Plus the engineers labour and travel costs to go and put them in

It may or it may NOT happen sooner or later...the point that really gets me upset is the absolute scare that It WOULD happen in 2000 (I believe a USL ad and it didn't) and now IT WILL happen in January 2001 (it isn't going to happen then either). The illusion of some phantom government mandate is in the air when, in fact, none exist. To me, that is simply an attempt to scare exhibitors to go along with their agenda. Furthermore, the cyan track is being touted as a "milestone" in cinema sound...like it is somehow superior from an exhibitor's point of view, like Dolby Stereo or Dolby SR or any of the digital sound systems are as compared to their predicessors.

The $150 figure you quoted is probably on the low side (for end users), depending on your dealer...I've seen them from about $145.00 to about $180.00 and they list for $200.00. But using your figure of $150 That is roughly 15 exciter lamps worth. Would your customers change out 15 exciter lamps in the same time frame? Also who installs the LED? One really can't get the LED right without test equipment. The exciter lamp can be changed by the end-user...thereby making the LED yet more expensive to replace.

Again, I'm sold on the reverse scan reader concept, have been since the DP-70. I just don't like the shaddy way the cyan track thing is being presented.

Steve

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You and I know each other too well for me to think any differently. You and I are in complete agreement. The key is the improvement of the reverse scan reader...going with the red led as part of the deal is a nice insurance to a potential situation.

I have never talked anyone out of putting in a reverse scan reader with any color light source, except in archival situations. Like every other dealer, I put in the new projectors with red LEDs. Furthermore, anyone that has followed my postings know I prefer basement readers; a sure bet that there is a red led near by for the analog and digital track. I do prefer the Cat. 700 with the EPT lamp vastly over the Cat. 701 with the LED.

Steve

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If you want to upgrade to a reverse scan reader in the near future, please do so. I, personally, don't think there will be a panic but I would let sound business decisions dictate when you should do your upgrade. Even now, just before the busy winter season would be fine.

Steve

If for some SOME reason you want to go back it's easy. All you have to do is get the male Pheonix connector and rig it as a jumper. Provided your exciter supply doesn't need to be modified for the JAX light all you have to do is put in an old exciter lamp and jumper the preamp wires. When you want to go back to the JAX light just plug the preamp and LED back in.

Using your anaology with the freeway....

Your exit hasn't been built yet and it isn't definate it EVER will be built therefore, why are your moving over at all? You aren't going to be getting off anywhere!

To make your analogy work, you would have to have a date set for the exit to be finished at which point, you can then gauge when to move over (be it late or early). The people that have been touting dates don't have the authority to set such dates and are, as such, bogus dates.

Steve

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