Gadgetory

so we left off part 1 of this series with a particularly cruel cliffhanger Dennis hanging from the literal cliff that he created in my house by stepping through my ceiling way to go Dennis oh my god Dennis just fell down from now on I'm going to call this the Dennis whole hi Dennis seriously man that could have died but we're done now and I'm finally ready to unveil what I'm calling the world's most comfortable gaming setup let's head inside now we weren't quite done last time when our shooting session got cut a little short so I'll catch you guys up on what all was done in the meantime first the contractors finished their handiwork adding insulation drywall electrical and new flooring the contrast between the original room and the upgraded one is stark but enough about that let's talk about the real upgrades I used a 2 inch PVC pipe to route cables to the back of the Samsung KS 9500 4k s UHD TV that they graciously provided when they sponsored this project only with a twist thanks to the one connect input box I can handle all four of the HDMI 2.0 inputs each of which is capable of driving the full 3840 by 2160 resolution of this television at up to 60 Hertz through a single cable to the TV mounting gear to the wall was done in a number of ways to demonstrate the versatility of this approach for light items double sided 3m tape is fine but for heavier items like the custom gaming rig it's nice to have this wall either plywood backed or with plywood overtop the way that I've done it so you don't have to worry about finding a stud when you want to screw something in in total the wall contains an Xbox one which is more to demonstrate how additional devices could be added I know it won't read discs this way a network switch a USB charging hub and all of my controllers on a cool little shelf I found at IKEA let's take a moment to check out that custom wall-mounted PC it's rocking an Intel Core i7 6700 K 16 gigs of dual channel ddr3 more ser and a gtx 1070 founders Edition all in a lien Lee PCO success aluminum and tempered glass case now I know that I only built this thing a short while ago but it's also just been upgraded with individually sleeved green cables from cable mod and RGB lighting with a remote control so it can actually be turned all the way off when complete blackness is desired time for the biggest challenge of this project mounting the TV step 1 was to figure out where the devil to put it something that's very difficult to eyeball by the way then step two was to secure it I actually ordered two other mounts before reaching out to Kanto for help and they sent over there F sixty eighty which solved all my problems this sucker mounts with six beefy screws into the wood roof supports and can handle up to 200 pounds of entertainment goodness yep okay which is good because this TV is one heavy mother I plugged it into the power outlet behind it there's an extra plug there for a soundbar upgrade in the future if needed and with a lot of help got it in position locked it in place tuck the cables behind it and wait a minute I need a chair but not just any chair a chair that allows the user to recline at the perfect angle to view the ceiling mounted TV straight on I think I got it little man oh there we go oh this yellow thing I ordered off Amazon was horrible and cost $400 so I reached out to loveSac and they hooked us up with the pillow sack and a super comfy cover for it this thing rocks so at this point I could have easily stopped the project and said okay mission accomplished but I wanted to make the room a comfy play area for my kids as well so I added a fun magnet wall a couple tipped over bookshelves and another small beanbag chair to sit and read and finally a couple of end tables for the pillow sack but did it work actually yeah a lot of things came together to make this one of the most unbelievable movie watching and gaming experiences that I have ever encountered first is all the technology in the TV at this viewing distance 4k absolutely makes a difference but there's more to it than that it features quantum dot technology which we've covered in more detail before to achieve better energy efficiency keeping the room cooler and both the better color performance and increased peak brightness of a thousand nits that allow this set to meet the requirements for the UHD premium HD our standard in a nutshell HDR means more details in the high and low lights of the scene for a viewing experience that is much closer to what you would get in the version of the movie that was mastered for the theater and while HDR does require a supported player and HDR mastered content the onboard Netflix AK and Samsung's Tizen OS handles it and some content is starting to show up already with much more coming in the summer other ties and highlights include voice search which you can see in action here PS now with a DualShock controller and for me anyway the free plex app that lets me stream off of my home plex server whoo now I want to take a moment to talk then about the curve normally I'm not convinced that it makes that much of a difference to the viewers immersion in the content especially on a TV but here with the screen just a few feet away far enough to focus comfortably but close enough to occupy about as much of my field of view as a theater screen it works really well and I even got Brandon our resident cinema purist to sign off on it saying quote it's surprisingly cool and he even pointed out that it is an awesome solution to a problem that many of us have faced wanting to lie on our backs watching a video with our phone above us only to have our arms get tired or the phone accidentally fall please for the love of everything if you game on a TV make sure you're in game mode but once you get that sorted out what can I say it is awesome the gaming experience is every bit as comfy and immersive as you'd imagine I definitely prefer the 16 by 9 aspect ratio with a large screen to a three display surround set up with bezels in the middle and all the same things that make movies awesome on this thing popping colors strong contrast and the curve make it fantastic for gaming I've already had Luke over for some two-player fun and I doubt it will be his last visit overall I'm really pleased with what we've accomplished here I wasn't sure how well the concept would work in practice but thanks to the super comfy seat confidence-inspiring mount and this great TV it turned out amazing so thanks for watching guys if you just liked this video well you know where that button is but if you liked it hit the like button get subscribed maybe consider checking out the link to where you can buy some of the gear that we feature in our videos at Amazon in the video description below if you really liked the video you can consider supporting us by buying a cool shirt like this one and joining our community forum where you can ask to your check questions answer other people's tech questions and generally just talk shop with other enthusiasts now that you're done doing all that stuff you're probably wondering who gee what should i watch next and maybe check out that video over on Channel super-fun thanks again for watching thanks again to Samsung and thank you sweetheart for helping what else can we do on this one Oh lots of stuff take how much stuff 100 unread that's not to do that one didn't we need mommy to diving so