RE: Home cinema

["Nick Tyson - The Edge" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's not just about out and out picture quality (although you do need
a
certain level of performance), the impact of a large image from a
projector is something you just don't get with smaller screens (50"
and
below). The bigger screen isn't simply about being able to watch from
further away, it's about filling more of your vision and, together with
the sound, immersing you in what you are watching. It's a much more
cinematic experience (but without the chatting teenagers, mobile phones
ringing, rustling sweet wrappers and slashed seats - although our kids
are only 7and 9 so we may start to get some of this at home too in the
future!).
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We were able to put aside a room, which doubles as a music room (for
listening, playing and recording) and we've had so much enjoyment from
it, it's everybody's favourite room in the house. Even though we
probably only sit down and watch a film as a family once or twice a
week, it's still a special event and a much better experience than if we
had settled for a - smaller - flat screen or, worse, tried to
incorporate it into the Lounge. I think one of the things that keeps it
special is that we're not watching on the 'everyday' telly, so when we
watch a film it maintains the impact of the large screen.
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Nick

Nick Tyson
The Edge
Tel 01473 288211
Fax 01473 288255
Email nick@xxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Giddings [mailto:nigel@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 05 December 2006 10:32
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home cinema



Chris,

A home cinema will provide an immersive affect not possible with a
relatively, compared with a projected image, small screen.

The sound can be good from a PC/MAC in fact that is what I would
recommend as the source.

You are right that DVD cannot fill a 100" plus screen and look good
but
you can cheat by up-scaling the picture, it will introduce distortion in
the way of blur and other issues but the effect is better with it than
without it.

Looking to the future HD will gain more ground, Blu-Ray / HD DVD will
become more affordable, there is talk of HD via freeview and the
internet, of course $ky will be there as well...

The best thing is to see for yourself, it's a personal choice, and
adjust your requirements / costs accordingly. Most cinema enthusiast are
only too willing to 'demonstrate' how good their cinema is compared to
more 'normal' setups...

Nigel

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Hunter [mailto:HYPERLINK
"mailto:cjhunter%40dircon.co.uk"cjhunter@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 04 December 2006 23:10
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com"ukha_d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Home cinema

Hmm ... good points ... how to answer ?

... as Tim noted a long time ago, the core image of DVDs is surprisingly

small ... meaning it's difficult to see that large images can be good,=20
other than as a means of allowing more people to view ... ie: the larger

image has to be seen far-away, 'cos the detail ain't there ...

... sound ... the stereo hi-fi's pretty-good, base-wise & all ...

... image-quality ... the 'Macs are pretty good ... colour accuracy
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depth, etc ... last-time I went to the shops, TVs - of any size or type=20
- were pretty poor, in-comparison ... ... in a few weeks, I'll=20
look-again ... don't get let-out very often ... once a year !

... our room ... not large ... about 3m square ... plus adjoining=20
ways-through ... meaning 3m x 5m, acoustically ... french-windows on one

wall ... walls & ceiling wet-plastered ...

otherwise .. it's the parlour, which'll have a large 2.4m square table,=20
bar-stool height, with low-set four-screen display-box in 'centre, one=20
to each side, each able to display 'different or 'same programme ...

'middle-floor encompasses all this, opening to garden, too ... in=20
summer, anyway ...

Chris

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Monday, 04 Dec '6 - 19:36:45 -0000

from: Paul Gale HYPERLINK
"mailto:groups%40siliconpixel.com"groups@xxxxxxx
<mailto:groups%-40siliconpixel.-com>=20

Depends on personal taste, a bit - but a large plasma / LCD / projector=20
is significantly better to watch than any PC / 'Mac screen - even my
25"

LCDs IMO.

Paul

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Monday, 04 Dec '6 - 20:33:57 -0000

from: Nigel Giddings HYPERLINK
"mailto:nigel%40corbenic.co.uk"nigel@xxxxxxx
<mailto:nigel%-40corbenic.-co.uk>=20

I can't understand the indecisiveness ... I can understand the confusion
:-)

You cannot beat the full-sound system of 5.1 or 7.1, the sub-woofer does

it for me ... a decent image on a large screen, in a darkened room, also

helps to transport you into the film ...

Personally, I feel that PCs (I only have 'Windows experience) are at=20
such a price / performance point they should be the centre of any set-up

... for much less than =A3500, you can get a PC that can output HDTV
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full surround-audio - the advantage is up-scaling DVD material, Freeview

& SKY SD ... ability to play HD downloads ... HD content available
that=20
is royalty-free ...

The only issue is how to project ... large LCDs & Plasmas are still
a=20
bit small ... having experienced CRT, it would seem the way to go, but=20
'is expensive or requires a lot of fettling ... LCD & DLP projectors
are

very good, now, especially if you spend =A34K+ ...

If you have the room, why not do it ? My cinema can also be used for=20
entertaining, as a party-space ... great for interactive DVD-games,=20
presentation--suite and, maybe, one day, as a posh video-conference=20
system ...

Do you have a room in-mind, what size ... natural light ... sound=20
reflectiveness ... ?

Nigel

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