we should have one. and it should be at my house. why? well, i have the biggest crank :D!

i am 75 inches tall. you do the math. (yes i know hddvd is dead)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/2284698071_feeaa5deb4.jpg

seriously. (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=13197246#post13197246)

spring, summer ,fall ??

later.

spring, summer ,fall ??



Yes.

oh yeah, i mean none ride meet up. one where we have a few pops and act a fool :). typical weekend stuff for aham23.

later.

At first I thought you were talking about Psimet....because we all know he's BFNIC 'meat', but then I saw how you spelled meet....never mind.

Sweet..

At first I thought you were talking about Psimet....because we all know he's BFNIC 'meat', but then I saw how you spelled meet....never mind.


funny, but i would never speak in such a manner (publicly) of the BFNIC president.

later.

funny, but i would never speak in such a manner (publicly) of the BFNIC president.

later.

Well, not being a member of the club DOES have its bonuses! ;)

Looks very very nice. I'd be up for coming down.

seriously. (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=13197246#post13197246)
Moonlighting on other forums? We feel so betrayed.

Here's how to make it up to the cycling masses:

A viewing of this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WhNPvuqRL._SS500_.jpg


And lots of this:

http://whatalesthee.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/350-fat-tire.jpg

Works for me. We've (wife) been trying to organize one for a while, but we don't have the big blingy movie stuff.

I'll bring Breaking Away and American Flyers.

That is one HELL of a Mancave my friend!

Congrats.

I checked out all your pictures on that 'other' site....

Sure kicks the devil out of my little corner of the basement I call my cycling room!

Looks great!!!!!!!!!!!

we should have one. and it should be at my house. why? well, i have the biggest crank :D!

i am 75 inches tall. you do the math. (yes i know hddvd is dead)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/2284698071_feeaa5deb4.jpg

seriously. (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=13197246#post13197246)

spring, summer ,fall ??

later.

Nice screen :) Looks like a 120". I'm sporting a 106" myself and never want to go back to anything smaller. Watching HDTV and high-def movies is such a great experience with a projector and a good screen.

If you are looking for a kick-ass home theater system, you should take a look at MythTV! It's a great program and runs under Linux.

Thomas

We should start a BF great lakes home theater thread. I would love to see what everyone has in there man room.......Scummer, do you have pics of your's?

We should start a BF great lakes home theater thread. I would love to see what everyone has in there man room.......Scummer, do you have pics of your's?

Yep. On my picture gallery right here:
http://gallery.geekazoids.net/v/House/HT/

Moonlighting on other forums? We feel so betrayed.

Here's how to make it up to the cycling masses:

A viewing of this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WhNPvuqRL._SS500_.jpg


And lots of this:

http://whatalesthee.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/350-fat-tire.jpg

why not;

Lance and the Mag 7 (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Le_Tour_de_France_2005_Magnificent_7/70040298?trkid=189476)

http://cdn-8.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/large/70040298.jpg

and

Miller Time (http://www.millerlite.com/home.do)

or not.............................:D

Whatever you say. You own the cinema, chief.

(though I may have to sneak in my own Sno Caps, as I hear Aham Theatre concessions are way overpriced as they try to recoup some of the building costs)

aham, this is almost a rhetorical question, but was the first HD-DVD movie you watched in the new theater this one? Was it everything you dreamed it could be and more?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/152/501473~From-Justin-to-Kelly-Posters.jpg

Very ironic that we both joined AVS around the same time in 2002. Looks like Blue Ray won out so my PS3 will be getting the nod on HD movies.
Kenal0

hey Cy, i do love me some kelly and justin, but my copy is all played out. bring yours with you.

hey ken, those HD DVD players still upconvert the old DVDs very well. and their prices are dirt cheap. dirt cheap i said :).

plus, i have both formats.

later.

I am also in both camps so I am waiting for the HD-DVD's to start going down and I will grab some movies. I have the Xbox add on. Both formats look great.
Kenal0

I have been using a PS3 as my Blu Ray player for about 6 months now with great results. Standard DVD's upconvert very very well also but to be honest I am not sure if the the upconverting is taking place at the PS3 or in my Denon reciever.....

I'm waiting for the Blue-Ray drives to drop below 150$ so I can hook one up to my Linux box.

I like movies. I own like 5 or 6 of them!

Who has time for movies?
I'm out there training.












....yeah right.

I have been using a PS3 as my Blu Ray player for about 6 months now with great results. Standard DVD's upconvert very very well also but to be honest I am not sure if the the upconverting is taking place at the PS3 or in my Denon reciever.....

depends on the receiver. my denon passes through the video it is feed via HDMI. so, it basically is an HDMI switch. it will up convert video input to it via s-video, coax, and component. the reason being most of the time the HDMI feed is already a hi def format or converted by the player before sent to the receiver.

logged an hour last night on the trainer while watching the matrix. it was almost fun :D.

later.

Who has time for movies?
I'm out there training.












....yeah right.

its called the ride and watch program.

later.

its called the ride and watch program.

later.

Does it count as season miles for me if I'm watching riders in the ToC? ;)

^^^^ for gosh sakes all mighty. NO.

first rule of BFNIC; We do NOT discuss mileage when speaking of trainer/roller rides.

you really need to get your BFNIC card.

later.

depends on the receiver. my denon passes through the video it is feed via HDMI. so, it basically is an HDMI switch.

That makes sense. In that case the PS3 up converts standard DVD's VERY well.

So when is this shindig happening?

^^^^ as soon as netflix sends me out the lance chronicals and mag 7. :)

later.

You got enough space to setup some rollers? I only watch movies while spinning and training :D

... Yeah right.

^^^^ why yes i do.

i pulled my KK trainer into the theater room last night and finished off the last hour of the matrix in pure 1080p bliss with true HD sound. we could line up 4 bikes right in front of the screen. :)

later.

yeah, the creepy factor just went up a notch there, aham.

^^^^ why yes i do.

i pulled my KK trainer into the theater room last night and finished off the last hour of the matrix in pure 1080p bliss with true HD sound.

Being spoiled sucks. If it is not HD or BluRay I just can't watch it anymore.....even when I am on the trainer.

I have a 13inch


...tv that I watch with a crappy cable feed and a DVD hooked up. Can't even see it from how far back the trainer is from it.

I have a 13inch .

:eek:

Since I don't have an HD-DVD or Blue-Ray player connected to my 32" LCD on the wall I can still get a thrill out of normal DVD's during roller rides :)

I used to ride my rollers in front of the projector screen, but my wife was annoyed by the whirling noise of the rollers, so she threw my ass out :D

I used to ride my rollers in front of the projector screen, but my wife was annoyed by the whirling noise of the rollers, so she threw my ass out :D

Funny....My experience has been just the opposite. I have been trying to get the wife to ride the trainer during winter for years. Now that we have the theater she is down there riding all the time. I have posted it before but here is our setup......

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c342/garysol1/IMG_4952.jpg

Nice.. you got an air hockey table too, eh? And here I thought I was the only air hockey nut :D
I love air hockey, but man, it hurts when the puck hits your knuckles.

yeah, the creepy factor just went up a notch there, aham.

true.

Being spoiled sucks. If it is not HD or BluRay I just can't watch it anymore.....even when I am on the trainer.

false



I have a 13inch


...tv that I watch with a crappy cable feed and a DVD hooked up. Can't even see it from how far back the trainer is from it.

and tiger woods is 5'7''.

later.

Nice.. you got an air hockey table too, eh?

I made a mistake and went budget on the table. Hopefully next year we can upgrade to a larger heavier table. Nothing beats a drunk air hockey session :)

I made a mistake and went budget on the table. Hopefully next year we can upgrade to a larger heavier table. Nothing beats a drunk air hockey session :)

Yeah, I know what you're talking about, I got a cheaper Brunswick air hockey table as well. The playing field is on top of plywood. And the playing field is slightly warped. But the real good tables are going for over 1300$. Too much for my budget as I invested heavily in a 9' pool table the same year I bought the air hockey table.

But the real good tables are going for over 1300$. .

I was watching them before Christmas and it looked like if I waited for just the right deal that $600.00 or so would get me what I wanted. Something like THIS (http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2813585&cp=2769331&fbn=StorePrice%7C%24300.00+-+%24600.00&fbc=1&categoryId=2769331&fr=StorePrice%2FDSP%2F00030000%2F00060000&CompareButton=yes&parentPage=search&searchId=23498881723) is all we need.

I made a mistake and went budget on the table. Hopefully next year we can upgrade to a larger heavier table. Nothing beats a drunk air hockey session :)

Incorrect. Drunk darts is much better AND comes with an increased risk factor and an element of destruction (for your wall at least).

I was watching them before Christmas and it looked like if I waited for just the right deal that $600.00 or so would get me what I wanted. Something like THIS (http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2813585&cp=2769331&fbn=StorePrice%7C%24300.00+-+%24600.00&fbc=1&categoryId=2769331&fr=StorePrice%2FDSP%2F00030000%2F00060000&CompareButton=yes&parentPage=search&searchId=23498881723) is all we need.

Hell.. that's what my table cost and it still had a plywood underneath the playing surface. I like the tables from the arcades, they use some kind of plastic which doesn't warp and always slide very good. But they are expensive.

Home Theaters. Simulated Hockey tables made of air. Fancy roller trainer contraptions in finished basements.

This thread is making me very ashamed of the rancid hell hole that is my tumbledown shack of a home.

It's not about the house.





BTW - mine is made out of carbon fiber with Ti window sills.

It's not about the house.





BTW - mine is made out of carbon fiber with Ti window sills.

I'm dripping of envy :D