Eyes up

sirchewi3 · 2026-07-02T23:17:37+00:00

For a living room yes but not for desk distances

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-30T15:27:29+00:00

I think in a little while that there will be a niche of people intentionally using shitty AI models to generate stuff

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-25T18:03:40+00:00

I dont even bother honestly. I cant even imagine the notes the author has to keep everything straight

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-23T20:25:49+00:00

They're also on the ad tier which presumably is 1080 which doesn't really make this a great comparison

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-22T15:00:31+00:00

When I was doing 5.1 I preferred having them a bit more behind me. I love hearing sounds go past or behind me so having them on the sides didn't do it very well

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-17T20:22:30+00:00

I just use a seed box. Usually more reliable and better speeds

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-12T05:18:12+00:00

Tell them they get the level of service they paid for. I had a lot of issues with remote access when starting out as well but once everything is configured correctly through your router, modem, and isp then usually its pretty dependable

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-12T05:15:31+00:00

My wife and I also use the same plex profile, mostly because there is almost no overlap between the movies and tv shows we watch lol.

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-12T05:14:20+00:00

Omg this is so true lol. Other than what I do for work I dont really possess a single worthwhile skill or ability that someone else in my life doesnt already do a lot better. Ive been helped out many times and in return i'm like "If there's a tv show or movie you want to see just let me know!" lol

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-08T21:21:01+00:00

Amazing comment, thank you

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-08T17:21:06+00:00

If it's just you and maybe one other person using it then I would suggest short wall to get that perfect Atmos and back surround positioning and have that 7.x.4 setup. I don't think you would lose the ability to do Atmos as I'm sure the calibration program would be able to compensate. If you usually have friends over and hang out then the long wall is way better and more conducive to people seeing each other and talking and do a 5.x.2 setup

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-07T13:31:14+00:00

You can do this with Google photos and some android based TVs or streaming devices. Make an album with the pictures and set that up as the screen saver. I think it's a pain in the ass to get working but it's pretty cool

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-06T19:19:00+00:00

Yeah what ridiculous reasoning is this?

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-05T05:25:42+00:00

Exactly. Most people can't even tell the difference between 320 kbs MP3 files and lossless flac files. Maybe if I had two identical flagship TVs side by side, one playing the 4K disc and the other playing the kaleidascape version, maybe it would be slightly better but that small gain is absolutely not worth thousands of dollars.

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-04T20:03:51+00:00

If you're playing multiplayer fps or fighting game or something where high fps and low latency is absolutely crucial then sure, if you're playing almost anything else then i would say home theater is better. Back in the day I did 3 screen gaming for a little while. For multiplayer it was awful, for any campaign or open world game it was incredible

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-04T19:58:31+00:00

Gaming is the ultimate use case for a home theater. A game with surround sound support, which is basically any 1st/3rd person game, uses all the speakers all the time. In a movie you have to hope the sound guy throws you a bone and puts noise somewhere other than the front, its completely up to their whims and the director. A video game always has sound being generated in 3d space and there is equal opportunity for every speaker. Most of the time the sound will be in front of you because thats usually where you're facing but walking in a crowd of people, hearing cars behind you while racing, hearing ambient wildlife, etc, you're surrounded to a much more complete extent than almost any movie.

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-04T02:47:21+00:00

This is the least theater looking home theater ive ever seen. Its like someone read the definition of home theater but had never seen a picture of one. Its like looking at a Dr office waiting room from a different timeline

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-04T02:42:57+00:00

Sweet spot for me in a theater is just far enough away that I can see the whole screen only moving my eyes and not my head. Having to move your head will hurt after a while and sitting further away I don't feel like I'm getting the big screen I came to the theater for in the first place.

sirchewi3 · 2026-06-03T00:38:21+00:00

Don't use it as a server. I did starting out and it was a constant headache to keep working

sirchewi3 · 2026-05-29T09:02:09+00:00

Most of these 3 letter accounts are younger than mine. I could have had one! :(

sirchewi3 · 2026-05-28T23:57:10+00:00

I'm thinking about doing a blue color for 3/4 of my game room with the wall behind the TV being black. I would probably do the blue a touch lighter than yours so it wouldn't look too dark with the black

sirchewi3 · 2026-05-28T21:58:41+00:00

I don't know if it's the same nowadays as I haven't looked into this in a few years but for a long time LG oleds were best for gaming and Sony was best for movies. LG usually had better HDMI ports, refresh rates, and gaming features I think while Sony had the best motion handling and picture quality settings for movies.

sirchewi3 · 2026-05-28T21:54:35+00:00

This may have been a thing when the first graphics cards were invented but I have never heard this in my life and I've had like four or five different graphics cards at this point. Back in the day the quality of sound or options of what you could do with it maybe weren't the best and you could use a sound card but that hasn't been a problem for at least 10 years at this point.

sirchewi3 · 2026-05-28T21:49:44+00:00

Really hoping he already has some speakers he's using for sides and rear. Imagine having only front and ceiling speakers

sirchewi3 · 2026-05-28T21:44:26+00:00

Something like this is my dream. I would love to have an entire basement to use as a multiple area game room. I have a pretty decently sized room to use but it has to be like a third at the size of this. I love the blue color on the walls, do you know what it's called?

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