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Message started by Pale Rider on 07/19/11 at 04:39:09

Title: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by Pale Rider on 07/19/11 at 04:39:09

I was watching the big screen this evening, and as I found myself irritated by the LEDs on the equipment I have now as distracting from the immersion experience, I started to wonder: "What the fsck am I going to do about the tube glow headed my way?"

The Zracks will be nice, but they won't hide the tubes. In fact, I don't want to hide the tubes most of the time. I love that glow. But what about when you actually want "lights out"? Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by Lon on 07/19/11 at 12:16:21

Never bothers me. I think if you just relax and do your best to let it not become an issue it will just . . . not become an issue.

Title: Re: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by Agnes Tong on 02/21/12 at 09:57:11

I love it. It's looking very awesome.

Title: Re: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by arthur kaae on 06/22/12 at 08:55:38

What is looking awesome? can you please tell me, as per I understand he is asking about some suggestion.

Title: Re: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by opnly_bafld on 06/23/12 at 01:25:55

He is referring to the tubes glowing with the lights off watching video.

Title: Re: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by Lord Soth on 06/23/12 at 10:16:39

Remember the scene from the movie, A Bug's Life (1998),

[two mosquitoes fly near a bug zapper; one flies towards it, as if in a trance]
Bug zapper mosquito #1: Harry, no! Don't look at the light!
Harry the Mosquito: [entranced] I-can't-help-it. It's-so-beautiful.
[Harry gets zapped, falls]
Harry the Mosquito: Woo hoo!

;D

Title: Re: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by Hotsauce on 06/23/12 at 19:42:43

LED is a point source, and really glares. Tube glow is soft.

I have Mk-III's with KT-88's in my setup and its not distracting watching a movie on the projector.

It would not be difficult to bend up a cage from perforated metal if it really bothered you.

John C.

Title: Re: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by EdGuY on 11/19/12 at 15:11:11

Any good pictures of full hometheatre setups?

Title: Re: Tube Glow & Home Theater
Post by Pale Rider on 01/28/13 at 20:46:45

I worried about this at first, but I think Hotsauce is right. Tube glow is soft, diffuse, and not irritating. LEDs are an entirely different story. I have been meaning to take some good pics of my HT rig, but the operative term in that phrase is "meaning to."