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Not a lot of 100% gluten-free restaurants in Naperville.

Won tickets through AAA24 to see the movie ONSLAUGHT in Chicago. Went in blind and was pleasantly suprised.

Projector and screen recommendations for a movie enthusiast:@ $5K budget

I just moved into a new house and finally have a room where I can build out a proper movie setup.

I’m a big movie enthusiast and physical-media collector. I’m especially into boutique Blu-rays, 4K restorations, Criterion, Arrow, etc., so picture quality matters a lot to me. At the same time, I want the kind of immersion that I’m just not getting from a TV.

Current setup:

- LG CX OLED

- Panasonic UB820

- Sonos Arc

- Sonos Sub

- Sonos Era 300s as rears

Room dimensions:

- Room length: approximately 186" / 15'6"

- Overall room width: approximately 140" / 11'8"

- There are some small indentations/recesses in the walls, so one section measures about 145" / 12'1"

- The actual wall where the screen will go is approximately 112" / 9'4" wide

- Ceiling height: 8 ft.

-Ceiling fan

- Seating-to-screen distance will likely be around 12 ft

The room dimensions are a little unusual because of those wall indentations, so the 145" measurement isn't the overall size of the room.

I know going from an OLED to a projector means I'm probably giving up some black level and contrast. What I’m hoping is that the increased image size and immersion will make the tradeoff worthwhile.

My budget for the projector + screen is around $5,000, although I’m willing to stretch somewhat if spending more gets me a legitimately significant improvement.

My priorities are almost entirely movies:

4K UHD/Blu-ray

black levels

contrast

HDR

film-like image

immersion

Gaming isn't really a priority.

The big thing I'm trying to figure out is projector AND screen size/material as a combination, rather than just buying a projector and figuring the rest out afterward.

With a 112" wide screen wall and roughly 12 ft viewing distance:

What projector would you recommend?

What screen would you pair with it?

And how big would you go?

I want the biggest image that still looks excellent. If this were your room and you had roughly $5K to work with, what would you build?

I find it interesting that the HOA has allowed trash cans to accumulate along the street for years and has ignored countless other violations without so much as a peep, but apparently, one condom is where they finally draw the line.

Whoevers kid this is, know he is going to hurt or kill someone.

This is a heads up, Blue Bottle opened at Oakbrook Center, a lot of people may not realize that Blue Bottle is NOT an independent coffee company. Nestlé acquired a 68% stake in 2017, and private equity now controls its retail operations. If you're trying to support local coffee and avoid companies criticized for water extraction and resource exploitation, stay away from Blue Bottle.

Driving by, I noticed a lot of construction equipment and it looks like they’re bulldozing the area. Does anyone know what’s being built there?