Pics of my home theatre:

#2 Pic:

I personally have have not seen a LCD projector I like. So went I built this room, which is 12' x30', I purchased a Sony G70 CRT projector (only because the G90 was just to expensive) along with a Faroujda NR scaler and it gives me a great picture. I bought 11 theatre seat, which I mounted on a stepped platform, and then I added a comfy sofa to watch my 106" widescreen picture. HDTV never looked better, but upto now I have resisted buying a HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. We will see who wins the battle, one will prevail just like the VHS and Beta battle.  

Nice room - sure it makes people feel comfortable, too!   How hard was it to find a coke machine like that?   Nice and compact!   Cool!

Quoted from Tuborg

Nice room - sure it makes people feel comfortable, too!   How hard was it to find a coke machine like that?   Nice and compact!   Cool!

Hey Tuborg, I assume you are asking me about the Coke Machine (since I didn't see a Coke machine in Enzo's Pics). My Wife and I own a Vending machine business as well as everything else we do, so Pop Machines are kind of second nature. I like that one (CT 4 because of its size and the fact that you can run assorted columns since the can itself becomes the Flavor card when it is next up to be purchased. It has 3 columns with 18 cans in each. Most of these machines you see are dark brown with a changeable magnetic picture that you can attach to the machine for "Decor". I have only seen a few that were painted up "Coke" which makes them look better for a home use machine. The 2 problems with these machines is The small amount they hold and they lack the vintage "Charm" of an older machine.

Here is a Pic of the other one I have in the Kitchen of the house, it holds 4 flavors and 35 cans in each. These machines are approximately 2' X 2' X 4.5'. Pretty much a perfect size for the home or shop. I have sold lots of these over the years for homes and shops and have had people paint them as they see fit, one Guy painted it all up in "Oilers" Colors!! I almost made him give it back!    People also change the marquees if they paint them to Joes Bar, or "Tuborg's Place!" or whatever they please.

Dave

Well I have been fortunate enough to get the full HP5P and pins_only personal tour.

Both are worth the nickel.

Nice stuff guys.

Quoted from STEEL

Well I`m also voting big time for blu-ray to win as I am a huge movie fan and other than football and hockey I couldn`t care less about owning a TV.With technology changing so fast these days it makes me wonder if spending huge money on any of these two formats might be just a waste of time?

Am I alone?....Although I support the arts and don't mind spending cash on the entertainment industry, both formats will receive little more than a raised middle finger from me, so the race has already been won.

Like many people, I've purchased my collection twice over, and now, well...it's over! ....As much
as Future Shop and Best Buy would LOVE  to see us walk through the aisles like cattle and fork out $60 like fish for crappy hi-res versions of Ishtar and Get Shorty, I'm happy to bow out gracefully....

Even if Sony and Microsoft offer to replace ALL my DVD's with HD or BR for free, and offer me a free player,
and a free Sony Promotional Assistant to change the discs and turn up the volume for me, the answer is still
an emphatic "no".

And yes, EVEN if they re-package ALL the Star Wars Movies, Twilight Zones, and include their old and tired "never-ever-ever-ever-before seen"  footage, Rod serlings skeletal remains, and one of George Lucas's OWN plaid shirts? ....you guessed it...the answer is "no"

I'm 33 years old, and by the time I drive around and collect these discs in a new format, I'll be old enough
to wet my pants and call my wife George, never mind sitting there and counting pixels, so thanks anyway Sony and Microsoft, and good luck with your crappy formats and sketchy players

Craig

I used to own a bunch of VHS movies, upgraded to laserdisc on a lot of them, then upgraded to DVD (and added to the collection and am now upgrading to hi-def on the action/sci-fi flicks at least.

It's not that I'm being a sucker, it's that I enjoy the upgrade in quality.  I've never been known to "sit on the fence" watching quality go by, it's a problem I have , but I do realise that more than likely, in another 10 years time, maybe a few years more, maybe a few years less, I'll go through the same thing again.

In my eyes, laserdisc was a huge jump over VHS on my 26" Sony XBR
Through my peepers, an anamorphic DVD looked leagues beyond my laserdisc version through my 53" P&S (with a true widescreen anamorphic mode) rear projection
Via my retinas, the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray disc blows away the anamorphic DVD, on my current 60" SXRD

See the connection?  It's not just my source player, it's the display that also entices me.  If I stuck with a 26" CRT, I probably wouldn't give a crap, but that's not been the case sooo....  If I ever upgrade to a 4000 resolution future 100" projector and there is a source technology that lets me take advantage of it and, most importantly, I can SEE the huge improvement difference, then I will be there with bank loan in hand...

I love movies and worse, I love OWNING movies.  I'm a collector and the relevant cheapness of the hobby ($20 per movie on average) makes it feasible to gather a collection over time.  A lot of people feel the future will be in downloadable on-demand movies.  The studio would love that, it may make piracy very difficult (but hardly impossible but that's the studio thinking for you).  The on-demand solution will be a good fit for the renter out there and will be very cool for those who are tired of re-buying movies they've already owned, but many people got hooked on the DVD collecting and with these type of people, if you don't have it in your little hands, it won't be the same and they will either lose clients, or they will ensure there will still be a disc based medium that will allow the movie collector to be happy.

And for the record, if Sony provides one of their cute assistants, I won't say "no".

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in another 10 years time, maybe a few years more, maybe a few years less, I'll go through the same thing again.  ...

A lot of people feel the future will be in downloadable on-demand movies.  The studio would love that.

This is the direction that both the movie and music industry wants to head toward.  You will never own the media, just the rights to access the media for a period of time.

I say period of time because a company does not want you to purchase just one time.  Defunct media is future revenue for them and electronically distributed media via models using DRM mechanisms lends itself to subscription plans, expiry dates and premium prices for premium content.

Which results in the company making fat profits for the least amount of work possible, artist probably not getting paid what they should, and the consumer getting it up the zinger.

As for hard copy media .. it should be around for some time to come (say 10-15 years) but at one point you would use something akin to an IPOD like device where you would store everything ... and once that gets lost .. well guess what