I happen to work for a projection equipment manufacturer, up until 2000. We had the chance to see the first installation of a digital screen(playing the first Star Wars) in NY. And actually started on a networking project(for the theatre's to be able to swap movies, and data).
The biggest problem with them, and why they didn't take off wasn't mainly the quality of the movie, but the huge ammount of space needed for a single movie. Also the expense that was required by a major moviehouse to aquire one of these.
If I remember correctly, every movie was roughly 8-16gigs, thus requiring for some of these larger movie houses 128-256 gigs of information. But your not done yet. You need a way to back it up, a way to transfer it quickly, and a way to make sure the computer doesn't BSOD during the movie. (Yes, they were played on Windows NT machines).
The company I worked for Neumade Products actually had a bid in to try and get rights to create a projector for this medium, but eventually didn't see the large investment as being worth it.
The way the technology works, is by shooting light through a microchip that has thousands(if not millions) of mirrors, and reflectors. As the movies image changed, the mirrors, and reflectors rotated, or shifted to get the right ammount of light, and color onto the screen.
The technology wasn't then, and still isn't ready for the real world. It wasn't perfect, and could'nt be installed on different size screens(specifically the bigger ones). Thus making it unusable for a majority of the theatre chains out there.
Just what I remember, nothing more, nothing less,
Brian...
If AOL wanted more people to use Netscape, why would'nt they bundle that with their CD's that float all over the place(they make great coasters)? If MS can bundle IE with their OS, why can't AOL bundle NS w/ their mini-internet-OS?
What's the point of getting pissed at MS for crunching down on NS, when AOL won't even support the product, by putting it with AOL??
Just my.02$
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I think I can do one better. For fun, I hacked my Dodge Avenger. Starting by adding one of Kenwood's highly featured KDC-X917 radios. Plus CD Changer. Then got the hacked the din pinout for the cdchanger. Then hooked the dinpin out to a pic16c57, allowing me a little expansion. From the Pic, I go to a homebrew 500mhz machine, running linux, also hooked to the "aux" input on the CD changer, giving me yet another source on the radio. When on Aux on the radio, the left and right(skip buttons) then control my MP3 player. Anyone else with similair setups, or am I the only one with too much free time on my hands? When I get some info pics, I'll post them...
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They have bandwidth problems, and you post this? Could be me, but I think a slashdotting isn't going to help the issue. Just my .02
Brian
I happen to work for a projection equipment manufacturer, up until 2000. We had the chance to see the first installation of a digital screen(playing the first Star Wars) in NY. And actually started on a networking project(for the theatre's to be able to swap movies, and data).
The biggest problem with them, and why they didn't take off wasn't mainly the quality of the movie, but the huge ammount of space needed for a single movie. Also the expense that was required by a major moviehouse to aquire one of these.
If I remember correctly, every movie was roughly 8-16gigs, thus requiring for some of these larger movie houses 128-256 gigs of information. But your not done yet. You need a way to back it up, a way to transfer it quickly, and a way to make sure the computer doesn't BSOD during the movie. (Yes, they were played on Windows NT machines).
The company I worked for Neumade Products actually had a bid in to try and get rights to create a projector for this medium, but eventually didn't see the large investment as being worth it.
The way the technology works, is by shooting light through a microchip that has thousands(if not millions) of mirrors, and reflectors. As the movies image changed, the mirrors, and reflectors rotated, or shifted to get the right ammount of light, and color onto the screen.
The technology wasn't then, and still isn't ready for the real world. It wasn't perfect, and could'nt be installed on different size screens(specifically the bigger ones). Thus making it unusable for a majority of the theatre chains out there.
Just what I remember, nothing more, nothing less,
Brian...
It's bad enough to /. a site, we've all done it before. But to have a site that basically says "Email Me" is just plain cruel.
/. an email server? :)
Could be the first time we
If AOL wanted more people to use Netscape, why would'nt they bundle that with their CD's that float all over the place(they make great coasters)? If MS can bundle IE with their OS, why can't AOL bundle NS w/ their mini-internet-OS?
.02$
What's the point of getting pissed at MS for crunching down on NS, when AOL won't even support the product, by putting it with AOL??
Just my
I think I can do one better. For fun, I hacked my Dodge Avenger. Starting by adding one of Kenwood's highly featured KDC-X917 radios. Plus CD Changer. Then got the hacked the din pinout for the cdchanger. Then hooked the dinpin out to a pic16c57, allowing me a little expansion. From the Pic, I go to a homebrew 500mhz machine, running linux, also hooked to the "aux" input on the CD changer, giving me yet another source on the radio. When on Aux on the radio, the left and right(skip buttons) then control my MP3 player. Anyone else with similair setups, or am I the only one with too much free time on my hands? When I get some info pics, I'll post them...