Ok, I know certain areas can be pretty argumentative and that is not what I want and I'm on my best behaviour.
I currently have a 2 channel setup which I think sounds pretty nice, and am in the process of going to 5 channel. I have what speakers I will use purchased, and also I have purchased a Marantz 5003 home theater receiver. Now, also, I have bought a Sony bdp-350 blu-ray player. Since it has been shipped and I now have time to think about it new years day waiting for it, should I have bought a PS3 instead? Would the ps3 have done all the audio decoding I would need? I've never even seen a ps3 working except by kids like in walmart where there are like 5 of em taking turns. I do have a projector in my basement, a panasonic ae900u, which will do either 720p or 1080i, which I realize is not 1080p as is the blu ray or ps3. I have heard and read that although I dont have 1080p projector, I will still see a nice improvement over standard dvd's. Projector screen is 16:9 and approx 10' diag. measurment, and I made it myself.
Second thing is, what kind of seating do you guys use? Pit groups? Reclining couches? Theater seating (genuine fold down seats)? Generally I have me and 4 guys out 1 day a week and so I need seating for 5-6 anyway. I expanded a room in my basement to make it bigger and wife wanted leather couch and loveseat upstairs, so I hauled it up for her, and she got rid of our old couch upstairs
My room now measures 16 wide by 31 feet long. There is room now for theater and a game area ie darts, cardtable, snack table popcorn machine, etc. at one end. Or should a person look at a wii thing? Heard they were fun for a group of people but again, have not seen one.
