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.