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Author Topic: 8, 16, 35, 70mm - yes, but what about IMAX at home. Don E. Nelson Expert Film Handler Posts: 138 From: Brentwood, CA, USA Registered: Nov 2001 posted 10-30-2002 02:29 PM                     The question someone previously asked amazed me! Does any one have a Home 70mm Film Projector set-up? The answer astounded me as to the number of people who do, so my question now is: Does anybody have a home IMAX Film Projector set-up? (and Gordon, even though you sleep and eat at your theaters, this doesn't count.) And in 5 years I will ask this question: Does anyone have a Home Digital Theater Projector set-up? (and not the Barco type that sells for $900 at Circuit City) ------------------ ...more signal, less noise!  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 10-30-2002 03:19 PM                     Unfortunately, almost all IMAX projectors are leased to the theaters and are property of IMAX. You can, however, rent an IMAX movie on VHS or DVD and sit really close to your television.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2002 07:12 PM                     Don, Contact me if you are interested in having one in your home. It is possible to have one at home if you want to endure the expense of it all. I also know of at least one used 2D 15/70 system that just became available. Be sure to see my pictures at the thread 15/70 install in the Film Handlers Forum. Mark @ CLACO  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2002 07:25 PM                     If on is "buying" a 1570 system just be carefull of who's name is on it  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2002 08:08 PM                     Of course it would only be a clone if one was "buying it". But in this case the clone turns out to be as good, or better than the original anway. Mark  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 10-30-2002 08:44 PM                     I'm not gonna touch that one. here's a previous thread on where you could probably buy one.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2002 08:56 PM                     I know of one other Imax booth that is sitting in South America but was never installed due to the funds being funneled into someone elses pocket. This is the first I've heard of Imax selling anything. I guess the museum must have committed themselves for the return shipment costs in the lease. I would imagine that in this particuluar location they were not in a position to allow the museum to support the film venue for some reason or other. Very few loations can actually do this. A few that can are theme parks, and museums in the larger cities. In some locations IMAX themselves have taken over, and or are taking over loctions that lessors are no longer wanting to operate. Seems like they just want to keep their heads above water. Two of the locations are Navy Pier in Chicago, and possibly the IMAX in Boise, ID. However if one buys the large format equipement outright in the first place all there is then are the operating costs and print leases to pay. Mark  |  IP: Logged Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 10-31-2002 02:35 AM                        Mark Back in 1982 we bought our original IMAX system (#34) but when we decided to upgrade to 3D 4 years ago we had to change to leasing . BTW is the South American system you refer to the fabled long lost Buenos Aires projector which predates our old projector?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-31-2002 08:15 AM                     Yea, it is the Buenos Aires stuff. That theme park, or what ever it was supposed to be, was never completed. Mark  |  IP: Logged

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