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Theres some serious size illusion going on because that 65 inch tv still looks like a 42 inch tv. You have a big wall.
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Have you considered buying digital frames so they all can cycle through tons of pictures to make your wall even busier?
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Jun 22, 2018 03:30
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Solice Kirsk posted:Have you considered buying digital frames so they all can cycle through tons of pictures to make your wall even busier? Its a big wall, when it was blank it looked kinda weird
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Jun 22, 2018 03:35
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Fair enough, but you could have used that giant wall as the perfect excuse to buy a 200" tv.
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Jun 22, 2018 03:36
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Coredump posted:You must go bigger. We have the technology. 0.7mm pitch LED...how big is the wall?  You would have to buy speakers though.
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Jun 22, 2018 03:37
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beanieson posted:Its a big wall, when it was blank it looked kinda weird You can get a sound bar for a big improvement in sound while being minimalist.
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Jun 22, 2018 03:44
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Has sound bar technology really gotten to the point where it will approximate a surround system? I dont want to deal with running wires and poo poo, lots of effort for not really my thing, but I keep seeing these sound bars advertised as the next best thing.
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Jun 22, 2018 03:47
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beanieson posted:A while back I posted a shot of the new frames I bought and hung on my wall. Goons made fun of the small looking tv, which was actually a 50 tv that looked pretty small on the biggish wall. I suggest knocking the wall out and installing a ceiling mount theater screen with projector lift
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Jun 22, 2018 03:47
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beanieson posted:Has sound bar technology really gotten to the point where it will approximate a surround system? I dont want to deal with running wires and poo poo, lots of effort for not really my thing, but I keep seeing these sound bars advertised as the next best thing. No. It's a neat gimmick but it doesn't sound as good as surround sound. I just like them because I don't want wires all over the room and it still sounds way better than the TV speakers.
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Jun 22, 2018 03:48
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Blue On Blue posted:I suggest knocking the wall out and installing a ceiling mount theater screen with projector lift Movie theaters have started to replace projection screens with fine pitch LED 
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Jun 22, 2018 03:49
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Mu Zeta posted:No. It's a neat gimmick but it doesn't sound as good as surround sound. I just like them because I don't want wires all over the room and it still sounds way better than the TV speakers. I may do that at some point. I was surprised by how cheap huge screens have gotten. There was a 75 for like $900 but the picture wasnt as nice. This was the biggest tv I could do without having to move around my frames lol
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Jun 22, 2018 04:05
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beanieson posted:Has sound bar technology really gotten to the point where it will approximate a surround system? I dont want to deal with running wires and poo poo, lots of effort for not really my thing, but I keep seeing these sound bars advertised as the next best thing. Sound bars aren't as good as a proper 5.1 or 7.1 setup but still sound a metric fuckload better than the speakers built into your TV. Big flatscreens with thin bezels almost universally have tiny, terrible speakers that don't even point towards the listener. Even a cheap soundbar with no sub or satellites is going to make things sound so much better and clearer. There are also lots of soundbar options (including some cheap ones like Vizio) with wireless sub and/or rear satellite speakers. Again, not as good as a proper wired setup but night and day better than tv speakers.
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Jun 22, 2018 14:53
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Lawen posted:Sound bars aren't as good as a proper 5.1 or 7.1 setup but still sound a metric fuckload better than the speakers built into your TV. Big flatscreens with thin bezels almost universally have tiny, terrible speakers that don't even point towards the listener. Yup. I got a free one from a friend who upgraded to a 5.1 system, and even though it's trash-tier (almost ten years old, Radio Shack branded) it's still so much better than the built-in speakers.
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Jun 22, 2018 14:56
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We have a TCL 6 series which is basically the best non-OLED TV you can buy. The speakers are okay but frequency response and volume are very limited. We bought a Samsung MH-360 2.1 soundbar which isnt super fancy and worth much closer to the $80 we paid than the $200 MSRP, but its a huge improvement in audio quality. Id say if you can get a a $250-300 soundbar for half off, do it.
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Jun 22, 2018 15:11
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They make some good soundbar systems now with wireless subs and satellites. The soundbar is your center and front two speakers and the satellites and sub get you the rest of the way. Compares favorably to true surround, like 90% of the way there for most people.
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Jun 22, 2018 17:42
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Bottom Liner posted:They make some good soundbar systems now with wireless subs and satellites. The soundbar is your center and front two speakers and the satellites and sub get you the rest of the way. Compares favorably to true surround, like 90% of the way there for most people. This is what I do and for a non audiophile it is good enough
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Jun 22, 2018 19:58
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I have a wireless Vizio soundbar setup I really like. Just having a sub makes a big difference. My only complaint is the volume adjustment isn't granular enough, so when watching at night it's either too quiet to hear some dialog, or oh poo poo my neighbors are gonna call the landlord on me.
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Jun 22, 2018 20:03
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Soundbars are awesome. Im a big music/instrument/sound nerd and dont give a poo poo if Im not getting Top Tier Audiophile Quality. Ill trade some audio quality for convenience + less wires any day. A Soundbar + Sub will get you extremely far into a much better audio experience. Mine is an okay if very buggy Sony one and I still love it. I do want to upgrade to one with satellite speakers eventually though so I can get the full surround experience.
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Jun 22, 2018 20:36
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Jun 23, 2018 12:33
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The problem is all the new TVs are flat screen so those lovely speakers arent even facing you. At least the old ones in the 90s were in the front, as poo poo as they were.
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Jun 23, 2018 14:24
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To Battle posted:The problem is all the new TVs are flat screen so those lovely speakers aren’t even facing you. At least the old ones in the 90s were in the front, as poo poo as they were. Bottom or back facing speakers are a fairly recent phenomenon from the past three years or so, when edge to edge screens with minimal or no bezel became the normal design. I have a 48" Vizio from around 2010 that has front facing speakers which are decent by flat panel standards, but still get outclassed by a soundbar.
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Jun 23, 2018 18:14
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Geoj posted:Bottom or back facing speakers are a fairly recent phenomenon from the past three years or so, when edge to edge screens with minimal or no bezel became the normal design. I have a 48" Vizio from around 2010 that has front facing speakers which are decent by flat panel standards, but still get outclassed by a soundbar. Back facing at least allows for reflective amplification.
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Jun 23, 2018 19:07
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Rolo posted:Theres some serious size illusion going on because that 65 inch tv still looks like a 42 inch tv. I had the opposite effect recently thanks to a realtor who was into camera trickery. Presenting my 10 foot wide tv 
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Jun 23, 2018 20:39
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The Sexual Shiite posted:How much, from where, and does it feel like it’s going to last a couple of years? It's this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003BYQ1K0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529785077 I fully expect it to last for several years- the reasons I got rid of the one it's replacing (same brand, different model) have nothing to do with the quality or structure of the thing itself. It had lasted for three or four years and if it hadn't been unfairly murdered by outside factors almost certainly would have kept on truckin' for several more.
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Jun 23, 2018 21:24
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:I had the opposite effect recently thanks to a realtor who was into camera trickery. Presenting my 10 foot wide tv This must be what it looks like inside the Enterprise when it goes to warp.
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Jun 23, 2018 23:31
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:I had the opposite effect recently thanks to a realtor who was into camera trickery. Presenting my 10 foot wide tv So, they take the photo and then shop it to make the room look bigger? So you end up with a TV as wide as a large couch?
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Jun 24, 2018 00:16
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That's just an obnoxiously wide angle lens. Without it, interior shots can look more claustrophobic than the room actually is, but they can also distort a lot.
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Jun 24, 2018 00:26
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So, like a 28mm?
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Jun 24, 2018 01:47
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colas posted:So, like a 28mm? No, like <20mm on a full frame. 14 -24 is the go to for interiors but that photographer is bad and put elements of the rom near the lens leading to more exaggerated effects.
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Jun 24, 2018 03:12
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An excellent day at a car boot sale. A Praktica MTL5 with a bunch of lenses and a Minolta AFZ point and shoot for $10 and $1 respectively:  And 2 pairs of 8x30 binoculars, one from Soviet Russia with the original carry case. $3 and $10.  Been on the lookout for good binoculars for my wife and I to go birding with, so I'm very happy!
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Jun 24, 2018 11:46
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Treated myself to a new shirt from Online Ceramics  
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Jun 24, 2018 17:03
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I'm assuming that is some kind of ironic hipster brand because it looks like something you'd pick up from goodwill for $1.00 plus tax to wear while painting to protect your real clothes from paint splatter.
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Jun 24, 2018 18:27
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Hipster brand. I looked at the website and the only physical locations to buy them are one store in Los Angeles and one in Tokyo.
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Jun 24, 2018 18:30
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I have a wireless Vizio soundbar setup I really like. Just having a sub makes a big difference. My only complaint is the volume adjustment isn't granular enough, so when watching at night it's either too quiet to hear some dialog, or oh poo poo my neighbors are gonna call the landlord on me. You fuckers talked me into getting a 5.1 Vizio sound bar from Costco   After setting it up it's honestly not significantly better than the vintage wooden speakers from Goodwill + Yamaha amplifier I had 
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Jun 24, 2018 19:29
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Glottis posted:That's just an obnoxiously wide angle lens. Without it, interior shots can look more claustrophobic than the room actually is, but they can also distort a lot. This. Also that's a half a million dollar condo in this godforsaken city so you need to make it look less tiny.
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Jun 24, 2018 19:36
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OSU_Matthew posted:You fuckers talked me into getting a 5.1 Vizio sound bar from Costco That's normal. Sound bars are designed to compete against the TV speakers and not real bookshelf ones.
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Jun 24, 2018 19:41
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Magic Underwear posted:I'm assuming that is some kind of ironic hipster brand because it looks like something you'd pick up from goodwill for $1.00 plus tax to wear while painting to protect your real clothes from paint splatter. They are absolutely not "ironic", whatever that might mean to you. The creators are huge fans of The Grateful Dead and are sincerely inspired by those vibes. Also if you can find shirts like that at your local Goodwill then please link me the address because I would seriously drive many miles to buy them!! I don't think you can though. I also bought a Sticker Hat. Really excited. 
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Jun 24, 2018 19:42
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friendly 2 da void posted:Treated myself to a new shirt from Online Ceramics Jesus dude take it off the wire hanger unless you want to gently caress the shoulders up with pulls
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Jun 24, 2018 19:46
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OSU_Matthew posted:You fuckers talked me into getting a 5.1 Vizio sound bar from Costco For forever i would buy computer speaker sets and hook them up to my TV and that's ok, but more recently started getting into powered studio monitors and have no clue why people waste money on anything else, not even expensive and sound divine.
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LifeSunDeath posted:For forever i would buy computer speaker sets and hook them up to my TV and that's ok, but more recently started getting into powered studio monitors and have no clue why people waste money on anything else, not even expensive and sound divine.
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