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SvennoJ on 02 November 2014
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Intrinsic said:
SvennoJ said:

What's an "enthusiast" gamer?

Gaming is my main hobby. I spend a few hours gaming every night in my home theater. Still I prefer to play on a console. It gives me the most time to spend gaming, the least spend on anything else. I would say anyone spending any time on a message board like this is an enthusiast gamer...

The average consumer mostly plays on laptops, tablets, smart phones, and pc ;)

@Nettles Seems I don't have any self respect either :) I will buy an off the shelf pc again down the line for OR or to go with a 4k projector. I don't mind spending a bit more. I used to mess around with pcs, nowadays my time is worth more than the extra cost. (And yes I have had problems with self builds like burned out gpus)

I game on a projector too, and on an ambient light rejecting 110" Black screen I designed and built. Mostly with help from AVS forums. This way the screen itself is Black and I can use it even if the room is flooded with light. So I have it setup in my living room. Its a beauty. Honestly I don't understand how anyone can't or deosn't jump onto projectors. My PJ cost me around $800 and the screen I made cost me around $150. I too will not be upgrading to 4k until teher is a 4k projector I can afford. 

I have a ridiculously powerful RIG that I am increasingly using less and less of every passing day. Now its basically exclusively a work machine. I just prefer being in my living room than being in an office/Pc room i guess. Now all my browsing and PC stuff is done on a surface tablet. I even use a wireless HDD that sits in the PC room downloading all my stuff and go onto access its content from a small HTPC connected to the projector. Now only if the PS4 supports DLNA or can access my HDD wirelessly too.

Awesome! I went the other way and designed a room around the screen. We had just bought a new house with an unfinished ground floor with high ceiling, perfect time to make everything exact to measurements with all the cables in the walls. Black wooden floor, black ceiling, dark red walls to keep ambient light under control. I prefer to play in the dark, nothing but the big screen in your field of view.

I have the same thing with PC. Used to be my primary for games, but it will forever be associated with work for me, and therefore not as relaxing as playing on a console. With a 4K upgrade I'll buy a separate pc, keep it exclusive for gaming.

Anyway projector first, pc second. What's the point of all that power if you're going to watch it on a monitor :)