post #1 of 7747 I just opened my Blue Ray copy of Alien vs. Predator and what did I see I wonder what other titles are showing up with the D-Box codes. Sorry for the blurry image. post #2 of 7747 post #3 of 7747 post #4 of 7747 post #5 of 7747 Originally Posted by Zanderbarfly Can someone explain to me how this works - in connectivity terms? For example, do you need to have a motion controller? I think you do need a motion controller, as there is no way to directly connect a source to the D-box system. PS: Nice country you live in! post #6 of 7747 post #7 of 7747 The way I understood was that you insert the disc into the controller to download the codes. Unless things have changed since I spoke to Yannick at CEDIA Expo. Of course it is also entirely possible that I misunderstood and am currently speaking out of my @$$. In any respect, this is great for D-Box. HD and D-Box is the ultimate. I hope they get things worked out so that all current Blu Ray and HDDVD titles that have been coded for the standard releases will work with the HD releases.
post #8 of 7747 post #9 of 7747 post #10 of 7747 post #11 of 7747 post #12 of 7747 I don't have any news yet... Be ensure that when I do I will let you all know, it really is something we need to do and seriously we thought it would already be up and running by now... We are picking up on the Bluray titles though post #13 of 7747 My dedicated home theater construction thread - FINISHED! Final photos of the room just uploaded. Check it out and tell me what you think.My humble former system post #14 of 7747 Originally Posted by Mr.Poindexter Unfortunately, it seems as though it will always be a problem where people downstream have to deal with mistakes upstream. Is the Toshiba HD-DVD the only one with this stupid audio problem? Hey Mike nice to see you again Well it's not so much Toshiba but rather the HDDVD protocol itself. The downstream of the 5.1 signal goes thru a decoder which constantly change the signal and we can't synchronize.
I refered to Toshiba because they are a major part of it. Unfortunately I don't know when this is going to be done and working but it will. We we do some testing on the LG but we are almost 100% sure that it won't work like BD is working. post #15 of 7747 post #16 of 7747 Originally Posted by Yvonne A. I have done some research on D-Box, brings back memories of the body ride at Disney, nearly fell out of my seat! This being the home scale version, nice! It's more an immersive experience than a Disney ride for more than 600 movie titles so far It is definitely worth a try. If you have a chance watch an entire movie so you can really get into the movie... post #17 of 7747 post #18 of 7747 BlendZilla DownUnder Tubes of Fury post #19 of 7747 Originally Posted by Gino AUSD-box may actually be the reason to get me to buy BluRay. Since BD is region coded, I suppose I'd need to send Australian BD movies to you to synch up? Well not necessarily as the German BD English track works so far...
I'm guessing either the zones aren't set or they kept the Dolby Digital 5.1 US track which would be a + for us (still need to have it tested out). By the way on Monday we are shipping some demo equipment to our new Distributor in Australia... Hopefully you will see some D-Box advertisement in the coming month (I know he is planning to get a nice set up for CEDIA Australia). post #20 of 7747 Originally Posted by GATER The D-Box system is something I have been interested in for a while. Unforntunatley, for the average joe consumer like myself, its waaaaayy out of my price league. Is there any plans in the future to make this system available, cost wise, for the average consumer? Maybe in some way buying the motion hardware seperately and letting the consumer install it themselves on a couch or chair of his/her choice? Well to a certain extent this is possible to do. You can get the actuators and retrofit them to your couch... To make sure your couch is sturdy enough you would have to frame it but it's possible...
It's also a new technology that will eventually be able to reduce the cost as the production is increasing... post #21 of 7747 Originally Posted by YannickG Sounds like your headed in the right direction for those that are financially challenged. The retrofit would be what i am interested in. Thanks for the info Yannick post #22 of 7747 The goal is to become a Standard... If we want to do so we have to have some products at a lower pricetag post #23 of 7747 Who is your distributor here? post #24 of 7747 post #25 of 7747 post #26 of 7747 Originally Posted by Free Yannick, I noticed that you came out with the codes for The Departed. Why didn't you come out with the Blu-Ray codes at the same time? I am still waiting to watch my copy, so I can have motion with the movie. It's on now along with 6 other titles The guys had the DVD finished late friday night it takes us at least the time of the movie and if there is any modification that we need to make it takes a little longer.
We try to post them the same day when it's possible... There is not that much motion to the movie but when there is it add so much to it specially the gun shots. post #27 of 7747 post #28 of 7747 Do you own any BD that we haven't encoded yet? post #29 of 7747 post #30 of 7747 What if technology isn't the solution to getting people to go to the movies? It's not that things like IMAX, D-Box and Barco Escape aren't interesting ideas worthy of artistic exploration, but the reality is that by and large, these technological advances in cinema don't really exist to serve the movie. Sure, we've figured out how to make 3-D look good, but most people aren't actually doing anything interesting with the technology. The industry has become obsessed with making going to the movies more than just seeing a good film, not because they're championing new forms of storytelling, but because they want you to spend more money.While all these gimmicks might offer you something you can't get at home – and there lies part of the appeal – what they don't offer you is comfort, which is something we assume we sacrifice when we go out to the movies.
We sit in less-than-comfortable chairs in giant rooms that are usually too cold with video that may not be bright enough with people who can't not talk or check their phones for 90 minutes. The real price of going to the movies is not what you pay at the box office but what you're willing to go through to see a movie immediately rather than wait for it to hit Redbox or Netflix.Enter iPic, over in the River Oaks District, whose solution to getting you to go to the movies isn't in moving seats or weird screen formats. iPic's solution, in fact, is deceptively simple, one that combines the best comforts of home with the perks of hitting the town. Je'Caryous Johnson's "Married But Single Too" The Illusionists - Live From Broadway (Touring) The King and I (Touring) Brain Candy LIVE: Adam Savage & Michael Stevens In the company's marketing materials and at a media preview I attended, the word "luxury" came up a lot from the folks at iPic, and it's easy to see why. You will pay more to see a movie at iPic – $28 per seat for the premium plus seats if you're not a member, $24 if you are in most cases – but what you get is unlike anything else you're getting at other theaters in the city.
The iPic here in Houston is the first in the world to use the company's new pod system, which basically means each pair of seats in the premium plus section of the theater are their own little island of sorts, with the two seats being surrounded by a booth. It's a small thing, but it does add a bit of intimacy to going to the movies, especially if you're out on a date night.The seats are what makes the whole iPic thing pop. As you can see in the photo above, they aren't movie theater seats, they're big, very comfortable recliners. They're fine in their upright position, but when you give in to the idea and lie back in them, it's almost like being at home.And then come the pillow and blanket. You pop that pillow behind your head and pull that blanket up, and suddenly you realize that being cozy in a movie theater may not be something you ever desired but is something you're going to miss every time you go to a regular movie theater. It sounds ridiculous – I feel ridiculous typing it – but it's true: Independent of what was showing on the screen, I have never enjoyed my time in a movie theater more than I did at iPic.
The fancy seat + pillow + blanket combo was more enjoyable than any moving seat or visual overload I've ever come across, in large part because it's so easy to get comfortable and then get lost in watching a movie.I am not the target audience for iPic. I love gimmicks, D-Box and 3-D in particular. I also love dollar theaters, because I don't think most movies are worth a full-price movie ticket. I don't go out to the movies as much as I would like because I'm kind of lazy. The idea of paying $24 to go to the movies is insane to me, and that's not including paying for food.And yet I find myself looking at film release schedules and thinking, “That might be worth a trip to iPic.” So, maybe comfort isn't the secret to getting people to go out to the movies. I imagine that most folks are going to balk at paying that much money to see a movie, but I also imagine that there is an audience out there for it, those folks who aren't afraid to spend big for a night out. It's just not going to be for everyone, because while impressive, it's also not a perfect experience either;