(Part 3) 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'm also wondering this.

• It's a bit suspicious given that this model can't be bought anywhere other than amazon.
  
  
• This model only has 10 reviews. It's almost like it was just added to amazon for this sale. The 650 has over 2000 reviews.
  
  
• The thetracktor page for the 614 has very little fluctuation in price, which is a bit suspicious imo. The thetracktor page for the 650 has a lot more regular price movment.
  
  I'd say that although it's a reasonable deal for a Roomba, I don't think it's as good a deal as they'd like us to believe.
  
  edit: According to the the Amazon page, the only difference between the 614 and 650 is the scheduling feature. I'd say it's a pretty decent deal. I may end up going for it.

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.

I just bought the ASUS RT-AC68W for $110. Seemed like the best deal without getting into AC2400 or AC3200 routers.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3EPYP4/ref=od_aui_detailpages01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If it's a cd game, it's pretty easy to get an external cd drive.
This one is going for $19.99 right now.
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-Portable-External-GP65NB60/dp/B00ODDE33U/ref=zg_bs_1292112011_1

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.

lol its 70 bucks for you, its 170 euros for me :D

https://www.amazon.de/Instant-Pot-IP-DUO60-programmierbarer-Schnellkochtopf/dp/B00OP26T4K/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1468339699&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Instant+Pot+IP-DUO60+7-in-1+Multi-Functional+Pressure+Cooker%2C+6Qt%2F1000W

TCL 32S3700 32-Inch 720p Roku Smart LED TV (2015 Model) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SG473S4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_YPrHxbWYZ21GE

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

Im looking as well. Here is a seiko 55% off https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SSC227-Stainless-Steel-Leather/dp/B00I1LETBG/ref=sr_1_15?s=prime-day&psr=PD16&ie=UTF8&qid=1468323291&sr=1-15&keywords=seiko

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.

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!