Hello everyone. With vacation and IFA almost out of the way, we are ready to restart the “Microsoft HD DVD Insiders Tour for AVS Forum” that I have promised for so long :). The first one now is at CEDIA. Here are the details.

When: Sunday the 17th. Start time: 10:00am. End time: 12:00pm.
Where: The HD DVD Mobile Experience (decked out with new Marantz 1080p projector and good audio).
How: You need to RSVP. And this time, we have a better system than using PM at AVS Forum :).

RSVP by Phone: 1-877-673-8368
RSVP Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?culture=en-US&eventid=1032307957+&x=7&y=12 (requires a Passport ID. If attendees don’t want to use/create a Passport ID then they should register by phone)

Event Code: 1032307957 (required)

Questions: Please send email to avshddvd@microsoft.com. My inbox is almost full here so please don’t PM on this topic.

What you can expect: I will be giving background/history on these formats, and answer any and all questions you might have about anything related to these formats. We will then have Kevin Collins on my team who is an expert on iHD and works closely with studios on title creation to talk about that end of the business. The highlight of the event is seeing unreleased movie titles that we have test discs for (and permission to show you -- usually from Warner).

Note that we can only seat 30 people. If we get 15 or less, there will be a single event. If we get more than 15, we will run two events concurrently and I will timeshare between them. So if you want to come, please RSVP asap as we can not go past the maximum count.

Note that you do not need to own an HD DVD player to come. Or be an AVS Forum member. However, we do reserve the right to approve who comes and non-forum members need to be invited by someone who is a member. I also like to avoid having a cat fight with BD fans:). So if you are not interested in potentially purchasing an HD DVD player, then it does not make sense for you to attend.

So I look forward to seeing you there. The last one in LA was a lot of fun and we have learned how to fine tune things. And we all get to put a face with the words here.

We will be organizing the visits for the rest of the country later so if you can’t make it to CEDIA, there will be other opportunities.

SWEET. I wish I was in Denver that week :(

if you ever want to come to Pittsburgh, PA would be glad to host the mobile truck.

Thanks for the offer! I don't know when we will make it to PA but priority does go up when folks help organize things for us :).

Any chance of a stop in the good old Seattle area?

Any chance of a stop in the good old Seattle area?
Yes :). Details of that to come soon. Will be in the next couple of weeks I hope at a local high-end shop.

Yes :). Details of that to come soon. Will be in the next couple of weeks I hope at a local high-end shop.
Any chance of a stop in the Houston area?

Any chance of a stop in the Houston area?
Yeh, if you can tell me where I had great Cajon food there 16 years ago :).

Seriously, we can come to any city if there is sufficient number of people coming, and some place would host the event with great A/V. Go ahead and browse the "Meet the cook" thread to see if others have voted for Huston and whether you can pair up with them to get us to come...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=700407

Most popular cities currently are:

NYC NY 20

DC Area DC 12

San Francisco CA 12

Boston MA 11

Dallas TX 11

Philadelphia PA 10

Seattle WA 8

Atlanta GA 7

Chicago IL 6

New Jersey NJ 6

Amir:

I signed up, as I haven't had a chance to meet Kevin ;)

Out of curiosity, will you be inviting any of those boring audio types with you too?

Best,

Out of curiosity, will you be inviting any of those boring audio types with you too?

Best,
Oh anyone can come but our material of course will be video centeric. Kevin has done a lot to make the audio good though in the truck by begging for high-end gear from Harmon. :)

Amir:

That's a typo on my part. I meant to type "will you be bringing"...

I'll harass you on the truck ;)

Cheers,

BTW:

Transcodes from WMA Lossless to AAC Lossless are painfully slow. :(

I'll be there. Thanks Amir for making this happen.

-Robert

I will be there with a guest who is also attending Cedia (JSG) 2 total. Just registered by phone for both of us. Nice painless phone support once I had enough sense to give the event code. :rolleyes:

Is it possible for someone to record the event and/or create a transcript/synopsis for the forum folks who can't make one of these events? I think everyone would love to hear the presenters and the question/answer sessions.

amir, based on your numbers then, I would expect NYC to happen very soon ?!? :D

I heard BD was doing the same thing, except of couse it was highly secrative, and therefore is not meant for public scrutiny...

I heard BD was doing the same thing, except of couse it was highly secrative, and therefore is not meant for public scrutiny...and it was potentially going to happen ....in the future.... :D

Well the BD yeilds are now at 80% for that event so it should be comming any day now...

and it was potentially going to happen ....in the future.... :D


I hear the truck for the BD tour has twice the capacity of the HD DVD truck :D

Of course they don't have enough space yet to do it justice, since that truck is still on "special order", and there won't be room for more than a few viewers, since they decided to install the entire popcorn machine and fountain drink dispenser in the box van they bought off the showroom floor, instead of just letting us bring in drinks and popcorn buckets. :D

Is it possible for someone to record the event and/or create a transcript/synopsis for the forum folks who can't make one of these events? I think everyone would love to hear the presenters and the question/answer sessions.
I don't think so Tom. I try to be VERY candid in the event, answering questions that I do not here in public. We swear the attendees to secracy btw. For example, while we do show unreleased content, we ask that people not come and mention which movies they saw. Everyone followed the rules I am happy to say after the LA event so we are going to keep doing it this way.

I don't think so Tom. I try to be VERY candid in the event, answering questions that I do not here in public. We swear the attendees to secracy btw. For example, while we do show unreleased content, we ask that people not come and mention which movies they saw. Everyone followed the rules I am happy to say after the LA event so we are going to keep doing it this way.

Well I am just a video (and roller coaster enthusiast) and am not privy to attending CEDA, but you guys just keep doing what you are doing. Good job! It just kills me you guys can't talk about what you hear (and see!) I will wait for the crumbs that come out of CEDA. You guys always like to leak "a little." Have fun.

I'm not making it to CEDIA this year, but I hope to make a San Francisco visit.

Yeh, if you can tell me where I had great Cajon food there 16 years ago :).

Near downtown or out in the 'burbs by the Compaq/HP campus? (or elsewhere?)

If it was the CPQ/HPQ campus, then it was either Atchafalaya (now out of business) or Pappadeaux. Both easily beaten by places run by real Cajuns (e.g., Floyd's on Durham, Ragin' Cajun on Richmond). If you were somewhere else, then I need a few more hints. How authentic do you want to go? It's a little warm, right now, for mudbugs, but give it a few months, and they will be back in season. ;)

Of course, if you want to put Austin on the list, I can make that, too. :D

Later,
Bill

I hear the truck for the BD tour has twice the capacity of the HD DVD truck :D

I think the BD tour truck will lost in 2007

I'm there, it sounds like a great opportunity to drain a few brains in Colorado!

I don't think so Tom. I try to be VERY candid .

I understand, thanks for your great support and I hope a few well planted leaks dribble their way our way :D Or was that Valerie Plame I saw you with? :eek:

by any chance will you talk about the laptop HD DVD if are i will come to it with my laptop.

Just registered! Unfortunately, I'll have to sneak out about 15 minutes early to catch my ride to the Broncos game, but I look forward to meeting you guys and catching some top secret info.

by any chance will you talk about the laptop HD DVD if are i will come to it with my laptop.
Kevin Collins who will be there plays a lot with the Toshiba laptop. So should be able to answer your questions...

Near downtown or out in the 'burbs by the Compaq/HP campus? (or elsewhere?)
I wish I could remember. It was in 1989. We were doing a final install of these computers at Nasa (for flight simulation) and went out to celebrate in this restaurant in the middle of nowhere (woods around it). And old Cajon gentleman was the owner/chef and fed us some of the best Cajun food I had before then. Since then, I had the pleasure of feasting in New Orleans so I am not sure I would be as impressed today, as I was then :).

Amir,

When are you coming to DC?

We haven't set the schedule for any of the other visits yet. The next even will probably be Seattle since it is easier to do.

Amirn - Most of our restaurants in downtown New Orleans are back open and conventions are returning, and, the French Quarter is as it was before Katrina. Our seafood, crawfish etouffee, fried shrimp po-boys, etc. is as good as ever. Hur. Katrina messed up a large part of eastern part of the city, but downtown and Jefferson parish (between city and airport) is back to normal.
I wish more audio-video events would come down here, we are back to being a party destination, even cruise ships will be back here in 2007.

We haven't set the schedule for any of the other visits yet. The next even will probably be Seattle since it is easier to do.

That's great news, count me in for Seattle as well...I'll definitely make the 3-hour car trip up from Portland for this.

Detroit!!

Our HEMI AVS theater club has almost 100 members and about 60+ were at the latest HT meet at Art Sonneborn's house. If you come to Detroit suburban area, we can guarantee a big turn out of enrthusiasts. We are about 4 hours out of CHicago.

Just letting people know that we have closed invitations on this list. We have about 24 people so we are hoping to get everyone into one session so that we can all talk at the same time. It will be rather cozy so don't eat too much before you come, so that you take less space :D.

Look forward to seeing the people who are coming this weekend!

Thanks for inviting the AVS'rs to the HD-DVD Mobile Experience this morning. It was a very informative time, and convinced me that I made the proper investment 3 weeks ago in HD-DVD. I was a huge Blu-Ray supporter, but you guys successfully switched me over to the HD-DVD camp today! I still want a PS3 so that I can have both formats, but I will now buy HD-DVD versions of discs over Blu-Ray, VC1 rules!

All AVS'rs should make the effort to go to this as it visits other cities! The only problem is that long semi trailer has a better setup them mine at home (that 1080p projector is awesome). Oh well, just need to spend more money now. :)

Thanks again Amir and everyone else that you had there to talk and answer questions.

Steve

I'll throw in my thanks too. It was great to meet some of the people who post here.

Even though I'm still sitting on the fence in the format war, I'm definately leaning more towards the HD-DVD side. This was my first chance to see HD on disc on a nice system, so that was great.

It was cool to get to see the clips of the unreleased movies. And that King Kong trailer was incredible, better than it looked in the theater.

BTW, the "seats" in the trailer suck. :o

Thanks to all who organized this event. It was an eye opener for sure. Sorry I had to bug out early on you guys, but I got a call that my ride was leaving right then and I had to book it 4 blocks to the hotel. Wish I could have hung around longer.

It was a great event. The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift Demo of HDi and the other clips were eye opening.

The program material shown has converted my associate who also attended into a raving HD DVD fan, as the material presented was among the best, if not the best, HD content that was at the Cedia show. And I saw over a dozen HD 1080p projectors displays, being fed from servers, HD DVD and Blu-ray players.

I encourage every AVSr to attend who wants a knowledge of HD DVD or to see what a nicely calibrated display should look like.

It was nice to see people in person.

Thanks for the feedback and kind words. I enjoyed interacting with you all. And of course, we are really appreciative if your support of HD DVD!

Well, I thought I could hold out. But after seeing how good HD DVD looked and then coming back to the macro-blockiness of DirecTV, I went and picked up a player and some disks last night.

So to you fellow AVSers who don't want to be converted, stay far far away from this tour. :p

Well, I thought I could hold out. But after seeing how good HD DVD looked and then coming back to the macro-blockiness of DirecTV, I went and picked up a player and some disks last night.

So to you fellow AVSers who don't want to be converted, stay far far away from this tour. :p

lol...


btw, amir, any date yet for the NYish tour?

btw, amir, any date yet for the NYish tour?

I was just about to get down to scheduling the rest of the visits but came home to see a Jury Summons. So I have to see how that goes before I can finalize the rest of the visits.

I wonder if the court accepts visiting you all as a valid reason to skip jury duty. I mean, it is not every day that you are involved in a format battle. :D

You let them know that the east coast is waiting for you, Amir. We got your back! we'll give contact #'s in case they need references. ;)

I was just about to get down to scheduling the rest of the visits but came home to see a Jury Summons. So I have to see how that goes before I can finalize the rest of the visits.

I wonder if the court accepts visiting you all as a valid reason to skip jury duty. I mean, it is not every day that you are involved in a format battle. :D

you know what they say about people who can't get out of jury duty... :eek:

Its a Blu-ray plot.

I was just about to get down to scheduling the rest of the visits but came home to see a Jury Summons. So I have to see how that goes before I can finalize the rest of the visits.

I wonder if the court accepts visiting you all as a valid reason to skip jury duty. I mean, it is not every day that you are involved in a format battle. :D

Hey, count me in for an upcoming NY tour ;)

Dallas this weekend!

Hi Amir, does this mean your traveling where ever the mobile truck is going and we can use the schedule on thelookandsoundofperfect.com to figure out when your coming to our cities?

Looking forward to you's coming to the Philadelphia area.

I know about 10 people that would show up in Houston in a heartbeat.

Yes we were hoping to use the truck but my availability is up in the air until I deal with a jury summons I just got....

Most states let you pospone Jury Duty at least once. See you in New York any week but Sept 30th.

Amir,
Thanks for the chance to participate in the tour event. Sorry I was late, especially because I missed the first clip! I would like to mention that I would strongly support an HD DVD tour event in New Orleans also. It is a great old city on the mend, and it might even be good PR for Microsoft and HD DVD to show public support of the citizens of New Orleans by having an event there. The food goes without saying. I have a friend there (fellow store owner) that could probably host the event, maybe even in his showroom. I would have to call him first. Let me know if that interests you.

Amir,

My Toshiba HD-XA1 and my first HD-DVD arrived this week. So, I would love to join all of you when the truck comes to Atlanta to learn more about HD-DVD. I am sure I can bring at least three people with me.

Just Ask

Amir,
Thanks for the chance to participate in the tour event. Sorry I was late, especially because I missed the first clip! I would like to mention that I would strongly support an HD DVD tour event in New Orleans also. It is a great old city on the mend, and it might even be good PR for Microsoft and HD DVD to show public support of the citizens of New Orleans by having an event there. The food goes without saying. I have a friend there (fellow store owner) that could probably host the event, maybe even in his showroom. I would have to call him first. Let me know if that interests you.
I will certainly consider stopping by. I have a lot of fond memories of New Orleans.

But we need a venue for sure. Can you find a public showroom for us?

Amir,

My Toshiba HD-XA1 and my first HD-DVD arrived this week. So, I would love to join all of you when the truck comes to Atlanta to learn more about HD-DVD. I am sure I can bring at least three people with me.

Just Ask
Thanks for joining the club :). Yes, Atlanta is a one of the possible targets.

Amir,

Thanks for the AVS insider tour at Cedia. I enjoyed the presentation almost as much as I enjoy my HD-A1 at home. Your story about the evolution of VC-1 was interesting and entertaining. I highly recommend the tour to fellow AVs members who may get a chance to see this. When Kevin says reference, it is reference. I was impressed.

It's too bad that the satellite companies aren't poised to use VC-1 instead of Mpeg 4 as their codec of the future.

Don

Thanks a lot Don. I am glad ou enjoyed it.

I hope we can get other companies to also take a serious look at VC-1...

Hello Amir:

Thanks again for your continued discussions with everyone here. I am looking forward to the HD Mobile Tour. TheLookAndSoundOfPerfect has the truck scheduled for the Philadelphia area in late October. I was wondering if you will be attending any of the days it will be here?

I know about 10 people that would show up in Houston in a heartbeat.
I know I would! I almost drove to Dallas. Can we get a Houston stop?

Did they have a running 360 drive on display? If so can anyone comment on performance? Details please, I am desperate.

EDIT: I just check the lookandsoundofperfect site. The have pics of the 360 and the add-on in a plastic case running , what appears to be Lord of the Rings video!

AmirM! Does this have any truth to it? http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showpost.php?p=839187&postcount=66

Did they have a running 360 drive on display? If so can anyone comment on performance? Details please, I am desperate.

I went to see the mobile truck today. The 360 add-on is still a prototype in it's plastic case. They were unsure of when they would get real thing. On the plus side, we got free T-shirts and a scratch off to win a free HD DVD. You can also sign up to win a home theatre.

We watched their new demo for about 15 minutes. Superman Returns looked to be the best of the 4 demos. Much more detailed than Serenity.

Hello Amir:

Thanks again for your continued discussions with everyone here. I am looking forward to the HD Mobile Tour. TheLookAndSoundOfPerfect has the truck scheduled for the Philadelphia area in late October. I was wondering if you will be attending any of the days it will be here?

Amir, wondering if you can answer this one.

Amir, wondering if you can answer this one.
I am looking at the schedules for the mobile event to see if I can line up with some of them. Right now, I dont' have the confirmation for any of it though.

Amir

Will you be at the NYC Javits Center event this month? The tour is scheduled to be there.

Amir

Will you be at the NYC Javits Center event this month? The tour is scheduled to be there.
It looks likely that I will be there for this one. I will confirm soon.

^^ Amir, I hope you do make this one, I'll be there and so will several key Toshiba technical and marketing management executives.

The show is Digital Life and MicroSoft is a major exhibitor.

-Robert

I know theres atleast a half dozen of us HD DVD regular posters here on AVS all from the Philly area, so I'm hoping you can make that one if possibile. I plan on going anyway but it would be nice to meet everyone from here together

It looks likely that I will be there for this one. I will confirm soon.

I will be there (scheduling permitting)!

Hope you can make NY. I will be there with another person.

Let us know as soon as you can.

Putting a note here also, letting folks know that I am set to come to NY, if we can get enough interest. Please see this thread: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=733317

Any chance of coming to the Washington D.C or nearby area?

Any chance of coming to the Washington D.C or nearby area?
Unfortunately not on this trip as I have to be back in the office on Friday. But we will hit all the other major cities which people have expressed interest in.

Is there a chance of actually coming to NYC? Most of us don't have cars here and Scarsdale is a little far out.

Is there a chance of actually coming to NYC? Most of us don't have cars here and Scarsdale is a little far out.
Ah, didn't think about that. We have the truck there but unfortunately, it doesn't look like it is ready by then. Do others have the same issue?

Unfortunately not on this trip as I have to be back in the office on Friday. But we will hit all the other major cities which people have expressed interest in.

Thanks, hope the tour comes this way soon.

Any idea if you will make your way down I-5 to Portland? I found this too late to attend the Bellvue function.

Any idea if you will make your way down I-5 to Portland? I found this too late to attend the Bellvue function.
If you can get sufficient interest (at least 10 people) and a location to host us, sure.

I'd like to thank Amir, Robert and the rest of the Toshiba and MS representatives that were there and the very informative gathering. I'm more psyched then ever about HD-DVD. I highly recommend EVERYONE to take the opportunity to check this out. I was really amazed by some of what I've seen.

I'd like to thank Amir, Robert and the rest of the Toshiba and MS representatives that were there and the very informative gathering. I'm more psyched then ever about HD-DVD. I highly recommend EVERYONE to take the opportunity to check this out. I was really amazed by some of what I've seen.

Agreed. An absolutely fantastic night. Nice to meet some other forum members as well. Would have been nice if everyone had introduced themselves. :) I look forward to seeing some of you guys at the Javits Center. :)

Yes-- thanks guys, tonight was great!!!

A big thanks to Amir, Robert and all involved for a great event. Great information from the cook and the waiters.

I’m jealous…. Amir any chance or word yet on whether or not you will make the Philadelphia tour stop, its scheduled for Oct 26?

i'll echo the sentiments of others here thanking amir, kevin, the training guys from toshiba and of course last but not least, robert and his helper(s).

thanks for all the info and fielding everyone's questions...the tale of your journey to where you, and MS, have come from and where you are now was most informative and really, i think, puts your presence (as well as kevin's) on these boards in an even more favorable light...it was VERY clear that you are enthusiasts like the rest of us...difference being you actually get paid to do what you love...that is the best type of job in the world!

name tags or or quick introductions would have been cool...although i admit i fealt akward saying, 'hey, bendover here' :)

name tags or or quick introductions would have been cool...although i admit i fealt akward saying, 'hey, bendover here' :)

Your own fault. :)

Great evening, I concur... name tags a must.... Chap, was looking forward meeting you but now I still don't know who you are....

OK, next time, like in 1st grade, we stand up and say who we are! :eek: :p

my personal thoughts on the evening here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8640309&&#post8640309)

can't wait to see and be in the "truck" this Sat....... how deep does the rabbit hole go? ;)

Thanks for the great feedback. We wanted to do two things different in this meeting. We did one and forgot the other. The thing we did was to make the format more interactive rather than us talking a lot. That seems to have worked. And of course, the thing we forgot for the fourth time, was asking people to introduce themselves and bring name tags for everyone. Oh well. :) Whoever comes to the future one, be sure to remind us about this if we forget.

Ah, didn't think about that. We have the truck there but unfortunately, it doesn't look like it is ready by then. Do others have the same issue?

Scarsdale is a quick train ride from Grand Central Station, and Garth road is right by the train Station

John

Any news on where the Philly tour stop is going to be on the 9th of November?

Anyone know what the free gift is your get at teh HD-DVD tour if you print out and bring the VIP pass on thelookandsoudofperfect webiste?

Any news on where the Philly tour stop is going to be on the 9th of November?

I second that, is this date even confirmed?

Anyone know what the free gift is your get at teh HD-DVD tour if you print out and bring the VIP pass on thelookandsoudofperfect webiste?

Amir and Kevin's presence for one, enlightment for seconds ;)

Detroit!!

Our HEMI AVS theater club has almost 100 members and about 60+ were at the latest HT meet at Art Sonneborn's house. If you come to Detroit suburban area, we can guarantee a big turn out of enrthusiasts. We are about 4 hours out of CHicago.
I'd be there! Please come to The Motor City!

Detroit!!

Our HEMI AVS theater club has almost 100 members and about 60+ were at the latest HT meet at Art Sonneborn's house. If you come to Detroit suburban area, we can guarantee a big turn out of enrthusiasts. We are about 4 hours out of CHicago.

He has called for HD DVD's demise many times. After revealing the full truth to him, Jeff may freak out. :D (just kidding)

That red pill is a nasty one to swallow, but truth lies within. The Blu pill leaves you in slumber land, head in sand, blissfully unaware. :cool:

Seriously, Art has a nice theater (never seen, but only can imagine). I know Kevin would sure love to see it :p

any plan for tours in Canada?

any plan for tours in Canada?
Nothing on the radar yet. Which cities you think will be popular?

When are you coming to New York?

Now that I set up my theater demo room with JVC's new HD10K the VP50 scaler and killer audio I hope to host the second HD DVD insider tour again in my store.

-Robert

Nothing on the radar yet. Which cities you think will be popular?

Toronto and Vancouver will be the two most popular cities, I think.

Toronto and Vancouver will be the two most popular cities, I think.
In a parallel thread, a lot of people have post about Toronto so we will add that to the calendar.

On Vancouver, it is of course close to our home town :). Would be interested to know how much interest there is for that.

I for one will be part of it (if I'm not going to be at any studio on that day)

Thank you!!

Any news on where the Philly tour stop is going to be on the 9th of November?

blb3, KevinCol in another thread today said that the Philly Nov 9th date is cancelled :( I didnt hear about any new dates.

The title says it all. I could do Pittsburgh.

The title says it all. I could do Pittsburgh.

I'm 45miles north of Pittsburgh and would do Pittsburgh or somewhere in between.

blb3, KevinCol in another thread today said that the Philly Nov 9th date is cancelled :( I didnt hear about any new dates.


Oh well, maybe I'll be able to catch them at CES. Thanks for the update

BTW, I did not get selected for Jury duty. So we are in the process of finalizing a few more visits. The current list of cities to hit for the remainder of the year are, San Francisco, LA, Dallas and London. If we can do more, we will be it is difficult to manage all the logistics before the year runs out....

Amir:

Do you have a site yet for Dallas?

I live in Southlake (about 15 minutes northwest of the DFW airport and would be willing to volunteer my HT for the meet.

I have a Sony Qualia 004 projecting on a 5' x 14' 2.70:1 curved screen using an anamorphic lens and a CII scaler.

Room seats about 15, although only 9 seats are in the optimum viwing area.

The room can handle more, but the seating would be on folding chairs.

Let me know.

Vern

BTW, I did not get selected for Jury duty. So we are in the process of finalizing a few more visits. The current list of cities to hit for the remainder of the year are, San Francisco, LA, Dallas and London. If we can do more, we will be it is difficult to manage all the logistics before the year runs out....
Dallas? So you're making a second trip to Dallas? I missed the Sept one. If this is true, what date is the second visit scheduled for?

Dallas? So you're making a second trip to Dallas? I missed the Sept one. If this is true, what date is the second visit scheduled for?
No, I never went to Dallas. This is the first visit (it is possible the truck was there though).

Amir:

Do you have a site yet for Dallas?
Yes, someone (from AVS Forum) is organizing it for us at one of the high-end shops.

I live in Southlake (about 15 minutes northwest of the DFW airport and would be willing to volunteer my HT for the meet.

I have a Sony Qualia 004 projecting on a 5' x 14' 2.70:1 curved screen using an anamorphic lens and a CII scaler.

Room seats about 15, although only 9 seats are in the optimum viwing area.

The room can handle more, but the seating would be on folding chairs.

Let me know.

Vern
Wow, this is pretty nice setup! Let's keep your offer as a back up for now if the other does not work out. I will be creating new threads for each city so we can keep track of things that way.

No, I never went to Dallas. This is the first visit (it is possible the truck was there though).
Ooops. I thought you were on the truck :o Parden my lack of knowledge. I would like to be at your Dallas meet, depending on when it's scheduled. I have to drive like 5 hours to Dallas. I have family there, and I think it would be worth it.

Ooops. I thought you were on the truck :o Parden my lack of knowledge. I would like to be at your Dallas meet, depending on when it's scheduled. I have to drive like 5 hours to Dallas. I have family there, and I think it would be worth it.
I offered to drive the truck but they said they don't let VPs do that :D. Seriously, while we do use the truck when we can, the two activities are very different. The truck is a marketing event, whereas my visits are really informal and designed to get to know people and interact in a more fluid manner than this forum.

The tentative date for Dallas is December 2nd btw.

I offered to drive the truck but they said they don't let VPs do that :D. Seriously, while we do use the truck when we can, the two activities are very different. The truck is a marketing event, whereas my visits are really informal and designed to get to know people and interact in a more fluid manner than this forum.

The tentative date for Dallas is December 2nd btw.
Thanks. So do you have to RSVP or what? Are the number of seats limited?

Amir any word on a new Philly date, there are alot of us from the Philly area & NJ here on the boards and the last two dates scheduled were both cancelled?

Yes, we set up an electronic RSVP system as there is usually more demand than the hosting fascility can handle. I will try to put links in these threads when I post the info but for the next few days, you may want to check this site daily :).

I'd like to throw a vote in for Detroit.

Amir any word on a new Philly date, there are alot of us from the Philly area & NJ here on the boards and the last two dates scheduled were both cancelled?
The dates that were cancelled were for the truck, not my visits. I really appreciate your interest and patience as we work through the schedule here. My work and family only allow me to be out of the office so much, during the end of the year. Trust me, I love to come there and enjoy the great food and interaction with you all. But I just don't know how to do manage it in the next 8 weeks.

The dates that were cancelled were for the truck, not my visits. I really appreciate your interest and patience as we work through the schedule here. My work and family only allow me to be out of the office so much, during the end of the year. Trust me, I love to come there and enjoy the great food and interaction with you all. But I just don't know how to do manage it in the next 8 weeks.


Hi Amir and thanks for taking the time to answer my post. I apoligize if I wasnt clear in my post, I was refering overall to the truck dates. I know you're not with the truck full time and it would only be an added bonus/luck if you do can make it.

So at this point I'm just trying to verify the truck dates, it was first due last month and then the week before it got rescheduled to Nov 9 (this week) but KevinCol says that is cancelled also.

BTW thelookandsoundofperfect is still showing it as Nov 9th

Yes, someone (from AVS Forum) is organizing it for us at one of the high-end shops.


Wow, this is pretty nice setup! Let's keep your offer as a back up for now if the other does not work out. I will be creating new threads for each city so we can keep track of things that way.

I'll want to make Dallas depending on schedule I assume the thread links will appear here?

I know a high end shop that would pobably host it as well if a backup is needed.

I just liked the vision of Amir driving the truck. :D

Seriously, I have attended this event. Well worth your time.

Its not everyday you can meet and greet some of the personalities that are delivering great high definition goodness to us mere home theater enthuiasts. :cool:

I'm the one who has been doing some legwork on a Dallas venue for Amir's visit. I should have a decision on the date from the store owner in the next few days.

If for some reason the timing on the venue doesn't work out, I'm happy to see the offers from Vern and Dahlsim on other possibilities. Let's get Amir here sooner rather than later so that we can see and talk more HD DVD!

SCD

Amir,

Any tenative date for SF yet?

Amir,

Any tenative date for SF yet?
Yes, we will be doing two days when the truck is there. Those are November 30th and December 1st. Location is Justin Herman Plaza. I will create a new thread with RSVP links when everything is confirmed.

And the tentative dates for LA are Nov. 20th and 21st. Location is "The Grove". Per above, please wait for official confirmation soon.

And Dallas is December 2nd....

UK is shaping up for on or after the 20th of December and of course, before Christmas.

And the tentative dates for LA are Nov. 20th and 21st. Location is "The Grove". Per above, please wait for official confirmation soon.
Were exacly is "The Grove"?......I work in the LA area, and don't have a clue were that is.


Thanks
RayJr

4 second of Google

http://www.thegrovela.com/events/mall/2006-11-24/

Yes, we will be doing two days when the truck is there. Those are November 30th and December 1st. Location is Justin Herman Plaza. I will create a new thread with RSVP links when everything is confirmed.


Grazie :)

Were exacly is "The Grove"?Fairfax and Third.

Went to the movies there a couple years back.

Sanjay

Yes, we will be doing two days when the truck is there. Those are November 30th and December 1st. Location is Justin Herman Plaza. I will create a new thread with RSVP links when everything is confirmed.

What time? I'll be there if my schedule fits!

I will make my schedule fit your tour visit to the Bay Area, Amir.

What time? I'll be there if my schedule fits!
7:00 to 9:00pm.

I will make my schedule fit your tour visit to the Bay Area, Amir.
Thanks Chris :). Will be good to be back in my home town. Well, home area. For the 8 years I lived in Silicon Valley, I still feel like a tourist in the city....

7:00 to 9:00pm.

I'll be there! :D

7:00-9:00pm. I'm in!!!

Will the announcement for the L.A. meet at The Grove have its own thread?

I'm the one who has been doing some legwork on a Dallas venue for Amir's visit. I should have a decision on the date from the store owner in the next few days.

If for some reason the timing on the venue doesn't work out, I'm happy to see the offers from Vern and Dahlsim on other possibilities. Let's get Amir here sooner rather than later so that we can see and talk more HD DVD!

SCD

Just PM me if I need to start inquiring into it...

Just PM me if I need to start inquiring into it...

PM sent, Dahlsim, although we should be fine as almost everything is set with the venue now. Watch for Amir's post on signup details.

SCD

Will the announcement for the L.A. meet at The Grove have its own thread?
Yes, all the visits will have their own threads. But I usually try to put a link here too.

Hello amirm,
When will you be posting this info to the "LA AVS Forum HD DVD insider tour take 2" thread you started?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=737999

Later
RayJr

Hello amirm,
When will you be posting this info to the "LA AVS Forum HD DVD insider tour take 2" thread you started?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=737999

Later
RayJr
Yes, assuming I remember all the threads I have created on this topic. :D

Every night I come home from work worried sick that you put up the RSVP list in the middle of the day and all the seats are taken.

Me too

Likewise.

Sanjay

Are there any details available on an event during CES? The Look and Sound of Perfect site still says TBD

Are there any details available on an event during CES? The Look and Sound of Perfect site still says TBD
Well, the truck will be inside the exhibit area so you can go there anytime.

However, the special AVS Forum insider invite-only session will be on 1/9 after the show closes (~6:00pm). I was just about to post the RSVP link but the darn site is down :(. As soon as it is fixed, I will post it.

I'll be at CES

Is there any way to change it to Monday night or a little earlier on Tuesday. The AVS party is scheduled for Tuesday at 7:00pm.

Cross posting our CES meeting so that others who are subscribed to this thread also see it: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=9374189#post9374189

And no, this is the only time slot we could find. The problem is that I have a ton of business meetings at CES so it was impossible to do it any other time.