One day, I will own a proper man cave. It will be decked out with a huge 1080p projector, amazing surround sound speakers, and my children won’t be allowed to enter until they reach adulthood. I shall call it, “Sanctuary”. Until that day though, I might have to settle for a HandiTheatre, a complete inflatable entertainment solution, turning your backyard into an outdoor cinema.
The all-in-one movie kit includes an inflatable screen — both 2.5m and 3m screens are available — plus a “SmartBox”, comprising of an Optoma HD projector and Samsung Blu-ray player with a built in TV tuner. The kit also includes speakers and blower to inflate the screen.
There’s ports to plug in a games console, video camera or PC, while the screen doesn’t need constant inflation while you watch your movie.
It sounds like a fun way to enjoy your favourite movies or live TV while you’re camping, or alternatively just enjoy a film under the stars. Pricing starts at $3498 for the 2.5m version and $3998 for the 3m version.
Telextial
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:20 PMThe slightest wind will ruin the picture. I also note that speakers aren’t included; those would be another few hundred dollars.
Krispy5
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:31 PM“The kit also includes speakers and blower to inflate the screen”
Telextial
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:36 PMAh, my mistake. Still, never trying outdoor movie watching again after our last attempt.
Drew
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:27 PM1993 called, they want their stuff back.
MDolley
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:48 PMAnd they also pointed out that people don’t have big backyards any more
steve
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:13 PMDid the houses that used to have big backyards suddenly disappear? I must inform the neighbourhood!
MDolleySnr
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:36 PMI think you’d be surprised at how many of them have disappeared. Knocked down and replaced with McMansions, Units, townhouses etc.
MDolley
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:59 PM“In 1993-94 the average site area of new houses in Australian capital cities
was 802sqm. This compares to 735sqm in 2003-04 and a low of 702sqm in
1999-00. Hence over the last four years the average site area has ticked up
moderately, but looks to have stabilised at around the 735sqm mark, still
some 67sqm smaller than 11 years previously.”
http://tinyurl.com/7wwdpu9 (PDF Link)
“Australian home size is growing”
http://tinyurl.com/84zk8bf
Smaller blocks + bigger houses = Less yard
All I’m saying is that having a big yard is less likely than it was in 1993
Salmonpie
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:59 PMI set my (then brand new) Panasonic projector up in the back yard at Christmas a few years back and the bulb blew due to a brown out thats was $680 I wasn’t happy about spending.
Will
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:17 PMYou didn’t have a surge board? Lol.
Drew
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:54 PMThat would have never happened if you were inside… Yeah right!
Luke
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:24 PMI have seen something very similar to this being sold in Big W for $1000.
Stu
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 2:28 PMIt’s actually closer to $800, and one would think it would suck.
Cav
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:28 PMIf you search hard enough tyou can set your indoor home theatre up for less than that with a Full HD Projector.
Mac
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:33 PMIf I ever see a group of people sitting in their backyard on purple bean bags watching a movie I’ll mow them all down with a machine gun.
chris
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:36 PMWIth the need for a blower and other equipment like tie downs and pegs… wouldnt it be easier to have a pulldown screen? sure it might be affected by wind.. but garuenteed its a shitload cheaper.
RooBoy
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:41 PMwhats wrong with lawn chairs and the double garage door?
Derek
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 5:25 PMLate last year, I pondered all the alternatives and went the cheap’n'cheerful (DIY) route with my backyard projection setup — http://clubduh.com/blog/2011/10/09/my-diy-169-outdoor-projector-screen/
Bruce
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:21 PM+1 Derek
Craig
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 9:53 PMWhat’s wrong with taping a bed sheet to the garage wall or back fence, hooking up your PC speakers (which are of course Dolby 5.1) and setting up your projector outside…
We used to do this all the time in summer, get a few kiddies wading pools full of water to keep cool, beer and popcorn and you are set..
Adam
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:16 PMThose beanbags would probably cost us much as the setup.
Just This Guy ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 1:31 PMAwesome. Just what the neighborhood needs. More racket from the folks next door.
Keep that crap inside. It’s easier to air-condition at any rate.