I m really very interested into getting this PJ but i have a few questions.

I wanna put the PJ in the living room. my living room can fit a 110" diagonal screen coz my sofa is around 10" so it should be ok. I m also getting a 8' tv cabinet so the screen at 8' will actually be around the same length as the tv cabinet.

The question now is where to put the PJ. I m sitting roughly around 12' from the screen, so projecting from 13' is not a problem. Should i hang it on the ceiling or put in on a table/cabinet behind the sofa? Will it be too noisy? Sofa is not fixed at 12' so can be adjusted.

Behind my sofa is foyer area where the main door is. So i m around 8' from the wall behind me. Im thinking if putting on a table/cabinet is workable, i'll buy or custom make a cabinet / table and put it right behind my sofa. Or is it better to just hang it on the ceiling? I have plaster ceiling already, will it be very troublesome? total height from floor to plaster ceiling is 8 1/2'.

How much would it cost to get a 110" screen? It's a living room so i will have lights coming through the sliding door and also there's a small window right beside the screen area. My current curtain is not thick enough to block off all the lights.

I m under quite a tight budget so it's best to get a screen which is cheap but produces acceptable quality. hehe

This post has been edited by toytoy: Jul 28 2008, 05:44 PM

I spoke to rx330 b4. Will consult him more if i really get this PJ. I also thought putting the PJ behind my sofa is a good idea just that duno how to put it. It will need to be on top of my head and it's hard to find such high tables. So my other alternative will be cabinets. As long as i can find a way to put it on top of my head behind the sofa then it'll be ok.

What is the standard perfect 16:9 screen that's nearest to 110"?

Thanks for the reply

Thanks again for the reply. 106" seems to be ok for me. Only 4 inches off 110" hehe.

Once my finance minister gives a go then I m sold. But i think it's quite hard lah. Sigh.

After PJ i need to get PS3, Amp + 5 Satellite + 1 Sub. It's gonna cost me a bomb lah.

Next time if i m gonna change to a 1080p PJ i don need to change anything right? Just replace the PJ can already right?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by toytoy: Jul 29 2008, 09:20 AM

Sony htib kf 2300 = This?

I know it's cheap but i was thinking of going for a bit higher specs keke. Coz this system doesn't support DTS:MA and DD:THD. I was thinking since I m going HD, might as well go all the way. Thinking of getting a cheap Onkyo/Yamaha receiver with cheap satellite and sub. Since satellite and Sub can be upgraded in the future What you all think?

Draper screen alone costs rm900. May i know what gain is that screen? White/Gray? rx330, might need ur help DIYing one keke.

Even the cheapest entry level also need around RM8k already. Sure my GF won't agree to let me buy.

Buy liao no need get married liao haha.

Hehe, my gf don agree but i can plan ma. Must know what to buy first then when the time comes, straightaway action already hehe. Buy piece by piece.

How come onky and yammy no use for ps3 leh? Cannot do bitstream only ma LPCM still can right?

Eh really ar??

Thanks for the info bro rx330. I dunno the sony htib can do that also. If that's the case then I might really buy it first. LPCM can do both DTS:MA and DDTHD? In their native bitrate? Wow, i m getting excited hehe. I m just gonna use PS3 for blu-ray and gaming. Will connect HTPC to the PJ as well.

Haha sorry, i spoke too fast coz too excited about the PCM thingy. So as long as the signal is sent as PCM and the htib can process it then i will get the full HD Sound experience? haha sounds like an ad. Really lossless ma?

Damn nice. Where u see that unit bro? Any electrical shop can order?

Hehe ok ok, will go to sony and try it out. RRP is RM1999 normally outside can get cheaper price ger. Like the new S32A400 LCD RRP IIRC is RM2988, one electrical shop i ask in Kepong say can sell for RM2088. I dunno he got bluff me or not. Maybe can try my luck. If I can get the htib for RM1499 or below then I m sold

Aiyah sibek paiseh lah, this thread about HD65 but i keep on talking about other things. Thanks bro rx330 and bro htkaki for ur precious suggestions.

Let's get back to HD65.

Haha, 106" Screen, HD-Gaming, HD-Audio, HD-Video all for less than RM8k, shit, before this i was looking at the Sony W 40" LCD which costs RM6.5k or RM7.5k. This is too good to be true lah. Some more bulb replacement is only RM580 for 2000-3000hrs. Sigh if finance minister agrees than I'll straight straight buy lah haha.

Yeah i know, i follow the blu-ray thread in playstation thread. You guys are the 'hardcore' collectors hehe.

I'll build the library slowly lah.

But 8k is really a good start for beginners. I mean 32" LCD also costs 2k already, what's 3.7k right? only around 2k more and u can get 106". What's there to think right? hehe.

Couldn't agree more with htkaki. If your house / environment allows you to have a 106" screen, why bother about plasma / lcds? Sony 52" Bravia X costs around RM27K, HD803 Full HD PJ only around RM10K. If I had the dough i'll go for it already

I m seriously thinking to buy HD65. RM3.7k I seriously think it's "affordable". I mean if you are ready to fork out RM4K-8K for a 40" LCD, why not go for PJ if ur environment allows right? hehe

No need to worry about dead pixels, only have to worry about burnt bulb. Even that the cost for changing a bulb is 'considerably' cheap. Whereas dead pixel on LCD or diodes of Plasma means 'Forever Bye Bye'

This post has been edited by toytoy: Jul 29 2008, 10:18 PM

Ya ya i know, I m so tempted to get it lah but... sigh~

Finally Sony updated their website liao. Might go for a audio test this weekend. Anyone know where i can audit the HD65? keke.

Sony HT-SF2300 @ RM1999 RRP

Hehe my house empty empty, no ps3, no bd player, no htpc, no screen no nothing to test the hd65. Better if i can see it in a proper setup. slurrrp. hehe

rx330, who is shindev? kekeke.

Okok thanks htkaki, but i don stay in usj anymore keke. Still i can go anywhere to audit lah

Ooo got lobang ar? good good hehe. Just found out from an electrical shop i frequent that HT-SF2300 is selling for rm1700. Hehe, wonder if i can get around RM1600 if i push the tauke a bit. Will find out from shindev how much he's offering hehehe.

After i get the HT system maybe i can listen to hitz fm first. Coz i don have anything to plug into it haha.

My Creative X-Fi got SPDIF out, can i / how can i plug it into the Sony HT? hehe.

haha, smells something fishy fishy here lah hehe.

Yeah 1999 is RRP, street price shud be 1700 or lower. I have to go hunt hunt this weekend. Or maybe shindev can find better price keke

Yaya i oso think it's a good price already. This weekend go see see look look hehe.

Went and audit the hd65 today in midvalley. Mediaplex. The manager there kind enough to let me test hd65 abd hd70 even though he know i m not gonna buy it from him. I mistakenly told him i can get it for rm3750. He say his price rm4250, can't possibly meet my price. But still he showed it to me on a 40" screen. Can't really see any wow factor coz of lighting constraint and screen size. But the unit itself is really small. Planet earth was used for the audit today and it's very clear hehe.

But i think the manager wants to clear his hd70 stock. Keep on telling me hd70's chip is way better than hd65 and he's bundling hd70 with ps3 for RM5900.

You all think it's worth it? Here i can get hd65+ps3 for around RM5100. He's offering HD70+PS3 for RM5900. What i m paying the RM800 extra for? hehe for RM800 i can get a screen already

htkaki, how much will a 106" screen cost? May i know the price for manual, fixed and electric screens?

This post has been edited by toytoy: Aug 12 2008, 10:05 AM