.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/HVTQXy1.jpegA

HDMI 2.1 certified too, so fully tested.
Not all HDMIs are, and can lead to dropouts, handshake issues and stuff.

Ticks all the boxes, extremely well made and HEAVY cables, fire them up tonight.
Not expensive either at £25 for a 3m one, £13 for a 1.5m.

I wouldn’t pay silly money for HDMI cables, better ways to get improvements.
Got mine courtesy of Mr Bezos
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S196T...sin_title&th=1

https://i.imgur.com/hpx2Ovl.jpeg

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Originally Posted by Ali Tait

What projector do you have Justin?

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https://www.changhong.co.uk/laser-home-theater/a5u/

Chinky one. Quite surprised they haven't updated it yet. In a 35 by 14 room. With their ALR screen.

Fan is a bit loud, but otherwise it's good. Source material still needs to catch up for 100 inch screens I would say. But give it some decent 4K YouTube input and it shows what it can really do. Netflix/Amazon generally let it down, but not always.

It's a beast!

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Originally Posted by User211

https://www.changhong.co.uk/laser-home-theater/a5u/

Chinky one. Quite surprised they haven't updated it yet. In a 35 by 14 room. With their ALR screen.

Fan is a bit loud, but otherwise it's good. Source material still needs to catch up for 100 inch screens I would say. But give it some decent 4K YouTube input and it shows what it can really do. Netflix/Amazon generally let it down, but not always.

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Thanks. Recently for a Philips Neopix for the man cave, pretty good for the money. Same issue with loud fan though.

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Originally Posted by Gazjam

Just under 12 feet I think.
The 65” Sony this replaces could look a bit lost on the wall sometimes, didn’t get that feeling of immersion you really want for big movies?

Even sitting looking at the LG switched off you can tell that’s not the case anymore.
Able to take in edges of screen and the overall scale of it without needing to move my eyes back and forth, so viewing distance seems spot on.

Sit down later tonight when I’m all set up, need to run it on calmer settings for a while till the panel runs in.
Some reading up to do on that today.

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12 foot is about right for an 88" screen diagonal. The SMPTE recommend a viewing angle of 30 - 40°.

Next question - what will be the first film you will play?

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Originally Posted by Barry

12 foot is about right for an 88" screen diagonal. The SMPTE recommend a viewing angle of 30 - 40°.

Next question - what will be the first film you will play?

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Oh....there's a question!
Probably just some 4k demo stuff from YouTube till I get the settings dialled in?

That said,
Fair few folk just putting it in Filmaker Mode and calling it done.

Movie wise... needs a bit of thought!
Have a zillion things I've held off watching till the new telly was in...

Curious most about Tron Legacy and how it would look on this telly, probably that.

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Originally Posted by Ali Tait

It's a beast!

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Yup
And it's not even switched on…

Papah, papah, papapapapapah, papah-papah-papah-papah, pap!

Don't forget the popcorn :)

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

Papah, papah, papapapapapah, papah-papah-papah-papah, pap!

Don't forget the popcorn :)

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https://youtu.be/cxU6LT6DonE?feature=shared