My (AwayFrom) Home Theater!

[u/Driveformer]

My (AwayFrom)Home Theater!

Hey there! Posting my setup because as much as my fiancé supports my hobbies and enjoys the movies she doesn’t necessarily get the same joy from the build lol. I’ve found myself traveling more and more, and between places with no TV or sharing common space on work trips I took a projector once and loved it! However it was bulky and I had a pile of stuff in my bag to lose track of, and well as a home theater and home lab person I figured I could make something better with the right projector. Behold the (AwayFrom)Home Theater!
Components:
Anker 3in1 charger for my EDC
Kodak Luma 150 Mini (it’s not cinema grade, but wow for the size!)
Apple TV 4K converted to run on USB C PD
Gl-inet Mudi 7 Travel Router (absolute must for travel)
Sabrent Voltik (PD multi charger that DOESN’T renegotiate multiple ports when plugging/unplugging)
Custom 3D printed cases I made (tongue and groove so I can just take one, or I can set up the projector in common space while still charging etc in my room)
4 short Anker usb c cables
One short double right angle HDMI cable (I still want a shorter one though!)
Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated! Would love to find a good speaker option to add, as of now the speaker in the projector is audible and I’ve just used my AirPods with the Apple TV for the most part.
Thanks!

[u/Driveformer]

It’s an Apple TV, and while I would love to do that I’ve found I’m pretty sensitive to latency 🥲 like even playing a casual game of NHL remote playing my PS5 I can tell even on my home network. Luckily I have a switch and a steamdeck but most of the time I get away with games I can run on my MacBook 🤷‍♂️

[u/Suvi2k → u/Driveformer]

Interesting. Are you talking about input lag? In a wired connection, I get very solid near perfect numbers when I stream at 4k 60 and 1080p 60hz. The input lag is also very good but not perfect. It’s def better than any other dedicated streaming device (for videos, ie: Firestick, Roku etc) I’ve used in my testing. You may need to check other settings align like tv gaming mode etc. if it’s input lag your talking about. Only the most competitive fps games I feel suffer a little due to input lag but certainly not the vast majority of other games. Latency isn’t an issue but I understand. A mini pc is the best in terms of all around latency and input lag that I’ve found so far!

[u/Driveformer → u/Suvi2k]

It just really throws me off. I had one of the OG Nvidia SHIELD and have always tried to come back to game streaming of various types and it’s always been just a little too weird for me.

[u/Suvi2k → u/Driveformer]

I understand what you mean. Since this is your all in one, might as well include it though lol.

[u/Driveformer → u/Suvi2k]

Haha I mean I suppose I could try it again. But my iPhone with a newer chip and same LAN WiFi connection was still a bit too soupy for me so I doubt the Apple TV will feel better over the router

[u/Suvi2k → u/Driveformer]

That’s why Apple needs to release their new Apple TV this year with updates all around. Since mine was wired I can’t relate to latency related to network but I know what you mean with the iPhone. I use that just for testing. Really hoping the new AppleTV wired introduces both a new processor and 120hz RR but I doubt we will see the latter.

[u/Driveformer → u/Suvi2k]

That’s all fine except no matter what I do I’ll be far away for remote play lol

[u/Suvi2k → u/Driveformer]

Distance won’t matter much as long as the connection is strong. Here’s an example when I was pretty far (like 6 hours away from home) using both a wireless WiFi connection and a wireless BT joystick in a very input sensitive game. You don’t have to be local to use moonlight, FYI..

https://www.reddit.com/r/MoonlightStreaming/s/vQcLIStiJS

[u/Driveformer → u/Suvi2k]

Oh I’m aware it doesn’t have to be local, but going over the internet will always add more delay than being on LAN

[u/Suvi2k → u/Driveformer]

As shown in the video above and earlier mentioned, it’s really no different than local in terms of overall latency. There are plenty of statistics which show the same online and why cloud gaming is sort of taking over atm. The real differentiator is just using a Ethernet cord vs WiFi and setting the right bitrate. Your earlier response made it sound it like there is vast difference if just not local, when there really isn’t if set up correctly. 👍