u/xXderantsXx

Hi everyone, my husband's birthday is coming up in August and he's been complaining about his back for a while now. He's at his desk pretty much all day, works from home, games at night, basically 8+ hours a day.

He tried my Omni once and actually really like it, just said it felt a bit small for him. So I put down the final payment for the Maxis Airflow. Mostly because I was worried it might go out of stock and I also want to make sure it arrives in time before August 20th for his birthday. But now I'm kinda second guessing it. Just wondering if this actually feels like a solid upgrade or if I'm overthinking it a bit.

I live out in the country. Got a detached garage and a small workshop separate from the main house.

I stay on top of all the safety stuff for the main house. Check locks, look for leaks, test smoke alarms regularly. Never really gave much thought to the outbuildings until recently.

Forgot to flip the garage light off a couple weeks back. Didn't step foot in there for 7 whole days. When I walked in and saw it was still on. That's when it hit me. I just assume these places are fine unless I happen to go inside. I have no way of knowing what's going on in there otherwise.

I put smoke alarms in the workshop and equipment shed ages ago. Thought that was enough basic safety. Now I realize if one of those alarms goes off, I'll never hear it from inside the main house.

How do you guys keep tabs on outbuildings you don't go into every day?

I’ve been looking into projectors lately because I really want to play Mario Kart on a massive 120-inch screen in my living room. I really want to set this up for game nights with friends. Local multiplayer on a wall-sized screen just feels like something you don’t really get from a regular TV.

But when I looked for projectors that can handle gaming, are the prices really this high?

The Epson LS12000 has an MSRP of $5,999, supports 4K up to 120Hz, and Epson claims input lag below 20ms. The Sony VPL-XW5000ES is also around $5,999, with Sony listing input lag under 21ms at 4K/60 and under 13ms at 2K/120. Even models like the Hisense C2 Ultra still come in around $2,999. I also came across the JMGO N3 Ultimate, which seems to support low-latency gaming modes, cheaper than some of the other high-end models, but I haven’t seen much feedback yet from actual gaming experience.

I guess I’m really just trying to figure out how much you actually need to spend to get a projector that’s really good for gaming. For games like Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros, what kind of input lag is still totally fine?