Hi, Recently I ran into a fair bit of cash IRL from a portfolio closure and now I have hit a brick wall as to what to do with it. My options. Option 1: Optoma HD83 Projector & Onkyo TX-NR5009 sound system with Boston speakers. Specifications: Electronic Equipment: 1. Onkyo TX-NR5009 2. Onkyo BD-SP809 3. Optoma HD83 Projector & Suitable mount Speakers – Boston Acoustics range 4. Centre Speaker – RS244C 5. Left & Right – Pair of RS334 6. Surround Back L/R – Pair of RS260 7. Subwoofer – 1 x RPS1000 Total ~ $ 11,500 roughly AUD/USD Option 2: Optoma HD83 Projector and a new super spec PC along with 3D Bluray Home Theater system 5.1 In this option, I sell off my two relatively new PCs (2600K & 3930K) to reclaim ~ $ 4k With this I will have ~ $ 2k left over to pay out on of my credit cards also. Specifications: 1. Optoma HD83 Projector & Suitable mount ~ $3.5k 2. LG/Sony/Samsung (All about the same price) 5.1 Surround sound system ~ $1000 3. Computer Monitor - 40" Sharp Quatron 3D 200Hz ~ $ 1000 4. Computer System (Inside the computer box) ~ $ 8000 Total ~ $ 13,500 Computer Specifications: - Motherboard - Asus Z9PE-D8 WS for dual Xeon E5-2600 Series (Socket 2011 Xeon) - CPU 1 - Intel Xeon E5-2650 Eight Core 2.0Ghz, 2.8Ghz turbo, socket 2011 - CPU 2 - Intel Xeon E5-2650 Eight Core 2.0Ghz, 2.8Ghz turbo, socket 2011 - Memory - Corsair Domoniator 64 Gb (8 x 8Gb) Quad channel DDR3-1600Mhz - Video Card 1 (SLI) - Asus GeForce GTX680 - 2Gb GDDR5 - Video Card 2 (SLI) - Asus GeForce GTX680 - 2Gb GDDR5 - Boot Drive - Aram 240Gb SSD, SATA-3 6Gb/sec - Data Drive - Western Digital 2TB SATA-3 6Gb/sec - Raid Storage & Backup - 4 x Western Digital 2TB SATA-3 6Gb/sec - Bluray - Sony BD5300SOB Bluray writer with 3D Bluray playback - Case - Coolermaster II Ultra Tower case to support EBB Motherboard - PSU - Corsair 1200W Pro series PSU (And as mentioned above, 40" Sharp 3D Quatron monitor HDMI 1920x1080) - Keyboard, mouse - Logitech gaming series So there you have it, Do I get a projector and top notch sound system ? ~ 11,500 Or do I get a projector, sound system, top notch computer and pay off one of my credit cards after selling my two current (less than 6 & 3 month old) systems and recouping ~ $ 4K ? ~ 15,500 Freaking hell. Too hard to decided. I have included some spec sheets on the projector, sound system & speakers in opt.1. Cheers, Viper
Paying off a debt is never a bad thing. I therefore, without even reading any of the specs, would advise you to go for option 2. Oh, and a Premium Membership on EP :p
Clear the credit cards, and go for option 1. That AV system should last for a few years, while I doubt Blu-ray will be the medium of choice in the near future. High spec PCs are nice but I think past a certain level you are just "polishing the cannonball". Nice problem to have though.
LOL I like that answer, polishing the canonball :D However the dual SLI, 64Gb & Dual CPUS, 16 Cores would be used to convert movies to DivX. (This process would normally take 8 hours to do in HD DivX for a standard Bluray film on my 2600K system, about 6hrs on the 3930K, so i am expecting 1-2 hour or less on the dual Xeons with dual SLI Cuda Nvidia cards) I am also buying a little AMD Fusion Dual Core E450 M/B, ITX Case and the rest for ~ 500/600 to drive the projector - HDD >> HDMI & Optical out >> Projector & Surround sound system. I also changed my preference after reading the reviews on projectors: Link - http://www.avforums.com/reviews/index.php?parent=115&search_special=1 Now I am headed for a Epson EH-TW9000W which came out as one of the best overall with an excellent or higher rating on each part of the review. A tad more expensive but worth the extra dollars. At this point I am leaning towards the projector ~ 4k, small 7.1 3D bluray home theatre surround system ~ 1k, computer ~ 8k, 40" 3D Sharp Quatron TV/Monitor ~ 1k and having a little left over for the AV control centre PC system to play movies from ~ 500 to 600. And then using the rest for either paying off the credit card or on a nice UPS to cover all the components ~ 2k - http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/154208/UPS_STANDALONE/APC/SMT3000I.asp Anyway, I can not justify spending almost $8.5k on just a high end Onkyo system + speakers to match ... Its a little too rich for my blood at this stage. ~ Viper
Ok Options have changed. No longer going for 1. 2 Is under consideration Option 3 is the most likely option. Option 3. 1. Samsung Slim LED ES8000 65" 3D TV (Just released in Australia as of Friday) Price Tag for 60" is $ 5,000 AUD from BingLee (RRP $5,400), 65" unsure at this time, I have to wait till monday for pricing. Link - http://www.samsung.com/au/tv/led-range/es-8000.html#fullFeatures 2. Also just released Friday Samsung HT-E6750W 3D Bluray 7.1 Surround Sound System Price Tag is $ 950 AUD from BingLee (RRP 1199) Link - http://www.samsung.com/au/tv/home-theatre-range/ht-e6750w.html#fullFeatures 3. New Corner Lounge ~ 1500 4. DivX PC Control station ~ 500 Leaving me with ~ 7,000 to build up a new PC. Or pay off credit cards completely.
Ok it is decided and this will give you a kick. Coming from this will sound funny - Bigger is not always better. How 5 inches can make a huge difference in viewing pleasure. I had a look today at the 65" and 60" TVs in general at BingLee & Harvey Norman. The 60" was a much better fit For my room size and viewing distance from seats. So I have decided on: 1. Samsung 60" 3D TV ~ 5000 2. Samsung 7.1 3D Bluray Surround Sound system ~ 1000 3. New corner lounge suite with sofa bed included (4 pieces) ~ 1500 4. Multimedia PC Control Centre HD complaint ~ 500 Bucks 5. Pay off credit cards ~ 5000 That is it, 13,000 used, however I should be happy as leasure suit larry
