This is the ultimate outdoor home theater experience. In its largest configuration, on command, a series of nine motorized towers rise from their respective underground weather-tight concrete “bunkers” to reveal a system of quintessential scale, power, and performance. The main video tower houses a rigid, one piece cast acrylic rear projection screen that is Eleven Feet high and Twenty Feet wide. The screen itself, weighs over 3000lbs. This particular type of screen was chosen for its superior image quality as well as the fact that it does not “flex” in a breeze as a “fabric-type” flexible projection material will. Any variation in the screen’s surface flatness will result in a loss of focus of the projected image. This configuration avoids the problem entirely. Rear projection was chosen as the optical medium as it is much more resistant to ambient light from nearby light sources than front projection. It also permits much more control of the optical projection environment. This is now a closed “chamber” where light control is more easily accomplished. Within this video tower is a high definition video projector of massive power and quality. It generates Fourteen Thousand lumens of light (ten times that of an average home theater projector) with a contrast ratio of 5000:1. This generates a spectacular image of intense clarity, depth, color and contrast. Within this tower is a dual air conditioning system that keeps all of the electronics (stored neatly in equipment racks ), as well as the projector, cool. Lining the interior of this sealed housing is black velour fabric. This was chosen to maintain as “light-reflection free” an optical environment as possible. This is the goal, due to the fact that a video projector does not generate “black”. Black, is simply the absence of light. Accordingly, a dark, refection-free interior projection space will produce maximum contrast on the rear projection screen.

Rising from within this video tower is the custom built center channel speaker. It is supplied by one of the foremost speaker manufacturers in the world. Its dedicated amplifiers ensure a perfect match between electronics to speaker array.

Flanking the main video tower are the main left and right sound towers. Each of these ensconce the main speakers for left and right as well as a compliment of sub-woofer cabinets. The level and quality that can be achieved with a sound system of the magnitude rivals “Woodstock”.

In addition to these three main towers are a series of six smaller motorized towers housing the surround channel speakers. These are placed strategically around the property to complete the enveloping sound- field experience.

All structural framing is of hi-tech aluminum alloy with twelve inch structural aluminum beams supporting the weight of the main tower system. Power to raise and lower these towers is quite substantial and uses synchronizers to maintain a level and stable movement. In addition, linear guides keep the superstructure true and precise. All towers have weather-tight seals at the closure points. The exterior “skin” is aluminum alloy with a “marine-grade” painted surface. Custom finishes are, of course, available. Just in case the power should fail during your movie, an automatic battery back-up system will operate the theater at full power while your back-up generator has time to come on-line. The battery back-up takes over almost instantaneously as opposed to your back-up generator which requires several minutes to come up to speed, causing an interruption in your viewing experience.

All functions and controls are at your command via a wireless, touch-screen control system. The theater has all of the sources you require. Blu-ray, HD-satellite, HD-cable, etc. The system can be configured for 3D operation as well. Whatever you require, we can supply.

These motorized outdoor theaters are for dusk and evening viewing only. Daytime viewing is just not practical at this quality level. It would require six times the amount of light for daytime viewing so we feel it is not a practical option at this time. Systems range from an eight foot wide screen in a single motorized tower with non-motorized surround speakers to the behemoth described here with a 20 foot wide screen and nine motorized towers as well as various configurations per your requirements. Please contact us for a consultation and location evaluation.

Systems priced from $375K to just under $2M

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