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irridion · Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 80 Location: toronto

Scroll down about 1/2 way through the blog post to see the HT set-up
http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/01/is_this_the_most_luxurious_home_in_toronto/

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10273

Anyone else wondering if the CRT is putting out enough light for that screen?

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12026 Location: Fort Collins, CO

The screen looks like it's only about 3 seats wide. It might not be all that big.

irridion · Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 80 Location: toronto

it looks curved is it anamorphic?

LOTREE · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject:

Man what a boring house, no charm or comfort to it. Looks like a hotel or club. As one poster said "this home wasn't shocking to me at all. It's too plain and drab in my opinion."

All that money and they couldn't splurge on a nice Barco Digital Cinema projector.

irridion · Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 80 Location: toronto

Money is wasted on the rich, youth on the young...But seriously, 28million!! (Canadian dollars) Hopefully if they get the asking price they can buy some sense... Razz

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:01 pm Post subject:

G70, baby!!!

irridion · Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 80 Location: toronto

New Money

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5238 Location: Osceola, Indiana

Geez...Could they use a wider lens for all of those shots? It really gives a false impression of size.

Mike

greg_mitch · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5321

I don't know if it looks drab but it does look like a hotel for sure.

I think it would be tough to spend $28mil on a house and still make it feel like a home...just too big or extravagent for my tastes...I would rather have $1mil house and $27mil in land.

ecrabb · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:52 am Post subject:

Greg... I totally agree with what you're saying in principal, but dude... A million ain't that much for a house these days... You start with a decent-sized - say 4,000 sq ft or so - then, start throwing some cool construction technology, high efficiency, nice architectural details and lots of nice materials and custom finishes, and you can blow through a million in no time. I mean, a pretty basic house that size will cost you more than half a mil for just above-average materials and finish - like what you'd find in my part of Iowa - never mind on the coasts.

I guess if we're talking dream houses, then I'd be probably talking somewhere in the 2-3 mil ballpark, plus land. I'd love all the neat things you could do with that kind of money... Super-cool building technology like solar and geothermal, automation, 4+ car garage(s), workshop, workout room, craft room, office(s), wine cellar, plenty of storage, and rooms that are spacious, but not so large it feels like a hotel lobby.

Something like this is along the lines of what my dream house would look like (the specs, not necessarily the aesthetic):
http://iowarealty.com/buying/detail_ml.asp?list_numb=371270

But, just like you're talking about, it's a really nice 2-million dollar house on a $300,000 suburban lot right next to a bunch of other suburban houses... If I were going to drop 2-mil on a house, I damn sure wouldn't put it on a lot 50-feet from another house. I'd put it on at least a dozen or so acres with a couple-hundred-foot drive from the road, and you wouldn't have and neighbors. Wink

SC

greg_mitch · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5321

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JustGreg · Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 3098 Location: Kenosha, WI

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10273

And no dungeon? What good does it do to have all that money and not spend it on an island prison where beautiful women are kept against their will and abused in a dungeon by other beautiful women?

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whats6x7 · Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 5915

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:39 pm Post subject:

I just looked at those pictures. Is that some kind of resort spa? Or did the beige fairy do her thing one night?