Looking for some advice about what screen ratio to get. Mostly those sold here are 16:9, but I'm thinking of 2.35:1 screen to minimize the letterboxing effect.

I'll be watching movies mainly so that's why I'm looking at 2.35:1 screen. Of course sometimes might do some gaming on the PS3, does anyone know if PS3 can fit to widescreen 2.35:1?

What are you guys comments on getting a 2.35:1 screen?

Actually many movies are wider than 16:9.

If you are watching 16:9 movie on a 2.35:1 screen then you will have black bars on the side (opposite of letter boxing).

If you are watching 2.35:1 movie on a 2.35:1 screen the letter boxing is still there but it will fall outside the screen onto the screen's top and bottom border (since projector is still 16:9). If you don't want this then have to use anamorphic lens. Or maybe can use something like black velvet to cover screen top and bottom border.

I hope my understanding is correct

This post has been edited by jchong: Mar 31 2009, 05:14 PM

Now that's what I call a BatCave!

When u bought your 875 how much was it? I got quoted 5.6k for the 876 recently.

How much is the RX-V1900?

I got quoted RM4290 by A&L Amcorp.

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Added on April 7, 2009, 10:46 pmWhat's the best price you got for the 875 so far? Which shop?

This post has been edited by jchong: Apr 7 2009, 10:46 PM

I just confirmed that Onkyo 876 can get at 5k from Desa Home Theater in Kepong! So 875 should be a few hundred below 5k.

This post has been edited by jchong: Apr 9 2009, 01:59 PM

Are u sure the 875 is heavier than 876? I just downloaded both brochures and checked the weight, both also same at 23.3 kg.

But big difference between 805 vs 806 - 23.3 kg vs 17.8 kg

This post has been edited by jchong: Apr 10 2009, 12:27 PM

A good choice. I read on AVS Forum that the 805 may be the best bang for the buck from Onkyo.

Heh, your entry level is a lot of people's dream system!

Nice! What's the RRP on the RF-62 system?

If we all had loads and loads of moolah then needless to say we all also aim for the sky for our HT. But first must buy big enough house so you can build big enough dedicated HT room . Then only look at the equipment...

USD300k? That's cheap compared to this.

I think the Yammy 3900 would be much more expensive than the 805.

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Added on April 13, 2009, 4:17 pmI was reading about the 805 vs 806 on AVS Forum. Apparently the 805 is just only slightly scaled down from 875 and therefore too close in terms of product differentiation. When they moved to the next gen, Onkyo had to introduce more differences so the 806 was scaled down a lot more to distinguish from 876. That's why many feel that 805 better than 806 and why 805 higher spec than 806.

This post has been edited by jchong: Apr 13 2009, 04:17 PM

While we are dreaming about uber high end systems, have a look at these 2 projectors (as used by Kipnis):

Sony SRX-R220
Meridian 810

Didn't even know such shockingly high end stuff existed...

Congrats!

Aiyoh! U're in Penang right? Maybe shops in KL got stock?

Desa Home Theater is located in Kepong, KL.

Maybe one last try is to call the Onkyo distributor, Hwee Seng at 03-7875 4840

How to find out about such sales? I didn't manage to hear about it.