budget home theater, built for rewatching not gaming

picked for black levels and sound, not brightness or input lag. the rewatch tax on a good projector is real

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BenQ TH575

black levels beat everything else i tried under $500, RTINGS backs that up too

Sonos Ray

replaced a first-gen Vizio bar that finally died after six years

NexiGo PJ40 Pro

keep this one as the travel/airbnb backup, not the main setup

100" fixed frame projector screen

blackout curtains

cheap ones from ikea. doesn't need to be fancy, just needs to be dark

Apple TV 4K

ceiling projector mount

cost more than the projector's own mount kit was worth skipping

Monoprice HDMI 2.1 cable

surge protector

cheap HDMI switch

so i'm not crawling behind the tv every time i swap inputs

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