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Posted by CmdrTaco from the money-to-burn dept.
Critical Facilities writes "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."
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  • Not realistic (Score:3, Insightful)

    by LiquidCoooled ( 634315 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:23PM (#21398581) Homepage Journal
    Thank god this is only a simulation.
    When they finally put this stuff into real space ships, just make sure they don't copy the motion-activated air-lock doors.
    I kinda like breathing, keep the motion activation swooshing to internal doors only please.

    Other than that it looks really really cool and well worth the money they spent on it.
    • And doors need a pull down door lock release like the doors on the the L and subways have.
    • When they finally put this stuff into real space ships, just make sure they don't copy the motion-activated air-lock doors.
      I kinda like breathing, keep the motion activation swooshing to internal doors only please.

      Is it really that hard to include a pressure sensor on both sides of the door and a safety check before opening?

      • Re: (Score:2, Insightful)

        by billcopc ( 196330 )
        If you've ever owned a car in the last two decades, you should know that sensors always fail. Always.

        • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

          by zippthorne ( 748122 )
          No need for a sensor. 14.7 psi on a plane the size of a door is a tremendous amount of force. You just set it up so that when the door is bowed due to the pressure difference, the motor is incapable of overcoming friction from the deformation causing the door to be firmly lodged against one side or the other. You want the motor to be weak for other reasons as well. Heroes don't die of "Crushed in the lavatory doorway."
        • > If you've ever owned a car in the last two decades, you should know that sensors always fail. Always.

          So true. Plus, I can't get the shields to work. I'm running a Level 3 diagnostic right now.
      • Only on Slashdot...only no Slashdot.
    • Those pictures look suspiciously like 3D-Studio renderings to me.

      • Re: (Score:2)

        by solitas ( 916005 )
        Agreed. Everything looks too perfect for photos. And one of the earlier comments in the article also says this.
    • I was about to say the internal doors are airlock doors too in case of a section decompressing. But then I realized...none of this exists and I am a gigantic nerd.

  • Just shoot me... (Score:5, Insightful)

    by djupedal ( 584558 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:28PM (#21398609)
    The guy has been trying to sell this house for the last year. I mean, come on - I don't slight the guy for building such a 'tribute' - it had to be fun. But then putting the house on the market and expecting someone to welcome such an addition? That just doesn't make sense.

    • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

      by One Childish N00b ( 780549 )
      But then putting the house on the market and expecting someone to welcome such an addition? That just doesn't make sense.

      The market might be small but the price they'd be willing to pay to get this setup is not. How many Star Trek nerds here would be willing to pay top dollar to buy this guy's house?

      • Re:Just shoot me... (Score:4, Insightful)

        by morari ( 1080535 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:38PM (#21398703) Journal
        It would depend on the rest of the house really. I like watching movies in bed or on a comfortable couch much more than I do sitting in a theater seat... even if it is the Captain's seat. Besides, "top dollar" is really an overblown and inflated idea in the real estate world. Anyway, the place resides in Florida and there's now way in heck I'd ever want to live there. Ohio is humid enough in the summer!

        • It would depend on the rest of the house really.


          Not for me. If this was the basement of the Unibomber's shack I'd still want it....
        • Yeah, but think of how much fun it would be to simulate space storms in the thing during hurricanes. Come on, who could resist, just invite your favorite nurse Chapel over for you to have something to grab onto. (PS. Yes I know Chapel getting grabbed was in TOS... and that this is TNG).
          • Perhaps your thinking of yeoman Rand?
                I've seen a bumper sticker that said "Scotty, beam down a six-pack and yeoman Rand"
            FWIW Nurse Chapel was played by the same actress who married Rodenberry (Star Treks creator) and played Llwaxanna Troi in ST:TNG. As well as doing the voice for the computer in ST:TNG.
                Though I suspect most here knew all that already (and probably would've had a better time with the spelling which I probably mangled).

            Mycroft

            • Perhaps your thinking of yeoman Rand?
              I've seen a bumper sticker that said "Scotty, beam down a six-pack and yeoman Rand"
              FWIW Nurse Chapel was played by the same actress who married Rodenberry (Star Treks creator) and played Llwaxanna Troi in ST:TNG. As well as doing the voice for the computer in ST:TNG.
              Though I suspect most here knew all that already (and probably would've had a better time with the spelling which I probably mangled).

              Oh gee - you missed the part about her being the first officer (and a brunette) in the original pilot, which was later reworked into an episode in the series (the one with "Captain Pike"). Apparently, they couldn't sell idea of a female in a position of authority, so the poor lady was demoted to being a nurse (and a blonde). And, IIRC, she also did the voice of the computer in the orginal series as well as TNG.

              • Yep, completely forgot about her as #1 in "The Menagerie"/"The Cage".
                Can't remember her real first name either. but then I'm usually online after work, which is usually 9-10 hours of dealing with a random sampling of humanity.

                Thanks

                Mycroft

        • Re: (Score:2)

          by Thuktun ( 221615 )

          Anyway, the place resides in Florida and there's now way in heck I'd ever want to live there.
          If that's the case, he should just turn it into a time-share or rental. I wouldn't want to live there, but I like to visit.
      • I would, if the price was reasonable enough. It would seem to be a definite bonus, similar to paying extra for a pool. Now if you tried to sell the house solely based on it having a home theater that looked like hte Enterprise, and you demanded more than it was worth, then I wouldn't think twice but it would definately be a bonus, as well as something I'd pay extra for in a house.

    • Re:Just shoot me... (Score:5, Informative)

      by LiquidCoooled ( 634315 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:33PM (#21398665) Homepage Journal
      This is a different build - the one you are thinking of was a guy from England who went bankrupt trying to sell his 24th century flat.

      http://www.24thcid.com/ [24thcid.com]
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/4695188.stm [bbc.co.uk]

      • Re:Just shoot me... (Score:5, Informative)

        by karnal ( 22275 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:43PM (#21398739)
        Actually, it doesn't look like he went bankrupt trying to sell it - he actually likes the 24th century interiors; it's just that he set up a business doing the same interior remodelling. With credit cards. And it didn't take off.

        Tony Alleyne, 52, spent nine years and £30,000 transforming his flat and used another £100,000 to launch a company which offered similar makeovers. But the schemes were funded by loans and credit cards and he has filed for bankruptcy with debts of £166,000.
        To speak to the actual article here though, building a home theater is a fun experience - especially enjoying it afterwards. I would have to wonder what the pricetag is on the star-trek based theater; however against true Slashdot fashion I did read the article and there was not even a ballpark estimate given.

        • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

          by Belial6 ( 794905 )
          I'm guessing not much, since the pictures shows are renderings. Just look at them.

          • Re: (Score:2)

            by karnal ( 22275 )
            Yea, I realized that after I posted.. :( Still think it would be neat to even see what the theater would cost.

      • Re: (Score:3, Interesting)

        by djupedal ( 584558 )
        Wait - there are two cases of someone building and selling a home with a STHT?

        I'm trying to figure the odds of demand meeting supply on just one. How many people go looking for homes that specifically have a Star Trek themed home theater? How big does the pool of buyers need to be before you get at least one, in your area, that falls into that category? The odds seem pretty slim that even one is going to come thru the door. That's what gets me...all that work with the expectation that someone is going t
        • I think the pool of prospective buyers for such a system and means to do so is exactly 2. No more no less. Unfortunately they both decided to become suppliers instead of one becoming a consumer. Maybe they could sell their houses to each other.

          • No need to shoot you - DesiLu / Paramount / somebody will be happy to sue you out of existence for infringing on their Start Trek Intellectual Property.

            • Re: (Score:2)

              by deniable ( 76198 )
              Paranoiamount have a bad reputation for this. Modellers have contacted them for colors for licensed kits. They've been threatened with legal action.

    • Re:Just shoot me... (Score:5, Insightful)

      by morari ( 1080535 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:34PM (#21398669) Journal
      Most people with a sense of humor would welcome it, I suspect. Selling a house is difficult work to begin with, and the real estate market in general has been horrid this year. The real problem usually lies within the buyer. You have a bunch of ignorant people house shopping, though they have no idea what they want or how much they're willing to pay for it. When they see something they like they try to hold up the entire process while they dick around with a bank to get a loan which usually falls through anyway unless it's a generic ranch house or a stuffy condo.

      Yay for our debt-based society!

      • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

        by Jeff DeMaagd ( 2015 )
        Yay for our debt-based society!

        It is unfortunate, but I think houses are the one legitimate form of personal debt that I think is acceptable, though only within reason. I mean a regular house that you can pay for right away would be IMO better than getting a loan for a McMansion.
        • The problem is that due to credit prices have risen to what people can barely pay just the interest on. The prices have nothing to do with anything, except the expectation that the cycle will continue. When people quote these nice-sounding statistics about how many people are "homeowners," they never mention how many actually own them outright. We are returning to an "ownership" that amounts to renting because everybody has a mortgage payment and if you don't make the payment, you'll find out who the re
        • What's with the "McMansion" haters? By going with a more cookie-cutter style, with the facade of expensive materials over adequate if uninteresting ones, Home buyers are able to purchase a larger, more luxurious home than they would otherwise be able to afford. Sure, you lose the "originality" of a more traditionally built home, but how many of those "original" homes are just minor variations of ugly ranches, anyway.
          • I can't speak for everyone, but my own personal resentment toward Mc-Mansions comes from:

            1) Over-sized homes on very small pieces of property, greatly increasing the risk of your house catching fire due to your neighbors' stupidity (at least townhomes have firewalls between them)

            2) The progressive destruction of the aesthetics of Modern-era housing developments by the spot-replacement of gawdy jumbo housing.

            2a) Most are a jumbled mis-mash of imitation luxury concepts, intended only for that portrait shot in

      • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

        by FooAtWFU ( 699187 )

        Yay for our debt-based society!

        Because it makes so much sense to save up for a house for 30 years before moving into it!

        (Maybe more than 30 years. If you're not living in your own house you're paying rent somewhere.)

        Some of us live in places where a small home can be had from $4,000 or so. Like in rural West Virginia. The rest of us should be glad for at least this aspect of a debt-based society.

        • Re: (Score:3, Interesting)

          by billcopc ( 196330 )
          If it weren't for debt, you wouldn't need 30 years worth of money to buy a home.

          The debt environment artificially inflates real estate pricing because people can "afford" more. They don't end up with a bigger home, they just pay more for the same old pile of dirt. How many people would own homes if it weren't for mortages ? More than you think, because everyone needs a home. What ? You think the land owners and banks would sit idly, waiting for that one wealthy buyer per thousand ? No, they would adap

          • Re: (Score:2)

            by xPsi ( 851544 ) *

            If it weren't for debt, you wouldn't need 30 years worth of money to buy a home.
            True. Historically speaking, you'd need several lifetimes worth.

          • Re: (Score:1, Informative)

            by Anonymous Coward

            You think the land owners and banks would sit idly, waiting for that one wealthy buyer per thousand ? No, they would adapt, or else we would mob them!

            Your model is somewhat naive. Someone ALWAYS owns a home, houses don't just "exist". What happens in the short term is rent goes up until the monthly rent exceeds the price of a monthly mortgage, then (smart) people start buying. Monthly rent basically fluctuates (region by region) around that mortgage value boundary and vice versa. So, in the short run, there may be small advantages to renting if you are trying to save for a down payment. However, in the long term, owning is an obvious choice. Assum

            • the problem is when people can only afford to pay back the interest on the loan, then after 30 years of doing this, they are effectively in the same place as someone who was just outright renting. Except of course for any capital gains... if the house has increased (or decreased) in value they might be able to take advantage of that.

          • Re: (Score:2, Funny)

            by mfnickster ( 182520 )
            > How such a basic device could come to be worth half a million or more is beyond logic.

            Here, I worked out the logic:

            for (i=0; i < 3; i++)
               printf("Location!\n");

            :)

          • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

            by FooAtWFU ( 699187 )

            If it weren't for debt, you wouldn't need 30 years worth of money to buy a home.
            Right. A rich developer would have bought up the land, built a house or some apartments, and started charging rent for it. Since he's the one with the capital.
      • You have a bunch of ignorant people house shopping, though they have no idea what they want or how much they're willing to pay for it

        The usual reason why home buying takes so long is that the sellers hide defects and advertise too high a price. That means that both the buyer and the bank need to spend a lot of time on trying to figure out where the problem areas may be and whether the property is really worth it.

        If you want a quick sell, price your property aggressively and don't try to cover up defects wi

        • Re: (Score:1)

          by jo42 ( 227475 )

          A home purchase doesn't put you in debt unless you overpay.
          In many housing markets, you don't have any choice. Why is a house that was valued at $300K four years ago (Vancouver, BC area) going for over $700K today? Because the house buyers (AKA fscking idiots!) are willing to pay for it - in hopes that in a few years some dumb arse sucker will pay over $1M for it.

      • Re:Just shoot me... (Score:4, Interesting)

        by Mistshadow2k4 ( 748958 ) on Monday November 19, 2007 @04:37AM (#21405253) Journal
        "The real problem lies within the buyer"? On what planet at this time would that be? Have you watched any of these home-selling shows on HGTV lately? (I'm a care-giver and it's very popular where I do volunteer work.) A great deal of the problem -- and thus, the "hold up" you mention -- is all too often the sellers trying to get two or three times the amount of money they've invested in the house. That's no exaggeration; I saw a show once in which the seller had bought the house for $95,000, invested about $40,000 in remodeling and was trying to sell it for $375,000. He only got $300,000 and bitched about for the last 5 minutes of the show. Jesus, $165,000 wasn't enough of a profit? That was a rather extreme case, but I've seen a lot of others on that show. On pretty much every episode, the sellers inflate the price to at least double what they've spent on the property. It's pure greed that has inflated the cost of a home to absolutely ridiculous levels, and folks like you wonder why it takes so long to sell a house? Duh, not only do your potential buyers have to get a loan for a humongous amount of money, and most likely these "ignorant" people are looking at other houses too -- why the hell shouldn't they? More than anything, artificially inflating prices like this -- not just on homes but on many, many things like cars -- is why we have a debt-based society. So what the hell are you griping about? They have to go through a hell of a lot more trouble to than you do. You sound just like the greedy jerks on that show, bitching that people just don't fall head over heels in love with your house the moment they see it and immediately puke a few hundred grand all over you, no matter how much the house is actually worth.
        • As someone who is buying his first house, Amen!

          I don't want my house to be an investment. I want it to be a place to live. Finding one that isn't gigantic, and was AFFORDABLE in the area I want to be in has been a daunting task. I'm certainly glad that I didn't decide to buy some of the shitholes that I looked at in the first month that were actually $40-$90K more than the nice place I decided to buy. It's a good deal based on what else is on the market, but my friends just a few years ago all bought ni

    • Re: (Score:2, Funny)

      by nomadic ( 141991 )
      That just doesn't make sense.

      Indeed. It is highly illogical.
    • It's a no-win situation. They'd have to reprogram the simulator to make it possible to preserve the room and rescue the realtor selling it. Call Kirk

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by Eddi3 ( 1046882 )
      And therefor you must acquit.
    • To me the pics look like they were done in some 3D art work program, slight fuzziness around the edges and stuff. Not sure if these are the real images, or the design drawings.

  • Haha. (Score:5, Funny)

    by Gigiya ( 1022729 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:28PM (#21398613)
    I like the comment left on TFA: "now, the only thing left is to actually convince a human woman to go in there with you..."
    • My girlfriend just said 'When we win the lottery, we're having that in our house'. She would take NO convinving at all! Mind you she's also ticking off the days until Star Trek: Online starts too..

      • Re:Haha. (Score:5, Informative)

        by ScrewMaster ( 602015 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @01:25PM (#21399005)
        The girl I was living with at the time Star Trek: The Next Generation first came out was one of those people (an English major, as it happens) for whom Star Trek, indeed science-fiction in general, held no appeal. Science either, for that matter. Just didn't see the point ("What good is that Space Shuttle? Bring it down to Earth and spend that money on social programs.")

        But the show was on at 5:00 PM every Saturday, and it didn't matter what social plans she might have made for the evening, I wasn't leaving until I'd received my Star Trek fix. I could have taped it, but that wasn't the point: this is my show and you will work around it. Now at first, this irritated her to no end, but as I watched each episode she would hang around in the background, feigning disinterest but with her curiosity obviously piqued. After a couple months of this, she sat down next to me and asked, "so ... who's the guy with the greenish skin that talks so oddly?" I explained to her that Lt. Commander Data was actually an android, who was trying hard to understand us better so as to be more human. A couple of months more, and she would answer the phone with, "Sorry, Debby, we can't come over now ... Star Trek's on. I'll call you later. Bye!" Turned her into a Trekkie just from secondhand exposure, and as a consequence she began to think about the relevance of science and technology to any modern culture, that in fact they make our lifestyle possible. She'd never really thought about that before. Most Americans don't, when you get right down to it: everything might as well be powered by magic.

        So it is possible. Trekkiedom is not solely the province of male geeks and nerds, much as some of us might like to believe that. I remember reading in the book "The Making of Star Trek" (original series) that the female test audiences were just completely in love with Mr. Spock, and oddly enough resented Uhura ("Who does she think she is, anyway, doing man's work on the bridge and wearing an outfit like that!") Things were a bit different back in the sixties.

        • Most Americans don't, when you get right down to it: everything might as well be powered by magic.

          Wrong friend. It is powered by magic as I should know, being an american. It takes spells and wizzardry to even understand the stock market or bank. What about your insurance? I don't understand it, don't know why I need it yet I must have it. How does the Telephone Work or TV or the internet Tubes? It's all magic and anyone who try's telling you otherwise is demon and spawn of Satan out to garner your soul.

        • Re: (Score:2)

          by jedidiah ( 1196 )
          > Just didn't see the point ("What good is that Space Shuttle? Bring it down to Earth and spend that money on social programs.")

          That's a pleasant enough sounding idea until you actually look at the numbers. Gutting the whole of NASA just wouldn't be that big of a bonanza compared to the rest of the US Budget.
      • My girlfriend is more a Star Wars fan, though, thankfully, she HATES Jar-Jar. Fortunately for me, she 'indulges' my Trek passion, and even took me to The Star Trek Experience for my birthday this year.

        I wouldn't recommend one of these home theatres, though, til the kids get outta the 'break everything in sight' phase.

        • I wouldn't recommend one of these home theatres, though, til the kids get outta the 'break everything in sight' phase.

          I'm not sure I'd recommend one of them, period. Remember Scott Adam's comment that "the Holodeck will be humanity's last major invention"? Well, one of those home theater setups is about as close as we can come to a Holodeck nowadays. I'm not sure that I would ever leave it, particularly if there were a plentiful supply of refrigerated beer behind one of those fifty-odd panels. In fact, t
    • the only thing left is to actually convince a human woman to go in there with you

      She's already in the (presumably) big and expensive house. This is just more display of wealth to make her wet.

      Money makes anyone sexy to women. It works the same as alcohol for men.

    • I actually get the impression that there are a lot of female Trekkies, more so then any other flavor of geek. My aunt was the person that got me into TNG, as a matter of fact.

      Though her favorite character was Riker for some reason.

  • Very nice, but (Score:3, Informative)

    by AC-x ( 735297 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:28PM (#21398615)
    wake me up when they've actually _built_ the thing
    • I really don't think it's that hard to build it, but this group probably wants more than what even the most ardent Trek fan is willing to pay. If a person is willing to some compromises, it might be reasonable in terms of material expenses. The ceiling is nice, but really doesn't need to be there, and might be pretty involved to do it well. The wooden arch in the back probably can't go, but it doesn't look easy to fabricate either.
  • I like the first Star-trek themed theator I read about on /. in Jaunary.

    The original [slashdot.org]

    Looks more like the bridge itself.
    • Hahaha, that's exactly what I thought. I knew this all sounded quite familiar. I also like that a lot of the discussion points are exactly the same as well.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by brunes69 ( 86786 )
      That looks more like the claszic bridge.

      This one is the TNG bridge.
  • I would be impressed if his motion sensored doors are telepathic, like they are in the Star Trek universe.

    • Re:Telepathic doors (Score:5, Funny)

      by module0000 ( 882745 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:34PM (#21398667)
      ...."There goes another one of those self-satisfied doors", said Marvin.
    • Well, I don't know they work in the various spinoffs but in TOS, the Bridge doors were operated by a couple of pull-ropes. There was member of the stage crew standing behind the set walls, who would pull the ropes and whisk the doors open on cue. During the filming of one episode, the poor guy stationed back there actually dozed off (the set lighting made it very hot back there) and when Shatner tried to stride off the bridge into the turbolift he ran smack into the door and broke his nose.

  • pretty, but the screen is too small (Score:4, Interesting)

    by jollyreaper ( 513215 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:33PM (#21398663)
    The view from the back would be about as poor as watching a normal-sized screen. But I do like the table element they have going with the worf arc (whatever you called that thing he stood behind.) If you're doing dinnner and a movie, it's nice to have that stuff right in front of you. Of course, with comfy chairs that lay back, you'll end up dropping food all over yourself. The last thing you want to do in a Star Trek-themed room is look like Jabba -- mixing shows is considered very gauche these days.

    • Re: (Score:1, Flamebait)

      by v1 ( 525388 )
      Does it come with a tricorder or a trek binoculars to get a better look at the screen? sheesh, for that amount of effort you'd think they'd put in something with a decent size screen. I don't care if it IS plasma, when you're 20 feet away it's gotta be BIGGER. A projection set would have worked much better. Just because it costs more doesn't mean it's a better idea.
      • It looked to me like a wide-angle lens shot. In which case, it could be much better than pictured. Insufficient detail to be able to know...
      • It was a 135" projector screen. It only looks small because of the wide angle lens used to take the shot.

        Just in case you were wondering, the screen is in the 2nd shot. The plasma in the 4th is not the Home Theatre screen.

  • Link to original article (Score:5, Informative)

    by Mononoke ( 88668 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @12:45PM (#21398765) Homepage Journal
    http://www.electronichouse.com/article/next_generation_star_trek_home_theater/C154 [electronichouse.com]

    I hate getting sent to articles that are simple summaries of the original.

  • Pu-leeze (Score:1, Flamebait)

    by SmilingSalmon ( 1143805 )
    Apparently, all you need to be "Named the best theme theater installation at CEDIA 2007" is to be decently skilled with PhotoShop. Does anyone else think the award should be named "best theme theater idea"? Or maybe "best theme theatre PhotoShop" would be even better.

    Hmmm, an award for an idea -- just like the patent office!!

  • Is it real or not? TFA claims they actually built it over six months (which seems too short for 3 areas), whereas the 'photos' all look like unconvincing renders to me. I mean, that ceiling motif is ludicrously obvious in its not realness.

    Anyway, watch out for my awesome new case mod - the case will be made out of live snakes! All 100% photoshop!

    • It's not that hard with the right tools. (Score:4, Interesting)

      by Animats ( 122034 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @02:01PM (#21399307) Homepage

      The ceiling wouldn't be that hard to do. Use a CNC router to mill a clay mould, then vacuum-form plastic sheet over it. TechShop [techshop.ws] in Silicon Valley has all the gear for that, and there are shops that do large-area vacuum forming. Up to 6' x 11' vacuum forming of single pieces is commercially available.

      Much of the "future" that comes from Hollywood is made by vacuum forming. It's cheap.

      • Oh, I'm sure you could build it - my point was that not one of those 'photographs' looked like they were photographs of a place that physically existed. The ceilings in particular look fake - perfect gradient fills everywhere, perfectly symmetrical and lit. Can you really not see that?

  • does the MPAA know... (Score:5, Interesting)

    by advocate_one ( 662832 ) on Sunday November 18, 2007 @01:30PM (#21399037)
    about those 3,816 DVDs he's admitted to copying???

  • If someone *really* had this setup, there would be a hell of a lot more than 4 lo-res picture documenting it.

    There would be hardware specs, hi-res pictures, an installation journal, and or photos of the proud owners in full star trek gear. Period.

    Nerds, especially trekkies, would be bursting at the seams to show off an installation of that magnitude.
  • Watching ANYTHING other than a Sci-Fi themed movie would seem just weird in that environment.

    • Re: (Score:1)

      by ROMRIX ( 912502 )

      Watching ANYTHING other than a Sci-Fi themed movie would seem just weird in that environment.
      Ya, I bet there'd be a lot of throat clearing, side to side looks and neck-tie adjusting if you threw in a good pr0n video.
      er, come to think of it, I've seen a lot of throat clearing, side to side looks and neck-tie adjusting in pr0n videos... what an odd parallel...
  • These "photos" don't look real - they may be ray-traced. The perspective appears to be skewed in all the shots. Look at the metal columns near the door in the third photo. The light gray chairs in the front of the fourth photo appear to have a strange gradient. Overall the lighting and feel of these shots is ray-traced. Someone please prove me wrong.

    LS
  • Wow, this place really is just like the Enterprise. I bet that the bar only serves synthohol. This looks about as fun as joining the space-navy, except that it's in your basement.

  • DRM (Score:2)

    by frisket ( 149522 )
    > eight servers with 3,816 DVDs

    ...none of which will now play due to DRM restrictions :-)

  • I wonder if he keeps the Galileo in the garage?
  • And this is news? There was someone in the UK who converted his entire apartment to the bridge of the Enterprise.

    Slashdot...news from half a decade ago, today.

    • Re: (Score:3, Interesting)

      by MobileTatsu-NJG ( 946591 )

      And this is news? There was someone in the UK who converted his entire apartment to the bridge of the Enterprise.

      a.) His entire apartment wasn't converted into the bridge of the Enterprise. Take another look at the photos.

      b.) It was not a theater.

      Slashdot...news from half a decade ago, today.

      c.) That was years ago. This story has a 2007 date on it. It goes in a very different direction from our friend in the UK.

      The devil's in the details, my friend. You should take a stab at reading both stories. At the moment, you sound like somebody bitching about Slashdot covering Leopard when it had already done OSX years ago.

  • "Tiny" screens (Score:1, Interesting)

    by ElvisGump ( 1018396 )
    A lot of posters have complained how far away and small the screens look in these pictures of home theaters.

    Because these are relatively small rooms these pictures are being shot with very wide angle lenses. If you compare the width of chair backs nearest the camera and farthest away and realize in reality they are pretty much the same size you can see the distortion.

    Wide angle lenses are going to make the tv screens look farther away and smaller than they actually are because of the wide angle distortion o
    • If I had a TARDIS in my back yard I would put another house in it. It would just be a pain getting all the materials in through the door. It would be nice if you could actually park a car in a TARDIS, you could put an aircraft hanger sized garage in there easily, it's just a matter of getting it through the door.
  • My idea of the perfect living room would be the bridge on the Starship Enterprise. You know what I mean? Big chair, nice screen, remote control.. that's why Star Trek really was the ultimate male fantasy. Just hurling through space in your living room, watching TV. That's why all the aliens were always dropping in, because Kirk was the only one that had a big screen. They came over Friday night, Klingon boxing.. gotta be there.
  • TNG was a bit to clinical for me. Enterprise was darker (Set design and plots) and fits better for a theater setting. A media room designed after TNG would be to "bright and cheery" for me. Give me one modeled after Entrprise. Oh, and T'Pol would be a must.. for.. "Authentic" reasons.. Coff, coff .. "Sit right here; darling.. I am afrid we have spatial anomalies on tap tonight ;)
  • Those are not real photos- they are CGI. Look closer.

    However, if it was real, it would be pretty damn cool. Well, cool-ish.
  • I think I might have met the guy who did this in Las Vegas. I went to the Star Trek Experience and started talking to a guy in uniform who I thought was an employee. It turns out he is just a fan who likes to wear the uniform. He lives in Florida and said that he flew out just to eat dinner at Quark's. He also said that his parents let him turn his 2nd bedroom into a replica of the Enterprise bridge. I suppose he could have been lying, but the fact that he was just hanging out in a Starfleet uniform adds a
  • the picture of the wet bar. It was modeled on 10-forward, which despite being on a ship capable of traversing known space is, ironically, the dreariest watering hole in the galaxy.

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