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on this channel we've been doing a lot of different setups lately we've done ones including televisions gaming monitors and more recently even a CRT but there's one other option we haven't actually talked about yet and that's a projector now before we get into the nitty-gritty of gaming our projector let's talk about this setup that we've got going on right here now this particular projector from LG does support wireless screen sharings you can do stuff like you know send a movie from your phone to it but for something like a game system we're gonna have to hardwire it so we've got an HDMI cable running all the way from the projector using some conduit to hide it against the wall keeping it in the corners and edges so that way the cabling stays out of sight out of mind and it's gonna keep the setup looking nice and clean that leads to our setup right up here which we're using this piece of furniture to support everything that we got from living spaces now this to me is the perfect fit for this projector setup because we don't want to have something that's overly huge but more importantly one something this can be nice and wide so it fills in that whole space beneath the screen otherwise you're gonna end up with these awkward empty spaces on either side that's just gonna look weird so this fit real nice now that HDMI cable is running all the way to our sound bar which has a pass-through which is then going into an HDMI splitter because obviously we're not gonna be running multiple HTML tables in the productor it doesn't even have the inputs for that so if we want to be able to support multiple systems like we have right here we're gonna use that switcher to give us a way to have them all plugged in never needing to mess with the wires and switch on command now for the shtetl you'll notice that we went with all white systems I think it gives it a nice pop out of that dark wood we tried some more colorful ones earlier but just kind of got lost in it so we went with the stock Xbox 1s that's white the more recent special edition white ps4 pro and while it's not really an official thing we did do that shell exchange on our switch to give it white joy cons which just fits the whole set up perfectly all of this put together creates what I think is an excellent experience for a projector style setup because obviously you're gonna want to do most of your playing when it's nice and dark so it's gonna cause this dark wood aesthetic to kind of blend into the shadows well the system's really have just a little bit of pop because the thanks to their white finish but ultimately the focus is what's happening on this projector screen right here now taking a closer look at the projector we're using for this this is a new laser projector from LG and I know what some guys might be thinking well gaming on projector seems kind of odd right I mean things are gonna be really washed out during daytime you have to wait till it's dark you have a little startup times a lot of stuff honestly isn't really an issue anymore thanks to they're now being or projectors there's a lot of advantages that they have over the old school bulb ones first off you're getting a stronger clearer image so you actually can use it during the day it's still definitely best at night where it actually gets borderline looking like you're just using an LED TV but at the same time still usable you also have no startup times no shutdown times it's gonna automatically figure out how to actually get a square picture you're not messing around with the orientation because you're getting these weird trapezoids you still have to deal with a few little things like focus but overall much easier set up experience one of the biggest strengths though is the fact that while laser projectors are more expensive up front you're actually saving more money in the long run because bulb ones are gonna burn out every roughly 2000 hours of use whereas a laser one like this can last up to 20,000 ten times as long so yes you're paying a little more upfront but you're not replacing something every year instead getting something is gonna last you up to maybe even ten years where by the time it breaks you should just buy a new one at that point now as far as actually gaming on a projector goes the experience is a lot better than some might think I mean yes once again you have to wait till it's dark if you want to get the optimal use of colors and clarity possible but you're actually getting something that gives you a huge screen to work with and at the same time it's offering on average less latency than a TV of equivalent quality so you're getting a better gaming experience on a bigger screen so there's just something so innately cool about playing in a home theater setup I mean there's definitely arguments to the benefits of using like a nice LED TV or you know a good gaming monitor but at the end of the day there's just something so engrossing about playing on such a large screen it just gets you sucked into the game and it's just truly a unique experience