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High-Definition Presentations

Anonymous
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About a year ago I brought home a new 52" Sony HDTV. It sits in the Family room right next to my home office. "Wouldn't it be nice to be able to display computer images on that big puppy", I would mutter to myself.

At the time I searched for solutions, but I didn't find all that many. Then recently I came across the ROKU unit. Manufactured in Taiwan.

Roku the company is based out of Palo Alto, CA., this set top box looked like the perfect answer. At $299 I made the plunge.

Well, a few days later I have networked the unit and I must say that it works wonderfully. My C4D renderings, digital photoshop images and even MP3 music files now have the ability to be seen and played.

The maximum file resolution is ((Limited to)) HA! 1920 x 1080
It looks great! A New HD Plasma would be the only way to increase the impact. (Dream on)

If your firm has a conference room, consider purchasing a HDTV and this ROKU unit. It shares files across the network with both Mac and PC. No complaints here.

Links:

http://www.rokulabs.com/

Mark Burginger
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stefan
Advisor
Mark, why do you buy all these "toys for boys"?

Or do you take your clients into your living room?

😉 Well, enjoy it!


By the way, are you familiar with a way to display a video signal (DVD-player or VideoCamera) directly on a PC monitor instead of through a PC?
Since I have this nice 19" monitor and don't have a TV, I was trying to use the PC-monitor as a TV-screen, but without the need of loading everything on that noisy PC with all it's fans.
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Anonymous
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Hi Stefan,

If your question is more than retorical, yes.. clients do walk thru my living room, at times my kitchen or even garage. I design homes and the clients often become friends who attend BBQ gatherings either here or at their new home or addition. This is a sector of architecture which allows you to get up close and personal with your client. If you do not know and understand your client at a personal level you cannot design them a home, you only end up building a house.

Yes it is funny to consider these electronic gadgets as toys for boys, but we all make a good living using them to full potential.

A sample of what you can display on a HDTV. Think about it, next time you walk into the electronics gadgets toy store, your work can be displayed at the resolution of 1920 x 1080 on any of the screens shown in the store.

Sample image:
http://www.Burginger.com/ARCHICAD_TALK/DAYLIGHT(III).jpg

Sample Digital Photo:
http://www.Burginger.com/ARCHICAD_TALK/s7000_iso200_6mp.jpg

C4D file used for the rendering, Daylight by Charles Piles
http://www.3dluvr.com/carles/resources.htm

When I made the move from 25" Tube to HDTV I felt the guilt of indulgence, and I suspose the mid life Porsche isn't far behind.

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http://news.designtechnica.com/article1536.html?27493

This was Oct - 2003

CEA survey reveals 9 million plan to purchase HDTV over next 18 months.


Nine million households are likely to purchase high-definition television (HDTV) products over the next 18 months and another 30 million consumers consider themselves likely purchasers within the next three years according to results of the Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) latest consumer survey regarding the digital television (DTV) transition.

Speaking this morning at a conference session on HDTV consumer awareness sponsored by CEA's DTV Subdivision, CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro revealed this finding and other highlights from the study - "HDTV Consumer Awareness Update" - conducted by CEA's for-profit research arm, eBrain. The session occurred in conjunction with CEA's Industry Forum, which runs through Wednesday.

"With seven million DTV products sold-to-date representing a $12 billion consumer investment, it is not surprising to find in this survey that consumers have become attracted to high-definition television's crystal clear viewing, superior audio and widescreen format," Shapiro noted. "More than half of all survey respondents said they view the HDTV transition as a positive. This supports our projections that millions more consumers will purchase an HDTV in the near future.
Dwight
Newcomer
Here is what I can afford from Porsche.

Just what are recreational tools?
Dwight Atkinson