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Dennis Benjamin
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1445
From: Denton, MD
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 04-07-2002 02:02 PM

I was given a tour of Century's Sam's Town theatre in Las Vegas yesterday. What a beautiful theatre! The one thing that intrigued me the most was their Digital Projection set-up. The GM, Mike, fired it up for me to show me what it can do. Needless to say - I was amazed. The focus was dead on (on a curved screen no less!), the picture was crystal clear and extremely bright (a 7000 watt xenon will do that you know!). Other than the short life on the xenon bulb and a slightly bigger electric bill - I think we will see DLP real soon on a mass scale. The future is here folks!

-Dennis
New GM of the Crown Theatres Neonopolis 14, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Darryl Spicer
Film God

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From: Lexington, KY, USA
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posted 04-07-2002 02:21 PM

nope still the cost issue and who will pay for it....other standards still need to be met.

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John Walsh
Film God

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From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 04-07-2002 06:12 PM

Dennis, how big was the screen?

Also, congratulations on your new job! I hope I don't mess up installing your projection equipment!

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Bobby Henderson
"Ask me about Trajan."

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From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 04-07-2002 06:14 PM

To complicate the cost issue, examine what the useable life will be for those $200,000 per screen setups. A $30,000 film projector can last decades. Anything digital gets obsolete very very fast. If theater operators are going to move to digital, not only do they need a product that significantly outdoes the sharpness of image available on the best home systems, they need a product that will last for many years and perhaps be upgradeable for a very reasonable price. None of those standards have been met with any of the digital projection systems designed thus far.

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Richard Fowler
Film God

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From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Registered: Jun 2001

posted 04-07-2002 06:42 PM

The Barco/Kinotone D-Cine projector at Sams Town is projecting a 52 foot image with Avica ( Dell ) servers suppling the program. this site was used by Barco for dealer training during ShoWest convention.
Richard Fowler
TVP-Theatre & Video Products Inc....One of those Barco guys. www.tvpmiami.com

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Scott D. Neff
Theatre Dork

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From: San Francisco, CA
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 04-07-2002 10:53 PM

I didn't know Century had a digital projector there... now I wanna go see it!!!

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Paul Mayer
Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under!

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From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 04-07-2002 11:33 PM

Actually, Century has two digital screens here--the other one is at the Orleans. I caught The Rookie there in DLP the other night. Didn't look bad at all on their approx. 50' screen IMHO. My roommate (who works on high-res CG images) was initially very impressed--it took him a bit to pick up on the various digital/video artifacts in those images. Both of us think most filmgoers wouldn't notice the difference unless its pointed out to them.

BTW the Brenden Palms will be getting some sort of digital projection for one of their screens shortly. With all the festivals and previews they do there, digital capability makes sense. Sounds like some deals are being made to get these machines into the theatres without a lot of up front money. I never expected to see digital projection in this market this soon.

Paul
SMPTE Hollywood Section
Unemployed mercenary film/video projectionist
"When the money runs out, so does I."

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Dennis Benjamin
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From: Denton, MD
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posted 04-08-2002 08:48 PM

The Palms will be having their Digital in for "Star Wars EP II" - at least that's the word from Lucasfilm.

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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 04-08-2002 09:41 PM

Dennis said: "The Palms will be having their Digital in for "Star Wars EP II" - at least that's the word from Lucasfilm."

--- Wouldn't the theatre normally contract directly with the digital projection system vendor to set the schedule? If the word has to come from Lucasfilm, is Lucasfilm helping finance the installation, or selecting the theatres that get priority on getting any equipment?

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Scott D. Neff
Theatre Dork

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From: San Francisco, CA
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 04-09-2002 10:52 AM

To me it makes sense that LAS VEGAS has a glut of digital projectors. They have a glut of everything else, digital or otherwise.

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99

posted 04-09-2002 09:41 PM

Vegas is a good place for digital projection to happen and stay. Cost is still the biggest issue in digital projection. Then there is all the support gear thats needed. Do you have a spare 400K laying around to equip each booth?
Mark @ GTS

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