Completed My system which grew over the past 3 years (1 Viewer)

d0ne

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After 3 years of "just reading" in this board it's time to present my own system which grew by the support of this community (thank you guys for helping, even if I was a silent reader and didn't really started topics with questions, nevertheless I profited from your help for problems of other users ;) ) and maybe I can give a few tips and support for other users.

As I said, the system grew over the past 3 years so sometimes I can't really remember what was added or modified and some parts of my systems are a bit outdated.

Hardware:

Case: Antec Fusion Remote with iMon VFD, silver (with two 120mm Scythe fans instead of the standard fans)
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4850e, 2x 2.50GHz (low power system)
CPU cooler: Scythe ninja mini (without the 80mm fan)
Graphics Card: Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 OC (with Nvidia 3D Play and Nvidia 3D Vision)
RAM: 4 GB 800 Noname DDR2-RAM
Power Supply: 400 Watt noname power supply (with replaced low noise fan)
TV-Card: Terratec DVB-T (which replaced a Digital Everywhere FloppyDTV S2)

Additional: Apple Bluetooth Keyboard (aluminium), Logitech MX Air, Logitech Harmony 555

TV Hardware:

Projector: EPSON TW-5900, 3D shutter capable, 2000 lumen
Screen: Celexon 2m x 1,13m (= 2,36m (90") diagonal) 1,2 gain
3 x 3D shutter glasses from Toshiba (original EPSON aren't available till next week)
Plasma: 42" Panasonic TH42PZ80EA FullHD
Sound: Logitech Z-5500
Light: Phillips Living Colors LED

I'm currently very satisfied with my system because my projector is really quiet in cinema mode and if theres additional light intensity needed the system is still at an acceptable noise level.
The light behind my couch are dimmable and controled via remote in different modes (cinema and "living room").
Via 3D Play and the nvidia card I'm also able to play videogames in 3d with 720p 60Hz or 1080p 24 Hz, I'm currently playing the The Elder Scroll: Skyrim in 3D and the effects are better than expected.

My old Plasma TV is currently not in use, but I'm planning to fix it to the free wall for watching TV on sunny days or as an chilly fireplace ;)

Software:

Windows 7 Home Professional 64 Bit
Mediaportal 1.2.2
StreamedMP (with Movingpictures, MP-TVSeries, online videos)
Milkdrop 2.2
Cyberlink PowerDVD 11 (for 3D movies)
SAF v5 (ffdshow)
Nvidia 3D Play

Attached a few photos of my current living room and my system. Sorry for the bad camera quality and the crops, those pictures where taken with my iPhone cam an the light conditions where really bad ;)

//Edit: Sorry, forgot the pictures
 

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RubenD

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Nice setup, really like the fact that u are using a projector, but how are the colors compared to the plasma?
 

Spragleknas

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    Ha! We got quite similar system; I've got the Antec NSK2480 (Fusion gone cheap - but it's hidden anyway) and Logitech Z5500 :). Got an old 42", tho' (4yo).
     

    d0ne

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    Nice setup, really like the fact that u are using a projector, but how are the colors compared to the plasma?

    At daylight the contrast and the "blackness" of black isn't the best compared to the plasma, but I think thats obvious.

    But at night, at full light; boy, the colors are stunning :)

    Before I bought my projector I wasn't sure if I'll buy an 3D LCD LED 46" from Samsung or the said Projector, but I'm glad I've chosen the projector in combination with the screen.

    During 3D projection I loose a lot of light through the shutter glasses, but still enough light even for a dark movie, but in this situations, the Epson TW 6000 would be better because of 2200 Lumen instead of "only" 2000.
     

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