High-def
integration into churches is
nothing new, but it's still far from commonplace. HD installers are now keying in on megachurches throughout the US, which typically have congregations in the thousands and could certainly benefit from HD projections. According to Pat Thompson, senior vice president of engineering operations for broadcast and audio visual systems integrator TV Magic, there are around 10,000 megachurches in America today, with only 1,000 or so equipped with HD cameras, displays, etc. He also noted that some of the larger venues would spend between $500,00 and $4 million in order to completely convert to high-def, which would likely have some churchgoers fanning themselves and passing out in the aisles. Still, there's hardly a more suited place for HD than this, but you should probably tell your pastor to invest in some
makeup if your church is planning on doing closeups at 1080p.
[Image courtesy of
Yucan]
posted Jul 23rd 2008 3:05AM
Ah yes, I recall the verse very well:
And He summoned the multitude with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him not deny himself, and take up his HD projector, and follow Me. (NASB) Mark 8:34
We have like a 42 foot (literally) screen on our stage at my church
I'm thinking it might be 4k projected achieved using multiple projectors as it is an extremely sharp picture.
Here's a picture I took:
http://i33.tinypic.com/2aqi3l.jpg
Also, it's rear projected so it doesn't interfere with what's on stage
Even they will not deny themselves the spoils of religious consumer wars. I guess they cannot get from a good book what is needed to persuade fanatics to give in a time of thin giving. LOL
10,000 mega churches? I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
I wonder what they consider a "megachurch". I live in Lexington, KY, which is in the top 200 biggest cities in the US, and there's only a single church here I'd consider a "megachurch". And we're in the Bible Belt.
never seen the number 50,00 before