Movies & TV

i do everything in stereo, because that's what i got. the software settings in players let me downmix any surround into stereo, thankfully. wiring a whole set up with 7.1 surround is straightforward, but i haven't found the will to find more speakers and figure out ideal placement, lol. the ones ive got are those old school, unpowered cabinet ones, probably from the 1980s. i think about adding more sometimes, but if i ever do it, its gonna be when im living in the house im gonna die in so i can be completely crazy with custom mounting and hiding every component in some optimal configuration where its all invisible. i want it so guests think im like one of those enlightened people that doesn't own a TV, and then i effortlessly reveal that, in fact, my entire house is a TV.

during quiet time if im solo, i can always throw on headphones. i do that with games, and i gotta say having like + 80%visual field be the game with the dynamic range/pan of headphones is pretty wild.

also, when it comes to moving or rearranging the layout, its super nice that there's no giant screen to maneuver around. just a relatively little box that is like maybe the size of a few pizza stacked boxes. and thats the biggest one ive had, the UST which is pretty new tech. most have been like a bread box or a thick reference book. really nice for making those minor adjustments to line shit up.