Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation Re: Considered Light Boxes for your theatre??? 2Jan 23, 2008 9:09 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Considered Light Boxes for your theatre??? 4Jan 23, 2008 9:20 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Considered Light Boxes for your theatre??? 9Jan 23, 2008 11:34 pm commodorenut Almost any decent signwriter will do them as well. My brother-in-law owns a sign business, and he's constantly doing lightboxes for all sorts of applications (he's in Sydney though). Hmmm, thanks CN, i prefer someone in Melb, i'll keep looking. Re: Considered Light Boxes for your theatre??? 10Jan 24, 2008 5:59 am ......hence why I suggested any decent signwriter should be able to sort one out - it's not worth trying to freight one interstate.
You should be abe to find a local sign place via the yellow pages & a few phone calls. Re: Considered Light Boxes for your theatre??? 11Jan 24, 2008 8:10 am Quite coincidental really, I was looking into some of these only last week. I came across some Dolby Digital DS posters (DS=double sided = made for light boxes):
http://ferradoylegroup.com/dolby/dol308.html ... and then started looking into the prices of light boxes. I too saw the ones on eBay. Basically they tend to go from $300 to $700, depending on a few things... Then I saw these web pages: http://white.hometheatertalk.com/tips/posterbox.htm http://www.weilandworks.com/summerland/ ... rview.html ... so I am currently not sure which way I'd go. Re: Considered Light Boxes for your theatre??? 12Jan 24, 2008 8:26 am Thanks Rod, LOL, these theatre nuts ..... I don't know??? LOL
I've been thinking about building them too, since they are looking a bit expensive. Interesting one uses fluro's and the other the rope lights? I was thinking LED, providing the option to dim them when required....I am also looking to have them hard wired in so that there are no cables to be seen.... Oh well...another "want" to add to MY list.... Keep me informed of how you go with yours??? Re: Considered Light Boxes for your theatre??? 13Feb 01, 2008 10:35 pm Well, solved my problem....
Picked up some light boxes from Village Cinema's this evening....the cinema was closing down and i invited Rod down to grab some with us..... They look like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Not to everyone's taste mind you, but they are official light boxes.... Now just have to source the blockbuster posters to go inside... oh and to have the theatre to put them in!!!!! Rod and I are VERY HAPPY..... Re: Considered Light Boxes for your theatre??? 14Feb 02, 2008 8:12 am Nice poster pic in your first post P.
but I try to leave my light box experiences to this & only when required Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Many doctors are getting rid of their light boxes these days as digital images become more common. You can find x-ray light boxes at many auctions, unless they have been smart and sent them overseas to poorer countries. And poor old kermit - well he discovered some bad news via a light box one day Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Steve Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11966 That was always going to be a challenge and a test of patience. Full marks to your mate. Did you discuss the wet area near the trampoline? 16 17469 It might be a bit darker in the mornings but the light is still light, so you should be getting it. Similar to what you see from your western windows 3 20139 |