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Jarret Chessell
Master Film Handler

Posts: 288
From: London, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jan 2009

posted 02-06-2010 09:20 PM

Sorry, I take above post back. it looks great. I'm very impressed with it. Looks incredible and I wish I could have a chance to experience it in person!

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Sean McKinnon
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From: Peabody Massachusetts
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posted 02-07-2010 11:44 AM

quote: Jarret Chessell
Looks like a pretty sweet setup for playing bond on the N64

Our student film society is showing "The Big Lebowski" (sp?) so we decided to hook up a Nintendo Wi (sp?) on the stage connected to the DLP and PA system so we can have a Wi bowling competition on the BIG screen! [Big Grin]

Should be a lot of fun! [beer]

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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
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posted 02-07-2010 12:40 PM

quote: Jarret Chessell
Looks like a pretty sweet setup for playing bond on the N64

Only a few people have NOT made a "play a video game/watch the Superbowl" comment so far. If I gave a flip about either I might actually do that...but I don't. [Razz]

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Scott Norwood
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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
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posted 02-07-2010 01:06 PM

Doesn't the image get delayed by a frame or two when it gets scaled for the video projector? If so, then video games would really suck on it.

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Paul Vollmers
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From: Sister Lakes, MI, USA
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posted 02-07-2010 01:22 PM

OKAY.........somethings missing.......?????????

Where's the pop corn machine..??? and butter dispenser???

The sound just has to be awesome.

I'd like to watch U-571 ......maybe have some ear plugs handy etc.

Great job........how about more pictures.

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Chris Slycord
Film God

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From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea
Registered: Mar 2007

posted 02-07-2010 01:40 PM

quote: Paul Vollmers
OKAY.........somethings missing.......?????????

Where's the pop corn machine..??? and butter dispenser???

Yeah, you'd never expect a guy in charge of projection for a chain of dinner theaters to exclude a popcorn machine in his screening room. [Wink]

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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From: Music City
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posted 02-07-2010 01:43 PM

quote: Jim Bedford
Joe who? You know, there used to be a guy here that posted under the name Joe. What ever happened to him anyway?

I see Joe more and more at Facebook... Donno why... he doesn't sign up for any of the "Groups" over there...

Mark

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Paul Mayer
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From: Albuquerque, NM
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posted 02-07-2010 03:07 PM

quote: Paul Vollmers
The sound just has to be awesome.

I'd like to watch U-571 ......maybe have some ear plugs handy etc.

Ear plugs won't help when your innards are being rearranged. [Big Grin]

Years ago I got to listen to the U-571 depth charge sequence at the Hitchcock mixdown stage on the Universal lot. It was a mid-sized room, equipped with eight heavily reworked Sensurround cabinets for the subs. That was bass you felt more than you heard. The room could be tuned down to 10Hz (though it wasn't). I imagine Brad's new room easily moves innards.

Mmmmmm hot buttered popcorn...

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Joe Redifer
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From: Denver, Colorado
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posted 02-07-2010 05:39 PM

Where is the lazy usher? Where is the Coke stain on the screen? Where are the popcorn dribblings on the ground? Where is the gum on the seats? Sounds to me like this room just doesn't cut it!

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Jeremy Weigel
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From: Edmond, OK, USA
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posted 02-07-2010 05:41 PM

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If I gave a flip about either I might actually do that...but I don't. [Razz]

Now that's just un-American! [Razz]

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Jarret Chessell
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From: London, Ontario, Canada
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posted 02-08-2010 12:10 AM

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hook up a Nintendo Wi (sp?) on the stage connected to the DLP and PA system so we can have a Wi bowling competition on the BIG screen!

Three reasons why Nintendo Wii isn't good for the big screen:
1. Even if you purchase the component output cable it will only spit out 480p (it's very soft too and the aspect ratio isn't quite 16x9)
2. That stupid sensor bar isn't meant for a large screen. Even in my home projecting 90" it's difficult. the bar must be below or above the screen, but you need to point directly at the bar to have your cursor in the middle of the screen. This is awkard with a large screen with the bar as you need to point really low to control the middle of the screen.
3. the 480p is a real drag (I thought i'd just mention this twice to be clear).

Useless FYI: Golden Eye on the N64 does have a menu option for stretching the picture so you can play it 16x9... but it's stretched 480i.

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Joe Redifer
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posted 02-08-2010 12:34 AM

Goldeneye on the N64 is only 240p, not even 480i. It looks like ass, and not just because it is 240p, but because of all of the nasty blur filters and drab colors. The N64 has to have had some of the worst graphics ever in all of videogame history. The console's graphics literally makes me want to vomit.

For the Wii, you could make homemade sensors. Just put two IR emitters behind the screen a little closer together than the optional SDDS stage channels would have gone, midway up the screen.

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Gracia L. Babbidge
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From: Bowdoin, Maine
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posted 02-08-2010 01:18 AM

Some of the most fun I've had playing video games, was on some of the older systems.
Intellivision - Astrosmash
Colecovision - Q*Bert, Mr. Do!, Donkey Kong, and a few others.
NES - Dr. Mario, Arkanoid, The Legend of Zelda, Tetris, Dragon Warrior, and so on, and so forth.

I have no idea what the specs are for the video projector that is in the auditorium where I work. The projector not very large, and is mounted to the ceiling. We use it for our pre-show ads (all local), rentals, and special events.
Sometimes with the rentals, rather than bringing in a vhs, dvd, or blue-ray of their choosing to watch, instead they'll show up with a video game system & games. While I'm sure there is some tiny bit of lag in the whole set-up, I haven't heard any bitching about it from the customers!

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Sean McKinnon
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From: Peabody Massachusetts
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posted 02-08-2010 07:58 AM

Scott,

When we plug in laptops DVI thrua DVI to SDI converter there is no delay... You move the mouse and it moves on screen.

Jarett,

We have all neccesary cables. This house has a large stage in front of the screen so the bowlers are going to be standing on the stage right in front of the screen. We also have the capability to upconvert the 480p into a true HD format for projection.

The other thing to keep in mind here is we are not using just any run of the mill wimpy video projector. We are using the full boat here a NEC1600 DLP. I'm tellin' ya' you hook up a macbook to this thing via it's DVI output and it looks better blown up to a 1920X920 (or whatever) resolution on the "big screen" than it does on it's own display!

Hey if it doesnt work, or doesnt look good we will scrap it. We havent publicized it for this reason but if it works the "kids" think it will be a fun way to add that little somthing "extra"

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Bobby Henderson
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From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 02-08-2010 09:44 AM

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Colecovision - Q*Bert, Mr. Do!, Donkey Kong, and a few others.

The Playstation Store has a down-loadable version of Q*bert for Playstation 3. It's a very accurate re-creation of the coin-op game. Same graphics. Same sound effects. The only thing missing is the mechanism that would hammer the bottom of the video game cabinet when the snake or Q*bert himself would fall off the pyramid. I think the game costs only $5.

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