The solution arives

So, the Evo arrived today. I got the ceiling mount in the mail on Friday, they were both sent the same day, but of course, one arrives on Monday. It would have been nice to have the weekend to sort things out, but I guess that's too much to ask.


The box seems undanaged, which is really good cause you never know what a disgruntled postal employee could do to your projector. The projector is actually a lot lighter then I thought it would be. A bit bigger then others I've used, and it feels kind'a cheap (oh wait, it was). Let's set it up and check out the picture.
All right, well I've tested the Wii in standard and widescreen mode, looks good. Also on order are the component cables from Nintendo. Nintendo online tells me they're beind readied for shippment, so hopefully I'll have them soon.

The next problem, a screen. I would buy a screen. The only options locally are a a 94" screen from Tuckers for $274, or a 96" from West End electronics for $700. I don't like either of those options. Tuckers is a 4:3 and not a widescreen screen, so I'll have wasted screen on tow and bottom, and $700 for a screen is crazy. A quick online search turns up lot'sa screens, but the $100 shipping cost is not pleasant. I think the solution is to turn a wall into my screen, it's worked before.

In the mean time, I have to convert this wall. Into an effective screen. Tomorrow I'll probably make a run to Futureshop and grab some cables and maybe a DVD player to test out. Then, I'll hit up Kent or some such and get the material to fix up that wall. Some white primer and some putty will get that wall in shape. Though, to be honest, the image doesn't look that bad on orange, but, of course, it could always be better.

The ultimate goal, have a big screen TV in time for the Christmas crowd to come home and get some big ass smash brothers on the go.