My gosh that is COOL!! Where does he find this stuff?!! Damn cool,man! :-D I love it!

The Star Trek one was nice too.......:-)

DO WANT.

i have one thing to say is that i wish i could do that with my home theatre and my projector

i like it ...
but wudnt the uneven walls bounce sound off differently ...
it'll be echo-ing all over the place ...

I'm guessing the guy used spray foam insulation to mimic rock. This would provide several better alternatives to actual rock including sound, ease of building and "not hitting your head and wanting to sue the guy" thing.

Where's the giant penny? Where's the mock tyrannosaurus? And no batpoles?

Just kidding. cool setup!

All that effort just to watch tv. Ugh. And that last line: "very Tim Burton-esque" ... oh good grief.

CRT projector??!? What is this, the dark ages?

Hey ben #1, CRT projectors are the highest resolution projectors available. You can't match the quality of them with LCD or DLP yet. So no, this isn't the dark ages, this is someone who wants the highest res available (and is insane enough to spend $36,000)

It's good to have money apparently.

Holy batman home theater system... Batman.

Pretty nice, but you can do a lot better for the price. CRT is not the highest resolution projector available, they aren't able to resolve all of 1080p!

110" is pretty tiny, too (for the price!).

Where did you get the idea that CRTs cannot resolve 1080p? There are computer monitors that can resolve greater than 1080p. Many consumer CRT RPTVs could not resolve 1080p, but that does not mean the technology is not there. This is a very expensive CRT projector and it clearly states that it is a 2500x2000 resolution. CRTs still have the best contrast ratio and motion smoothness.

Ok people, apparently we need a breakdown on WHAT resolutions are:

480P/I= 720x480
720P = 1280x720
1080P/I= 1920x1080

2500x2000 > 1920x1080

Sorry, guess it can resolve 1080p. Most of the "cheaper" CRT projectors I know can't resolve 1080p, so I made a generalized assumption - though I still don't know why you'd pump that much money into a 110" puny screen?

The JVC RS2 (6K - LCOS) has a 30K:1 contrast ratio. Sorry, that's close enough to CRT level.

My Sim2 DLP (and many new projectors) correctly display 1080p24 (motion smoothness).

All I'm saying is I think he can have at least the same picture quality in something cheaper, but to each his own. The days of CRT are ending.

I still think the replacement for CRT is still not out!

Wow, that looks amazing!! ;-)

Holy Waste of Time, Batman!

Wow! Not only is it amazing, but how cool is it to be able to say "yeah, we're gonna go hang out in the Bat Cave..." :D

I'm just wondering why there's this debate/discussion regarding "CRT's" or cathode ray tube projectors. I make my living as a projectionist and can tell you flat out that we haven't used ANYTHING but LCD & DLP technology for at least five years. The current state of the art happens to be the Christie 20 which, if you ever see films in a digital theatre, is the only system currently in use and pretty much indiscernible from film.. er, well except for the lack of scratches! They are all DLP technology. True, they are in the 200K range, but smaller versions like the Christie L6 are still available... approximately 7000 lumens, interchangeable lenses, 1080i, in the $5k range.

Bottom line is that the three lens RGB set up in the Batcave photos is just about the oldest, most primitive projection system I've seen in about eight years. He must have spent all his money on the cave cosmetics... or it's a very old article. Dark Knight would absolutely suck with that system.

Irikk, it seems you haven't been doing projection for long. I am an IMAX projectionist and have been doing 35mm projection for about eight years now(come to Orlando and we'll talk shop). While the Christie CP2000 DLP projector is passable , any decent projectionist will instantly be able to instantly see the difference between the grainy digital picture and film. Digital projection has come a long way, but it still is nowhere near the quality of film and won't be for at least a few more years(especially IMAX). That said, they made a good choice with the CRT projector. It has excellent resolution and color clarity and has no peer in the home projection market at this time.

Wow, I can only imagine the total cost and hours it took to install this beautiful home theater system. We've put in theater rooms, but this must have required a large crew of professional designers. Amazing.

woooah too many b!thec has too many spare time and agression after December 25th.

If you happen to know the 'old' Batman look and feel (the series), it was very retro and ridiculous in some ways. This projector suits the mood very nicely. He apparently didn't want the best or the cheapest, he wanted the best vintage projector out there while still being able to play HD-DVD and BluRay.

to follow pedantic mood:

its a she :P

"We return in December to show you the home theater set-up of a retired naturalist who thought that her cellar would be a great Batcave."

Very Nice BUT It's lacking One MAGOR thing - The cutting edge of Technology which is Hi-End Audio Vacuum Tube ( Valve ) Amplifers; so you can feel the sound and that gutteral bass resonating through your body.

I'm an electronics guy with 30 years of experience and I love the concept. Most modern theartres are not well thought out and have technicall issues with their design becase they are built to a price. [ You get what you pay for.]

This one though apperas very practical -because you can have immense power and volume in an underground cavern for such a studio. Also, because it's so dark no magor issues with lighting unless you loose power.

As for the uneven walls - That is what you want NO FLAT PARRALLEL SURFACES so the acoustics reduce colloration and doppler shifts. they do need to be acoustically able to absorb sound, so foam or some other material would be the go. And adding to the vacuum tube technology a good old CRT Screen is not so bad.

Video definition with the new digital technology is far more superior and probably more reliable in some respects. Thermal heat from the tube amplifiers would warm the cavern in no time - though temperature should be relative stable all year round.

The comfy seating might put every one to sleep like many I know who fall asleep infront of the TV at home.

men are taking the cave to a whole new level, calling it the man cave. yeah bat caves are cool but the new thing is building your own man cave anyway you want.

They aren't able to resolve all of 1080p!

Yep! I was agreed, I'll keep in touch to your blog.

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