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Unless you have everything lined up perfectly, you'll really appreciate lens shift. Make sure it can handle 1080p/60. My strong preference is for 3 LCD models. DLP projectors drive me nuts because on most models I can see the color flashes. (commonly called "rainbows")

I have this one below. It is kick ass. Has vertical and horizontal lens shift, nice auto iris, great brightness, good black levels, it's almost dead quiet (super very important... Smaller projectors tend to be noisy), has a good air filter system (part of the reason it's so quiet), and great zoom range. Its not portable, little bigger and heavier than most... But it's designed to be a home theater projector, not a office projector that you can play movies on. This one is a factory refurb, but the price is great bang for the buck.

Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8345 Projector (Certified Refurbished) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C3DUES4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_lUhGxbDMFE6BC

If you're scared of refurbs, take a look at this one:

Epson Home Cinema 3600e 1080p 3D 3LCD Home Theater Projector https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NJTXW7M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_0VhGxb3P7XA6Q

No experience with it, but looks good.

In my opinion, unless you are taking the time to build a vented box or hide it away somehow, noise is a critical issue. This thing is pretty much over your head the entire movie, it may be the best projector ever, but a screaming fan is very distracting and a dealbreaker for me. "Organic panel" LCD, 1080p/60 resolution is next, decent brightness is next. Lens shift is very nice to have if you like your image dialed into the screen perfectly. After all that, then worry about black levels and all the other stuff.

Just my opinion. I'm fairly happy with my home theater, and have been playing around with this stuff for a while.

There are several ways to accomplish what you are looking for, I'l list the most common. The cheapest and easiest way would be through an RCA switch like the one located at http://www.amazon.com/Composite-Audio-Selector-Switch-Splitter/dp/B004T8KZCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425623481&sr=8-1&keywords=RCA+switch They are fairly easy and essentially turn your one input into two or more. You could also get an A/V Receiver but that sounds a little overkill. Most will, however, upscale those older devices to proper 1080p resolution. The chances of finding a TV with that many RCA inputs in this day and age are pretty slim as little to no devices use those connections anymore, although if you looked around I'm sure you could find one. Hope that helps!

That Yamaha receiver is pretty great, especially for the price. The improvement in sound processing, and new-found connectivity will shine well over any discernible difference in the amplification.

I've switched from some higher end 10-12 year old receivers from Yamaha, NAD, and Pioneer Elite to This similarly priced modern receiver. The Audyssey room EQ made my speakers sound better than an older $1200 Yamaha flagship, or even the NAD T-763. I use the Onkyo to drive my Bower & Wilkins FPM4s with the B&W PV1 Sub.

Go new, and get one with something like Audyssey, or other room EQ capabilities. Barring speakers with high amplification needs, or a need for very high, sustained volumes, you won't be bothered by the amplification.

The center speaker is very important. Definitely a necessity. I looked around pawn shops and garage sales for a few weeks before I found this Polk for $25.

That is weird. It sounds like you are simply getting unlocked whatever and your TV is decoding everything. SO... what you need is an external tuner like this but this particular one is designed for "over the air" HD transmissions. It is cheap enough for you to grab and try out. If it works you will get HDMI out.

This system is a set of computer speakers.

You will need a USB soundcard to get this to work.

For example:

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Sound-Card-Xonar-U5/dp/B00MI8IDRE/ref=pd_sim_147_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41y7FcI5BML&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0CA6VW02PA6PBVC0TVED

They sell wireless VGA adapters.

http://www.amazon.com/IOGear-Wireless-USB-2-0-GUW2015VKIT/dp/B001FSMB0S

There are cheaper ones then the one I posted. So look around.

Can I stick one of these between the TV and the amp: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K6NJSZ4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2MQBWZ25GS6JU

With this cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CANMCM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1AMUYYA3CT6HJ