Current
shots as of May, 2013
Some current
control loft pictures
The system on the left is connected to a 6 core AMD – it's the backup system to either of the “hanging computer”. The monitors on the right access the hanging computer system.
This is the hanging
computer system – on the left a Core I7 used for multimedia.
On the right a single core AMD that functions as a file server and
can support 8 drives. The two together “run” the Party
Barn.
I built this by mounting the two systems to a large piece of
aluminum. The odd bright glow in the middle are led lit cooling
fans. This system has the advantage of very easy access for upgrades
– much easier than the previous rack system.
Current
shots as of Nov 8, 2011
Some current
control loft pictures
The current state of the Arcade Machine prototype (guarded by Arnold)
Current
shots as of Jul 28, 2010
Now have a new
1080P (Epson 8100) projector
mounted
below the old JVC projector
my
normal spot to watch movies!
Current
shots as of Jun, 2010
Electronic House
Magazine released a special DIY Issue that included the Party Barn!
Current
shots as of Nov 26, 2009
Added a Wii,
some Thanksgiving decorating done in these shots
Current
shots as of July 20, 2009
UPDATED COMPUTER
RACK / BUILT AV COMPUTER
the right hand monitor mirrors whatever is on the screen - makes navigation a lot easier!
core
I7, 6gb ram, 1gb video with HDMI out, dual raptors in a raid 0
scores 5.9's except 3d video is 5.6
FAST!
Current
shots as of May 19, 2009
PROJECTOR RAIL
BUILT AND INSTALLED (MORE IN AV SECTION)
(with
no remote, this projector has no trap, invert or keystone adjustments
- sux - this is why it's not upsidedown mounted)
These look better with the lights down. The new projector will have a much better contrast ratio not to mention be 16:9 instead of 4:3. This projector is doing fine considering it was $329
Check out this
WALKTHRU VIDEO
with things running - gives you a better idea of perspective.
Current
shots as of May 13, 2009
FINALLY GOT THE
BIG SCREEN INSTALLED! (17') WE WILL TEMPORARILY USE AN OLDER
PROJECTOR UNTIL WE GET THE ONE WE WANT
The
projector is just sitting on a table for now. It will be
mounted overhead on a custom rail soon.
This
old projector is only 1000 lumens - but does fine on the 1.3 gain
screen. It's also limited to 4:3 aspect ratio. The new
one will support 16:9.
See the AV page for more info.
Current
shots as of Apr 11, 2009
3rd TABLE SET AND
CHAIRS INSTALLED> SOME BAR STOOLS> SOME LARGER FRONT
SPEAKERS (INFINITY SM-152)> WALKWAY LIGHTING
The
wall mounted SM-152's. I built custom welded steel supports.
They are suspended about 6" off the wall - nice! The sound
system now has 10 speakers.
Current
shots as of Mar 03, 2009
INSTALLED TWO
MATCHING TABLES WITH CHAIRS
These sets are made of
Maple. Not a real hard wood, but the match is perfect - and
they are solid wood - not sawdust and glue.
The price was
quite excellent too! $189 a set.
When the furniture store gets another set in - we'll be picking up one more. Seating for 12 is around our planned max occupancy.
Current
shots as of Feb 19, 2009
SPEAKERS AND
CONDUIT INSTALLED
TAKE A
WALK THROUGH THE PARTYBARN! THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT 4 MINUTES AND
RATHER DARK BUT GIVES AN IDEA OF THE LAYOUT BETTER.
VIDEO
Current
shots as of Feb 16, 2009
CARPET
INSTALLED, SPEAKERS DELIVERED AND READY TO INSTALL