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06-21-2006, 08:56 AM
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[Austin Meet] The end of an era.
My fellow HTFers...Long ago humankind set out on a dangerous journey that has led us from the [insert humanity's place of origin according to your belief system] from which we have clawed our way to the top of the food chain through an ever advancing state of technological improvements. From the first tools used to collect insects from rocks, to scythes, to the industrial revolution, where the west created its first real middle class. From there, steady advancements endowed us with such gifts as "free time", wherein technology also stepped in to occupy us with such marvelous inventions as radio, and eventually movies. The advent of movies, and later television, created an entire industry around entertaining the masses. In time, those masses lucky enough to be part of the middle class decided they could further improve the movie experience by recreating it at home. Early home theaters were crude by today's standards, with CRT projectors displaying video in dim 480i images. As technology marched on, home theater enthusiasts were struck by a peculiar disease--Upgraditis! Each and every technological advancement slightly improved the image on their beloved CRTs--line doublers, line triplers, laser disc! The possibilities were endless. Soon though, an entirely new projection technology arrived on the scene--the digital projector. LCD came first, then LCOS and DLP. Serious home theater enthusiasts scoffed at these early digitals with their lousy blacks and poor contrast. But as always happens, technology advanced and the digitals soon began replacing CRTs in HTs everywhere. A few brave souls continued the good fight though--hooking their CRTs up to high powered computers to created integrated playback/scaling systems that still bested all but the most expensive digitals. Time marched on. Technology advanced. And the day has finally come...the end of an era...
Edit: New Date--Sunday, July 9th, 2006 The Barco CRT begins a new life
Come see the final showing on a CRT projector at the Mirus Miniplex!
Get your souvenir photo taken with one of the last CRT projectors!
Tell stories of the "old days" when it took six people to mount a projector!
Last edited by Jonathan DA : 06-29-2006 at 06:41 PM.
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06-21-2006, 09:32 AM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
I thought they were working you too hard to have the time to post like this?  Also, I'm assuming this means you pulled the trigger on the IN76? If so, I'm sure we can still manage a good half-dozen folks to put it on the ceiling and help calibrate it for you
And I wouldn't miss it for the world.
"There are 10 types of people in the world: those that understand binary, and those that have friends."
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06-22-2006, 10:44 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
I haven't ordered the IN76 yet, but probably will once I get back from the July 4th weekend. The Barco is already sold, so it's definitely coming down.
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06-24-2006, 04:26 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
Wow! Doc's longest post! This fellow trecker will be there if at all possible.
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06-24-2006, 05:30 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
I just had the mental image of Hank with Spock ears.
"There are 10 types of people in the world: those that understand binary, and those that have friends."
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06-24-2006, 09:20 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
Not trekkie, trekker. Pay attention boy. You know, I just had a thought: if you'd cut TV out of your daily activities, your IQ would increase, and you'd have time to find gainful employment. :-)
Live long and prosper.
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06-24-2006, 09:30 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
TV serves as background for the internet surfing mostly. Except for Futurama. LONG LIVE FUTURAMA!!!
"There are 10 types of people in the world: those that understand binary, and those that have friends."
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06-29-2006, 06:50 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
Ok peeps, I have to change the date from Friday the 7th to Sunday the 9th.
I haven't seen many responses; where's the love? So far I have 4 confirmed, there's plenty o' room for more. We have to give the Barco a proper send off!
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06-29-2006, 07:02 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
"This is the way the Barco ends. Not with a bang, but a whimper."
"There are 10 types of people in the world: those that understand binary, and those that have friends."
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06-29-2006, 09:38 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
It's not really ending so much as moving on. It has a nice new home waiting for it. And one anxious new owner ready for me to get the thing off my ceiling |
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07-08-2006, 11:02 AM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
OK, we're still on for Sunday for anyone who can make it.
We'll start around 4:00, throw some food on the grill around 6:00 and then hang out till whenever. We will of course pull the CRT off the ceiling at some point as well.
The new owner of the Barco is a filmmaker and has worked on indie films, as well as directed a few shorts of his own. I'm going to show a few of his short films Sunday, as well as the one he did recently for the 48 hour film project. If anyone has questions about filmmaking, this is a great chance to talk with someone who's been in the business.
See you at 4:00 tomorrow.
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07-10-2006, 11:16 PM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
Nils, Linda, Hank, Mark, and all you non-forum friends,
Thanks for coming by and helping to send of the ol' CRT in style. Hank, you missed the antics of actually pulling the beast off the ceiling, so here are a few photos.
"I'm sure it won't fall if we only remove this one screw..."
http://static.flickr.com/62/18703296...ed15e3.jpg?v=0
"This is NOT what it looks like!" Or so Mark would have you believe.
http://static.flickr.com/64/18703450...a43468.jpg?v=0
Success! Well, sorta...
http://static.flickr.com/61/18703450...d1a4bb.jpg?v=0
Why are they so coy? Oh yeah, Raelene just passed on the rules..."Don't let him touch the convergence once the movie has started."
http://static.flickr.com/44/18703450...659876.jpg?v=0
Last edited by Jonathan DA : 07-10-2006 at 11:26 PM.
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07-11-2006, 02:55 AM
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Re: [Austin Meet] The end of an era.
'twas a good meet. BTW what was the brand of that awesome salsa? That was good stuff.
"There are 10 types of people in the world: those that understand binary, and those that have friends."
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