Sorry, yes that was a typo. It WAS 16,000 the first week on your reviews.

Oscar,

Definitely looking forward to your manual submissions! A cdrom will work nicely. We'll have 55 GIGS of space to start with, so that ought to do it. Of course, that won't last long, for as soon as a couple of new plans for the site are implemented, that won't cut it. Just wait and see...

Gordon,

Let's not go downloading the entire manual library all at once just yet. Most of those are on another server that hasn't completely threatened to pull the plug. Scott and I are going to try and move the forum and navigational files over to that one until the new bad boy is up and running. I figure by the time they realize they are being overloaded, we'll be off of it!

...of course, once the site is moved over to the new server, perhaps we could set a date and time for everyone around the world to download Joe's 25 MEG training video all at once. Think we could completely crash the server? hehe

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Joe's review was read 16,000 times in the first week?!? I had no idea there were so many people lurking around here. That's awesome!! Kudos to the whole Film-Tech team.

"We could store DLP presentations and offer them for download on the site!"

This is the first thing I've read about Digital Cinema that really makes me think it might happen during my lifetime -- Someone with a real business plan!

Time to order 45 megabit per second T-3 service. But since I don't have a quarter million dollars on hand right now, I'll save some money and buy a Kodak DLP projector:
http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/digital/av/digitalProjectors/

Say John, even considered sending one out for review? I'm sure Joe would be willing to compare a VHS dupe on it to a 70mm print.

(Seriously, send one out.)

No contest. We both know "DIGITAL" is always better.

Joe said: >>Here is my review of Kodak's digital projector: It blows. Why? Because it can't match 70mm or IMAX. What good is that?<<
I don't think you're going to outdo your 16,000 record with that one, Joe...a tad (in space terms that's half a million miles) minimalist. Congratulations on being so popular.

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Joe has demoted me from "Jedi Master Film Handler" to "usher" for promoting digital projection, even though it was only for home theatres.

BTW, Joe's photo looks like the DLP setup used last year for "Star Wars Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace". AFAIK, most of the 30 or so current DLP Cinema projector prototypes use modified Christie lamphouses.

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Here's a picture of the more recent implementation that people have been discussing (so where does the Bevan-Poo go?):