Laser light shows?

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3/20/08 at 2:29pm

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Anyone have or try those laser light generators to make images? I was thinking it would be kind of neat to use for a movie night show, but to me they just HAVE to be pretty crappy. (I'm talking about the ones you can get for a couple of hundred bucks) Anyone have one and can comment?

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3/20/08 at 6:31pm

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I don't know how big you could make this, but it looks fun

http://www.spike.com/video/2903930?c...&refsite=10637

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3/24/08 at 10:46am

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That is really cool! I showed my kids and they want to make one! Doesn't seem that hard.

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5/2/08 at 10:04pm

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Thanks for that link! I might have to build one of those puppies!

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5/29/08 at 1:55pm

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Part with $125 - buy a modded XBOX running XBMC and run the screen saver when playing music. MUCH MUCH better.

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7/30/08 at 3:22am

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7/30/08 at 6:01am

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I'm not so sure my backyard theatre experiences have the capacity and wallet to handle such a massive laser light show.

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7/30/08 at 9:56am

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Is this the one that blinded a bunch of people in Europe?

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8/12/08 at 11:07pm

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Steve, here you go

$14.99 is a great price
http://www.spilsbury.com/viewProduct...ser-Light-Show

here a link with a video of what it displays
http://www.endoftherainbow-gifts.com...aserlight.html

Reviews- it appears to also sync with sound- interesting
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/reviews/...light_show.cfm

Victor

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8/13/08 at 6:46am

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Hey thanks! Those would be pretty cool.

I have seen some instructables on making little casings for laser pointers that creates patterns as well -although it would cost probably a lot more than $14 to make.

On a related topic (and this has nothing to do with home theater), my wife and I are designing a road rally, and using a garage to place a series of green lasers (very, very bright), with a fog machine, mirrors and IR detecting alarm circuits (that I learned how to make from instructables.com). The theme of our road rally is "Spy v. Spy" (generally, not specifically the Mad Magazine guys...), so I am using this space to make a laser maze that the participants need to traverse. If they cut a beam, they set off one of three alarms. They lose points when they hit an alarm. Should be pretty cool.

I ordered the green lasers from fleabay (straight from hong kong) and I am absolutely stunned by how bright these things are. The red laser pointers don't show up all that well in a foggy room, but the green ones are SUPER bright.

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8/13/08 at 7:30am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Scherrer

Hey thanks! Those would be pretty cool.

I have seen some instructables on making little casings for laser pointers that creates patterns as well -although it would cost probably a lot more than $14 to make.

On a related topic (and this has nothing to do with home theater), my wife and I are designing a road rally, and using a garage to place a series of green lasers (very, very bright), with a fog machine, mirrors and IR detecting alarm circuits (that I learned how to make from instructables.com). The theme of our road rally is "Spy v. Spy" (generally, not specifically the Mad Magazine guys...), so I am using this space to make a laser maze that the participants need to traverse. If they cut a beam, they set off one of three alarms. They lose points when they hit an alarm. Should be pretty cool.

I ordered the green lasers from fleabay (straight from hong kong) and I am absolutely stunned by how bright these things are. The red laser pointers don't show up all that well in a foggy room, but the green ones are SUPER bright.

You got lasers but no freakin' sharks?!