Back again…
I’ve been rethinking things, trying to overcome the problem of having to lay new HDMI cables across the room, and as such have a new question.
If I go with a UST projector, all cable issues are eliminated. I’m currently looking at the LG CineBeam HU715QW and HU915QE. The one issue that gives me pause is that neither seem to be great with video games.
Now just to clarify, I got a PS5 since my last post (yay!!) and have been loving it through my PT-AX200U. I’m not a professional gamer, and not even at that good. But I do love gaming. When the reviews talk about unacceptable delays, in reality how do those relate to the delays which I must already be experiencing with my AX200U? Could they be worse? I couldn’t find the response time for the AX200U in game mode, except for this from the review on this site:
Quote (https://www.projectorcentral.com/panasonic_ax200u_home_theater_projector.htm?page=Performance): With respect to Gaming Mode, Panasonic has accelerated the video processing such that the video delay from the buffer is only 0.3 ms, compared to 0.9 ms in Cinema and other non-gaming modes. |
The review for the HU915QB mentions a 67-millisecond response time, but I believe that is the total time to screen and involves cutting out all processing. Is 67ms a deal breaker?
And while we’re talking UST’s is the HU915QE worth the extra money? They both have eARC, so I was thinking of ditching the receiver upgrade and instead getting the Sonos ARC with wireless sub and rear speakers for a compact Atmos setup. That would save a bundle (and tons of space) as I was looking at a high end future-proofed Denon receiver before costing as much as the Epson projector. In addition, I’ll keep my existing Marantz receiver and speakers for 2-channel audio purposes.
Am I headed in the right direction? Would gaming be enjoyable with this setup? Are there better choices in UST projector that would allow the same setup? Would I be loosing something compared to the Epson rear mounted choices we discussed before?
Finally, is there a specific Silver Ticket screen that would be more amenable to UST projectors? What gain should the screen be?
Apologies for the entirely new set of questions. But I think this approach makes a lot more sense and would prevent some catastrophic accident with miles of HDMI strung back and forth across the room, not to mention being much tidier and more compact.
Cheers,
Oliver.
[Edited by Oliver on Aug 7, 2022 at 7:58 AM]