(Part 2) Top products from r/PrimeDay2016

Well, that's pretty much as unfancy as the questions get when talking about even the most basic home theater.

The room size pretty much determines the throw. If you have a big room (eg 12'+), then you can go with a medium throw projector, but if the room is <12', you'll have to start looking into short-throw projectors which are crazy expensive. "Throw" or "throw ratio" is essentially the distance a projector needs to be away from the wall to show a certain screen width (throw ratio = distance from screen/width of screen). eg. If you want a 6' wide picture in a 12' room, you'd have to have a projector with a throw ratio of at least 2. The smaller the throw ratio, the larger the picture you can have in a smaller room. Another way of thinking about it is if you have a room that is 10' and the projector has a throw ratio of 1.5, the maximum screen width will be 6.66' (10/1.5). If you put that same projector in a 15' room, the maximum screen width would be 10' (15/1.5).

If you are planning to blackout the room, you can get away with fewer lumens, but if you plan to leave the windows uncovered or only partially shaded, then you'll need far more lumens to get a decent picture.

How you plan to mount the project determines the connections and image alignment. If you need wireless connections, that eliminates a lot of projectors. If you plan to mount the projector from the ceiling vs mid-wall, you'll need to be able to adjust the image. Some have pretty basic controls, but depending on your plans, you may need something better.

For my home theater, I have a BenQ W1070. It's 14' room with black-out window covers, and it's mounted mid-wall. However, I only spent ~$500 on it because when I bought it the newer version had just come out. The newer model W1075 is actually cheaper than the older model, but still one of the best in its class. My uncle builds $40k+ custom home theaters for a living, and in his opinion, the next projector better for my set-up was just shy of $15k.

A total of 7 separate orders. It was a bit annoying because I was mostly on my phone and the mobile apps/chrome wouldn't load properly. Also I would have preferred to bundle orders but oh well. or try to use more coupons but they only give you so many minutes in the cart and sometimes the next item that you're waiting for a deal to start is right outside that window.

• the microSD cards for my nvidia shieldTV's so I can run plex server on them. - 2x SanDisk Ultra 128GB microSDXC - $19?
  
  
• For my server at home - 1x SanDisk Ultra II 480GB SATA III - $94
  
  I used the Visa30 coupon for above.
  
  
• Needed a new one since the one I have now has a crappy battery life - 1x Black+Decker BDH2000PL MAX Lithium Pivot Vacuum - $54?
  
  
• 1x Mental Blox 360 Degree 3-D Building Game - $18
  
  
• 1x Origami Paper - $12?
  
  
• For the server - 1x CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS 1000VA 600W PFC Compatible Mini-Tower - $85
  
  
• 1x
  Spoga Mop, Broom and Sports Equipment Organizer Wall Mount - $10
  
  
• set of door stoppers - $10
  
  
• 1x Golfsmith Gift Card $25 - $20
  
  
• 1x Aukey dual car charger Quick Charge 3.0 - $18
  
  
• 1x Magformers Vehicle Zoo Racing Set (55-pieces) - $84
  
  I missed out on the $50 gift card because I didn't have the physical credit card with me and it asked for the full card number. I also wanted this Anker BT Speaker but it went pretty fast and everytime the waitlist message popped up on my phone the app was too laggy and I couldn't get it in the cart. oh well.
  
  edit: bargh! just realized i needed a smaller UPS of which there was a cyberpower one on sale. d0h!

I bought a 7 foot long bean bag chair/couch thing!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055DXL30/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

I sat on a lovesac (Maybe a fake one) at a friends friends house once and thought it was pretty cool so I'm hoping this is simiar.

Very happy.

• Amazon Tap $69.00
  
  
• Neck Strap for DSLR Camera $13.49
  
  
• Wareheouse Deal 20% Off Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens $245.10
  
  And my jackpot, after almost buying the last 2016 Razer Blade, I discovered this. Current price is $1799.00. Granted this is a warehouse item, but I suspect that just means it was opened and maybe briefly used, it says it will be repackaged, not sure if that means by MSI or in aftermarket packaging, ETA 7/19
  
  
• Wareheouse Deal 20% OffMSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4K-053 15.6" SLIM AND LIGHT GAMING LAPTOP NOTEBOOK i7-6700HQ Geforce GTX970M 16GB 256GB SSD+1TB WIN 10 $1,259.30

https://www.amazon.com/Klymit-Static-Lightweight-Sleeping-Coyote-Sand/dp/B00BZ3C900/ref=sr_1_1?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1468332134&sr=1-1&keywords=Klymit+Static

That sleeping pad is a really great entry level pad. You won't regret it.

I purchased the Asus N600. Someone posted somewhere about it being great for streaming with chromecast and I was looking for something with 5G (my neighbors have way too many 2.4 g networks.) I got it used (probably a return) from warehouse deals with the 20% for $25.... https://smile.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0049YQVHE/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

Picked up the MXL 770 Condenser Mic for home studio use. Excited to try it out!

I'm in the same boat. I haven't found any prime day projector deals so far.

EDIT

Actually there seems to be a few projectors available. I did a search for Electronics over $200 on the Prime Day home page and found these:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014D7XHDC/ref=gbps_tit_m-5_6a07_c06fa558
https://www.amazon.com/Optoma-Theater-Projector-Manufacturer-Refurbished/dp/B01894C2XG/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GGGQHHM/ref=gbps_tit_m-5_6a07_357bafc3
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0144G5TEM/ref=gbps_tit_m-5_6a07_4792155c
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C92FE70/ref=gbps_tit_m-5_6a07_092daf99
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014OUD5KS/ref=gbps_tit_m-5_6a07_b0afea2a

Not sure which ones are worthwhile though. Trying to figure that out now.

• fire HD 10 for $150
  
• compressor/accessory kit $104
  
• wireless kb/mouse for $12 (to use with my tv & consoles)
  
• a dash button $1
  
  Bought the Dewalt powertool kit and then canceled it, I need something like that, but would rather a different brand.
  
  Tried to buy a dashcam but the deal was full, and ended with me sitting on the waitlist.

The top rated one on amazon, Astor CB-1000 Bidet. I dont think it was a prime day sale, but I did in fact buy it on prime day.

https://www.amazon.com/Optimum-Nutrition-Standard-Supplement-Birthday/dp/B01GTNVRF8/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1468355050&sr=8-1&keywords=Optimum+Nutrition+Gold+Standard+birthday+cake

This one doesn't: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Pet-10-Pack-Braided-Sticks/dp/B00EZ1JQSW/ref=pd_sim_199_13?ie=UTF8&dpID=51FXiUm0MAL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR136%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=88QT2QJ4XEGJX0SYQ0SR

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NBNFEQ/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=

I don't know anything about sewing machines but I saw this!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EQS1D8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It was down to ~$68 after tax.