Someone thought it would be a good idea to model their home theater after the Enterprise NCC-1701D from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The result is super geeky, but actually rather cool. Named the best theme theater installation at CEDIA 2007, this Palm Beach County, FL home features motion-activated air-lock doors with series sound effects, and a “Red Alert” button on the Crestron TPMC-10 controller to turn all of the LEDs bright red and flashing. The system also features “one of the largest Kaleidescape hard-drive based storage systems” ever created, amassing eight servers with 3,816 DVDs. Check out more photos after the jump.
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November 16th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Is that the screen in the second picture? For a theater like that I would want a bigger screen
November 16th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Sweeeeeet. :-)
Vic
November 16th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
now, the only thing left is to actually convince a human woman to go in there with you…
November 17th, 2007 at 9:34 am
“now, the only thing left is to actually convince a human woman to go in there with you…”
LMAO!!!!! :-D
November 18th, 2007 at 2:10 am
I want one of those…. :-(
November 18th, 2007 at 10:28 am
How much that cost, like a million dollars? With that kind of money I’d buy 3 models to sleep with me every night instead. And if I can blow a million dollars on a home theater system, I’m sure I can buy 6 models per night (or 3 super models per night).
Lame.
November 18th, 2007 at 10:37 am
awesome, it actually looks really cool.
November 18th, 2007 at 10:53 am
““now, the only thing left is to actually convince a human woman to go in there with you…”
LMAO!!!!! :-D”
To boldly go where no woman has gone before….
November 18th, 2007 at 11:13 am
coolguy, it would cost a lot more than a million dollars to get them to sleep with you.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:18 am
“now, the only thing left is to actually convince a human woman to go in there with you…”
you’re better off waiting for gynoid technology to mature.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:28 am
That doesn’t look real to me. Looks like a computer rendering of a concept, not photos of a real-life home theater…
November 18th, 2007 at 11:31 am
Are you people kidding? There’s nothing better than ridiculous displays of wealth like this to get a women wet. That’s all they care about. All the owner has to do is casually drop the price tag into conversation, and those legs are just flying apart at the speed of sound.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:39 am
“Is that the screen in the second picture? For a theater like that I would want a bigger screen”
I can see it was inspired by the bridge, which had a very much larger screen.
I suspect it was the largest TV he could afford. Of course, he could have used a projector, but replacing the lamps in those is also very expensive (over $100 every 3000 operating hours, last I checked).
November 18th, 2007 at 11:56 am
$100 ??? for a projector lamp bulb????
TRY
$430 !!! at BestBuy!!!!! for my Optoma H79 !
.. yes , for the same
2000-3000 hrs!
November 18th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Nice system overall but Kaleidescape?! Guy has more money than brains. We have a 12.2 TB RAID6 chassis which streams to a MythTV setup and our 62″ 1080P plasma just fine.
And it plays xvid, divx, x264 in mkv containers, etc. Over 12,000 movies and TV episodes in all. (not that we’ve watched even 1/5th of that :))
November 18th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
What… NO popcorn replicator!!!
November 18th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Now, what I find interesting, given today’s environment, is that Paramount hasn’t sued him into poverty yet… It is a sad statement, though, that this type of action against a fan would be possible, and definately probably, but these are the times we live in…
Now, does he have to have a performance license to take anyone else into the room? (Hey, I’m not joking after a car repair shop was sued for playing their radio loud enough for others to hear, without a performance license…) :(
Cool room, though!
November 18th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
1) These totally look like 3d renderings.
2) The screen in pic 2 is probably larger than it looks because these are fish-eye views.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
The fourth pic is not the main screen. Look at the second pic and the beige section just below what looks like a projected image (making the main screen a projector/screen combo) and the one in the fourth pic a secondary screen. It looks like there’s a main viewing room with another room off to one side with the bar and lounge with a smaller screen.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
“…motion-activated air-lock doors…” umm, that sounds dangerous.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
How many Frink/ComicStoreGuy points am I racking up just by commenting on this thread. Feel the quality, it’s nebbishtastic.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
“Nice system overall but Kaleidescape?! Guy has more money than brains. We have a 12.2 TB RAID6 chassis which streams to a MythTV setup and our 62″ 1080P plasma just fine.”
By “We” you mean your Mom and Dad right?
November 18th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Space pimp.
November 18th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
its not photoshopped, take a LOOK at the pics, not a glance, details like the slight panel fit problems on the cupboard doors in the main room, 1st and 2nd photos, and the too realistic distortion in the carpets on the 3rd and 4th give it away as real, if you were gonna photoshop, youd at least bother to get them right…
Very cool tho..
November 18th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
All I can say is sweet! Ahem…and that coolguy358632 is obviously used to paying a lot of cash (and frequently) for sex, which is not cool at all. Also betrays his inability to swoon geek chicks.
November 18th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
To be honest, I don’t want to convince my “wife” to go in here with me, or any woman for that matter. If they enjoy something a little different (the theatre) and if they enjoy a good movie (not the typical female rubbish with no character development, story or wooden acting) then I am sure, no arm twisting will be required.
OK, they guys who are willing to PAY to sit next to a woman are really weird!
November 18th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
News for many of you: there are plenty of female Star Trek fans out here–been one now for many years. Curiosity would compel many of us to check out the above theatre regardless of how rich or geeky the guy was–however, common sense would make us accept–or not accept–any invitations from said male beyond that. In Trek fandom, there are such varying degrees of geekness, nerdiness and other factors that there will be times when a “no” is elicited, and times when a “maybe” will be uttered instead. Trust me–been there, done that. ;-)
November 18th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Bob said: “By “We” you mean your Mom and Dad right?”
No, my wife, kids and I. (I’m 43 :))
November 18th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Looks fake.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
If it gets any better than this I couldn’t stand it.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
boys and girls,
hate to burst your geek bubbles: the photographs are not real. computer-generated graphics. look closely at the details. the room does not exist.
get outside. get some sunshine. get a life.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
you children kill me. you have no idea what makes a woman happy and/or aroused.
the photographs are not real. thank you, Conned. you are the only one who makes any sense.
i agree with Conned. get lives. do not think you know the first thing about women.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
BOY !!! I would love to just know what the pricetag on this little corner of the universe costs ????
November 18th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
To ‘coolguy358632′ when you turn sixteen please come back here and post about your first sexual experience. Until then, go back to your crayons. Simpletons do not interest any woman.
November 18th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
I call BS, like many before me. Those are pretty obviously CGI. If they’re not, then about twelve people each photoshopped the hell out of them. It’s a cool idea, but thise arn’t photos, they’re screenshots of The Sims. :P
November 18th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
This room is an awesome display of creativity, money, and love for sci fi. If you throw in Warf, this female would get “wet”.
Got Ghargh???
November 18th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Now if only the outside looks like the Enterprise too… how crazy would that be?
I’ve seen people turn large plane into houses, so who knows, might actually be possible. If it was donef - the press attention would be staggering.
November 18th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
“now, the only thing left is to actually convince a human woman to go in there with you…”
Would you settle for a green chick? Oh, sorry, thats TOS.
November 18th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Does it really matter if it’s real or not? The article implies it’s real or was presented as real at an exhibition show. Anything is possible with enough money or enough determination.
Bill Shatner was ahead of some of you: he told fans to “get a life” over twenty-odd years ago: most of the fans I’ve known are married now with kids of their own, are engineers, computer experts, or otherwise involved with many different careers, including several professional artists, writers, and more. There is no need to “get a life” as fans are probably a lot happier in their own lives than many non-fans out there.
November 18th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
That is just outrageously cool looking. Nice job in designing and building!
November 18th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
That is really neat. Perhaps not what I’d do if I were making a home theater, but if one of my friends had one you better believe movie night would be at their house.
November 18th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
So… (1) almost everyone on here professionally vets photos. And, (2), the second most popular comment is that the mainscreen is too small. Try to see the irony here:
Consider the perspective of the first and second photos. In picture 1 we see there are FOUR seats there that came out of some 80’s conversion van with leather seats. Then by standing waaay at the other end of the room in picture 2 you see the backs of the same four chairs. Although the picture has an odd perspective, i’m guessing those seats aren’t 4 feet from the screen. If that is the case, then we’re looking at a MASSIVE screen. 72+ inches or whatever a great DLP is these days.
If it won a prize, i’m pretty sure the originals are higher detail than this web format. Not saying i would put money on it, but i’m skeptical of anyone who would miss that the screen is friggin enormous. At the very least the people that say it looks small have never seen a huge DLP from across a long room like this one.
November 18th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
If you do a bit more research, you’ll find it is a real installation.
Designed, built, photographed. Not a render.
see:
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/next_generation_star_trek_home_theater/C154
An impressive list of gear used, not exactly what I’d use for a serious room, it’s a big system nonetheless.
Screen is 135″ for those too lazy to bother finding out.
Just the facts, ma’am, not slander.
November 19th, 2007 at 1:04 am
“And it plays xvid, divx, x264 in mkv containers, etc. Over 12,000 movies and TV episodes in all. (not that we’ve watched even 1/5th of that :))”
So you argue he has more money than brains, yet you claim to have 12,000 movies/TV shows. Wouldn’t BUYING that many movies cost as much as 3-4 Kaleidescapes? (by my calculations that would be well over $100k to own that many DVDs…) Or did you not legally purchase that content?
In fact I am not really calling you out on that by itself, just thinking maybe it’s more a matter of money vs conscience, than money vs brains, so who are you to judge him?
November 19th, 2007 at 1:55 am
Come on now, that’s not even a real picture, it’s photoshop. If this was released on April 1 you guys would see, but when it’s released in November you believe anything. LOL.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:34 am
Jealousy is a terrible thing and my jealousy sense is in overdrive. What an awesome piece of setwork - imagine inviting people to your ‘home cinema’ knowing that behind those pneumatic doors (with authentic ST noise) lies what can only be described as a near perfect replication of the Enterprise’s bridge.
Now if only I could afford this!!!
November 19th, 2007 at 4:38 am
“Now, what I find interesting, given today’s environment, is that Paramount hasn’t sued him into poverty yet… ”
Actualy, Paramount is one of the most open, advanced, and fan supportive rights holders they are.
Are you not aware of the vaste numbers of star trek fan films?
Hidden Frontier has 9 seasons, New Voyages has had much of the original cast guest star in eppisodes.
Both have had support by the Roddenbury Family. (in HF’s case Ron supported the fact it had gay charecters…something the networks never allowed dispite Roddenbury wanting every gender, race and preferance represented).
While you are right in general we live in times were people are sued over everything. (Like a non-profit Buffy-musical being organised by some students got sued).
However, Paramount deserves great priase for supporting they wonderfull, insane, yet very dedicated fanbase.
(that said, of course, if he started saleing star-trek conversions….)
November 19th, 2007 at 5:02 am
Oh come on. You recreate/emulate an Enterprise bridge, and there’s no big swively Captain’s chair for the owner?
Such a waste :(
November 19th, 2007 at 5:42 am
hyphenate, you said it! I’ve been a star trek fan since the 80’s and I don’t get it how this stereotype still exists that women aren’t that interested in the show. If something is good, it interests people of all walks of life. I would be curious to see this theater if it was actually real.
November 19th, 2007 at 6:30 am
That’s an actual real version of when someone thinks to themselves, “what would I do if I became rich?”.
Glad he modelled it after the Enterprise D and not on the subsequent knockoffs.
I hate to say it but he should have modelled the bar and loungeroom on Ten-forward (there appears to be enough space to give the same effect).
November 19th, 2007 at 6:33 am
now you just need to get Whoopi Goldberg to work the bar.
November 19th, 2007 at 6:42 am
They are real photos and the screen is 135″. The projector is a Sony Qualia and it has a D-Box platform, the largest made. The lighting is Color Kinetics with over 100 fixtures. Oh, and the entire house is wired so that if the bathroom sink started leaking the owner would know it anywhere in the world.
November 19th, 2007 at 7:29 am
coolguy358632: Don’t forget to spend some of that million on a king-sized bed and clean satin sheets. I’m sure the super models wouldn’t like the sofa-bed in your parents basement that you crash on every night.
November 19th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Did you know that you have a long lost brother? I’ll be contacting you later Bro’.
Maybe. if I’m really good during my life, this is where my soul will go when I die.
November 19th, 2007 at 8:50 am
CG pics, not even worth the glance. Plus extra geekiness rules it as total lame hoax.
November 19th, 2007 at 9:17 am
Yeah that’s a sweet setup but the screen needs to be replaced. Ridinkyless!
November 19th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Fake as fuck. Got to be kidding.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Hey Jerry! Awesome line up there. Everybody’s saying we should do another episode. How about George builds this STNG room, and the babes are lining up to get in — and, oh yeah, his head is shaved and he’s going by “Jeorge-Luc.” I’m right, and you know it.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:37 am
Its not CGI. It exists. There are photos of the construction.
The screen is bigger than yours. Don’t hate the player.
Yes, it cost money. Yes, too much. Yes, it’s geeksploitation.
As far as getting laid, once you’ve been getting laid for 20+ years,
you stop doing things solely for that purpose. Mostly.
Your mileage may vary.
Why so many stupid people on teh interweb of pipes!?
All your brains are belong to us.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:52 am
It is not fake. It is very real. The photography was Photoshoped because the LEDs do not work well with photographic equipment. The screen looks small because of perspective. The ceiling is full of fiberoptics as well as the windows in the ready room. If you want to realy know what it is just ask because most of you cannot imagine what real people have.
November 19th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
It is real, it is in South Florida (Palm Beach county), and it was built by Audio Advisors and Acoustic Innovations. I have been in it. It has been featured by CE Pro and other websites that specifically deal with high-end home theater systems. The screen is 135″ diagonal (118″ wide) and only looks small because of the perspective of the lens. Look at the door in the top picture, you can only see the top 2/3 of it, but it’s 7′ tall and was shot with the same perspective as the screen.
And believe me guys, getting beautiful women is not exactly a problem for this guy. (Nice comment triso)
November 19th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Instapundit sent me. These pics are great. I’m a huge Star Trek fan and I really wish I had my own home to design my rooms in this way.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
This could actually be real…..
November 19th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Eric Says “Is that the screen in the second picture? For a theater like that I would want a bigger screen”
- Yes, that is the 10-foot wide screen in the 2nd picture, how much bigger do you want it to be? It’s called perspective people, figure it out.
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coolguy358632 Says “How much that cost, like a million dollars? With that kind of money I’d buy 3 models to sleep with me every night instead. And if I can blow a million dollars on a home theater system, I’m sure I can buy 6 models per night (or 3 super models per night).”
- Supermodels make upwards of $50k per day at a photo shoot, WITHOUT having to sleep with anyone. So a million bucks MIGHT get you one night with one of the trashy ones, good finding a million bucks and a trashy supermodel.
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Commander Tux Says “I can see it was inspired by the bridge, which had a very much larger screen. I suspect it was the largest TV he could afford. Of course, he could have used a projector, but replacing the lamps in those is also very expensive (over $100 every 3000 operating hours, last I checked)”
- You’re right, it was the largest he could afford, whithout making his house bigger. Crimony! It’s a 118″ wide screen people! And his projector is a Sony Qualia 004, which uses a $3,000.00 bulb that lasts just 1,000 hours, so yes, $3 per hour just for the bulb. Makes going to the theater look a little more reasonable.
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Terry Says “Nice system overall but Kaleidescape?! Guy has more money than brains. We have a 12.2 TB RAID6 chassis which streams to a MythTV setup and our 62″ 1080P plasma just fine.”
- Hey Terry, can you go to Best Buy, pick up 200 DVDs and drop them into a changer and walk away, then come back a couple days later and have them all ready to watch with cover art and all meta data without touching it? Didn’t think so. And does your system tell you a hard drive is going to fail soon and then overnight you a new one BEFORE it fails so no data is ever lost? Didn’t think so. And FYI he has over 25TB of storage, not a measly 12.2.
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Travis Says “The fourth pic is not the main screen.”
- CORRECT, it’s a Pioneer plasma in the room that leads into the Theater, AKA the “Ready Room”.
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Conned Says “boys and girls,hate to burst your geek bubbles: the photographs are not real. computer-generated graphics. look closely at the details. the room does not exist.”
- I would LOVE to see the details of which you speak …
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Cole Says “I call BS, like many before me. Those are pretty obviously CGI. If they’re not, then about twelve people each photoshopped the hell out of them. It’s a cool idea, but thise arn’t photos, they’re screenshots of The Sims. :P”
- 12 people huh?
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J.D. Says “Oh come on. You recreate/emulate an Enterprise bridge, and there’s no big swively Captain’s chair for the owner? Such a waste :(”
- HAHA, good one. I have seen a theater done with an original chair from the show, but the electronics weren’t as impressive. It is also on the Electronic House website that Lexx referred to earlier. Find it here: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/original_star_trek_props_anchor_home_theater/
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Steve Says “That’s an actual real version of when someone thinks to themselves, “what would I do if I became rich?”.”
- HAHAHA … EXACTLY!
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If anyone needs further proof, or wants one like this in their own home, I can be reached by calling the company who’s website is linked to my name. Cheers
November 19th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Eric: “Is that the screen in the second picture? For a theater like that I would want a bigger screen”
- Yes, that is the 10-foot wide screen in the 2nd picture, how much bigger do you want it to be? It’s called perspective people, figure it out.
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coolguy358632: “How much that cost, like a million dollars? With that kind of money I’d buy 3 models to sleep with me every night instead. And if I can blow a million dollars on a home theater system, I’m sure I can buy 6 models per night (or 3 super models per night).”
- Supermodels make upwards of $50k per day at a photo shoot, WITHOUT having to sleep with anyone. So a million bucks MIGHT get you one night with one of the trashy ones, good finding a million bucks and a trashy supermodel.
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Commander Tux: “I can see it was inspired by the bridge, which had a very much larger screen. I suspect it was the largest TV he could afford. Of course, he could have used a projector, but replacing the lamps in those is also very expensive (over $100 every 3000 operating hours, last I checked)”
- You’re right, it was the largest he could afford, whithout making his house bigger. Crimony! It’s a 118″ wide screen people! And he does have a projector. It’s a Sony Qualia 004, which uses a $3,000.00 bulb that lasts just 1,000 hours, so yes, $3 per hour just for the bulb.
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Terry: “Nice system overall but Kaleidescape?! Guy has more money than brains. We have a 12.2 TB RAID6 chassis which streams to a MythTV setup and our 62″ 1080P plasma just fine.”
- Hey Terry, can you go to Best Buy, pick up 200 DVDs and drop them into a changer and walk away, then come back a couple days later and have them all ready to watch with cover art and all meta data without touching it? Didn’t think so. And does your system tell you a hard drive is going to fail soon and then overnight you a new one BEFORE it fails so no data is ever lost? Didn’t think so. And FYI he has over 25TB of storage, not a measly 12.2.
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Travis: “The fourth pic is not the main screen.”
- CORRECT, it’s a Pioneer plasma in the room that leads into the Theater, AKA the “Ready Room”.
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Conned: “boys and girls,hate to burst your geek bubbles: the photographs are not real. computer-generated graphics. look closely at the details. the room does not exist.”
- I would LOVE to see the details of which you speak …
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Cole: “I call BS, like many before me. Those are pretty obviously CGI. If they’re not, then about twelve people each photoshopped the hell out of them. It’s a cool idea, but thise arn’t photos, they’re screenshots of The Sims. :P”
- 12 people huh?
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J.D.: “Oh come on. You recreate/emulate an Enterprise bridge, and there’s no big swively Captain’s chair for the owner? Such a waste :(”
- HAHA, good one. I have seen a theater done with an original chair from the show, but the electronics weren’t as impressive. It is also on the Electronic House website that Lexx referred to earlier. Find it here: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/original_star_trek_props_anchor_home_theater/
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Steve: “That’s an actual real version of when someone thinks to themselves, “what would I do if I became rich?”.”
- HAHAHA … EXACTLY!
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If anyone needs further proof, or wants one like this in their own home, I can be reached by calling the company who’s website is linked to my name. Cheers
November 19th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
heheheh shit dude, that’s awesome.
If I had a place like that though, I’d have far too much random crap around to make it no longer resemble a set from the show.
How come on Star Trek, you never see custodians? I don’t remember seeing any Roomba2400 on the show. Just imagine how much electronics dusting spray they’d use. Does Picard tip his cleaning staff?
November 20th, 2007 at 7:16 am
The photo’s are real, I should know I was there when they were taken. Oh and by the way there are more than 100 other photo’s of this room. Some show other things like the 4 large plasma discs in the top of the bar and others show the Star Track touch screen.
Jason, I think some of these guys are like 12 so they cannot imagine what others can do. For all you audio guys I will tell you this that It was said to be the best sounding room ever by JBL.
November 20th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Those are nice JBL’s, but I just can’t fathom why if the owner was going to drop that sort of money on the home theatre that he wouldn’t invest in something better. Dynaudio for instance. You might think $12,000 is a lot to pay for speakers, but with that home theatre hes probably paid in the area of $220,000+ for everything. Why not shell out the extra money for the best from Dynaudio? or any number of well known top of the market speakers?
Doesn’t really matter I guess, just a random thought. Also, I have to agree with the choice of FOUR 18″ subs… What a blast that room must be.
For those who think the photos are photoshop’d, wheres your proof or evidence? Actually, don’t bother trying. CEDIA is a well known convention and association, they’re not about to endorse a hoax. Not to mention anyone here could contact the companies that were contracted to make this, like Jason said.
I don’t see why its so hard to comprehend that there are Trekies out there who are extremely wealthy and are willing to indulge in a fantasy home theatre room. Nothing there is impossible people, lol. I don’t see why it has to be photoshop’d, especially since these things can be made relatively easily. Hell, that one there is probably more expensive then the actual bridge they made in order to film the show.
All I can say is good on the man for having it, and the jokes on any who say its fake. He is really living and using something that the ignorant here believe to be a fantasy pipe-dream.
So for anyone who believes its a photoshop, do you think the Earth is flat too? or is every picture of Earth from space a photoshop image too? Just a rhetorical question for the silly to consider.
November 20th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Not saying it’s not been built, but those are definitely computer rendered. My guess is that these were the mock ups they gave the guy before they built it. Look at the way the light reacts on the walls and especially the chairs in the last photo. Definitely CG. Wish there were some photos of the actual room though. I don’t even like Star Trek and I still think it’s awesome.
November 20th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
I am a woman, of the human variety. And I would have no problems accompanying an ubergeek into that theater.
November 20th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Beth,Beth, Beth, please listen to what I am saying. They are real photos and they were taken after the room was complete. The original concept was done in 3D Max and is quite good but next to the photos its apparent which ones are 3D Max and which ones are real. I can even give you a clue to prove this. Look at the first photo carefully. The panels on the side walls that resemble drawers with name tags are 1″ acoustical panels. These panels vary slightly in thickness. The walls of the room vary somewhat too. What happens is the face of the panels aren’t exactly all on the same plane. Look at the left wall lower panels. After looking closely you can see the variation and in the 3D Max version it’s perfect. How do I know all this, well I designed it, all of it.
November 20th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
I just have one thing to say to everyone who complains about the tv size:
1°: Look at the 2° picture and see the tv?
Have seen?
2°: Look at the 2° picture again and compare the size of the tv with the size of the doors on the sides…
Anymore doubts about the tv real size? ^^
November 20th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
No, its not a computer rendering. Again, stop insisting on ignorance people.
“Look at how the light reacts on the walls.”
How is it reacting? This installation used LED’s, which is a very bright and not at all soft sort of light like you’d find in a standard 60w bulb. Also note how the walls are recessed, and that the lights themselves are tucked up and are out of view for aesthetic purposes. Kind of like on the Enterprise… oh wait, I thought we already established that this was modelled after it? (sigh…)
“especially the chairs in the last photo. Definitely CG.”
Again, in what way is the light reacting to the surface of the chairs? First off, everything used is outlandishly colourful to begin with. You don’t even know what material the chairs are covered with, so any speculation on the way they appear is moot. I don’t suppose you have a set of chairs like that handy that you could inform us first hand how it reacts under light? I thought not.
Further speculation on artifacts seen in these photos is pointless in all honesty. The reason is simple, the images themselves have been reduced in size and quality in order to post on the internet. So you are not going to see it all clearly, or without oddities that you are throwing out as some sort of mystical proof exhonerating your skepticism.
So again, for the last time. Stop posting meaningless drivel about the autheticity of this when you have access to credible sources to verify the autheticity of it. Take the five minutes you were going to waste on writing out your “expert photoshoping skillz” and how you “just know” that its CG, and go put it to use researching the actuality of this home theatre. That way we can leave this message board to the discussion of how cool the whole thing is.
November 21st, 2007 at 9:07 am
If this is real, how come not one single person in this entire thread who has claimed to have been part of the construction, photography, or design, has shown any photos other than these? These photos look like bad early 90s CG and don’t freaking say they don’t. I’m fully willing to believe this is real, but you’re not going to convince me by posting four photos which look like something that could have come off the cutting room floor at Babylon 5.
No, I’m not a photographer or photo expert. I know when something looks fake though and the condescension shown by those “in the know” who apparently can’t supply anyone with photos that look real doesn’t change the fact that people aren’t as stupid as you like to believe and can tell when something looks fake.
If the photos are real, they sure did a good job making them look fake.
November 21st, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Hahaha! I never post on these, but in this case I’m going to make an exception…
I’m a female swimwear/lingerie model and I think that this home theater system is totally hot! My husband, an engineer, sent me this link because we both love Star Trek, and are looking to put in a home theater system. So there. Who says hot girls are excluded from enjoying Star Trek? You’d still like it if YOU were a hot girl, right? :-)
I agree that they need a larger TV for that set-up though.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Sorry Craig, I never meant to be condescending. I was irrate due to the condecension coming from the many photoshop experts here.
I agree, the photos are garbage. The photos of the actual home theatre room itself look like the photographer used a sort of fish lense in order to take in more of a panoramic view. I’m sure if you took the time, as I suggested previously, to do a little research on your own you could find more photos. Lets not forget, that this is a privately owned HT. It was expo’d in CEDIA by the companies that built it. The owner was more then likely happy to have set a day to let some people come in and take some photos, so I’m sure more photo’s exist out there. Why would the photographer use that style of photo? Simple, its likely take for various home theatre and audio review magazines, where page space is money. You can’t fit 20 + photos in the article to show it all, so a panoramic, or fish lensed photograph will capture more. Further, as I mentioned before, these photo’s have been altered from the original state. They’ve been modified in order to be posted on the internet. I highly doubt most websites would allow the image to be a full 2 to 5 mb’s and at a LxW of 1280×1024 or greater as most camera pictures are taken.
I have no interest in convincing you if you are dead set on believing its all fake. I could care less, if you think Evlis is still alive and that JFK was assisnated by the government, thats fine too. Just don’t go dishing out your skepticism when there is evidence proving the existence of the room.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Also, like someone else posted previously. Go to this link:
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/next_generation_star_trek_home_theater
Now go into the slide show, the last picture shown is right in the waiting room area, and its a close up of robot next to one of the couches. That photo is plenty real looking if you have any doubts about the others.
November 21st, 2007 at 8:37 pm
I didn’t have a problem with anything you just typed until you lumped me in with JFK conspiracy theorists and Elvis believers. For that, go to hell.
November 21st, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Ok, you want to see some other photos just go here http://uploadingit.com/browse/rundover/108561_qjumu If that isn’t enough I have more.
November 21st, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Paradigm - -yeah sorry, the “Go to hell” was a bit excessive, I apologize.
All I’m saying is that regardless of the fact that these rooms probably exist, as there is no reason why it wouldn’t, that there is ample reason why people believe these particular photos are fake. When people talk about the lighting what they are saying is that the photos have objects in them that glow like they’re in a cartoon. I could do the ceiling in Microsoft Paint.
Whether the room exists or not, and I have no opinion either way as I have not bothered to check, these particular photos look fake as hell.
November 21st, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Ok, what about checking these out. http://uploadingit.com/browse/rundover/108572_IO6ar
November 21st, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Call me a nerd but I so TOTALLY want that theater room. That is just too cool. LOL
November 28th, 2007 at 8:04 am
Due to concerns about the theater’s authenticity, EH went ahead and spoke with the installer and added new photos of the construction.
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/star_trek_home_theater_is_the_real_deal/
November 28th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I’m so glad they did that!
Plus look at the opening for the screen in relation to the 2 guys standing next to it. Clearly not a small screen! Now maybe you nay-sayers will believe me!
November 28th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Just go to Cedia’s 2007 website and look at the photos under best overall theme theater:
http://www.cedia.net/awards/industry_recognition07.php
Friggin experts! pfff
December 13th, 2007 at 9:03 am
It is totally real - I can attest to that as our company supplied the projection screens for this client.
Jim Pull , CTS
QA Supervisor - Stewart Filmscreen Corp.
January 8th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
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March 24th, 2008 at 6:11 am
Hi! My name is Marc and this is my home theater. I just wanted to thank everyone for all their great comments. It was a fun project and a great way to watch a movie. I would like to thank Accoustic Innovations in Boca Raton, FL who did the designed and constrction and Audio Adivors in West Palm Beach, FL who did the electronics along with all the sub contractors from Stewart, JBL, Kaleidescape, etc. And yes, all the pictures are very real. No photo retouching. Have a great day!
Marc
April 9th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I just look at that thing and think, man, that is a lot of money to spend, and a lot more money to tear down and redo once this guy wants to sell his house.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:06 am
just like to say that your home theater is wicked i would love to have something like that in my home but other than that you da man big respect goin out to ya from little old in england take care buddy
May 4th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
cool theater, the companies he mentions are all great companies but they are also very pricey and for those with very large budgets, home theater is affordable for most people now as projectors and all the trimmings like seating that go with it are down to affordable prices.
check out some photos from do it yourself theater owners at htmarket.com
http://www.htmarket.com/home-theater-pictures.html