Is the Gaylord Hotel on Courtenay Place?
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I mean you said that the pictures are not real. They are real.
Thats not calling you a liar.
Dont get me wrong, The bar looks great but its a promo Pic from a website. Its not a photo. The pictures inside the TVs that you think show the actual quality of screens is made to look that good. In reality, they are not. Thats a fact. But this is really getting silly so Im signing out.
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Dont worry bigdunc the rest of us love the place and so must those people who chose the sports bar awards.
GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS
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atmosphere wasnt as good as i expected there during the game though.
i was screaming my head off the whole game and felt like bit of a loner...lucky i was pissed i suppose
i was screaming my head off the whole game and felt like bit of a loner...lucky i was pissed i suppose
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great read lol.
your coming across as quite arrogant bidunc.. do you realize how many potential costumers are on here? he just said it would be nice to have "a" big screen... meh... not the end of the world mate my eye sight not great and can't stand seeing people sit on lazy boys there when the rest of us are usually forced to stand
rather stand and watch a big screen then forced to stand over the top of some rich c**t with a hot misses and watch the game.
- you even got a big screen in for the all whites home game so you must like something about them...
im batting for the underdog here.
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great read lol.
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your coming across as quite arrogant bidunc.. do you realize how many potential costumers are on here? he just said it would be nice to have "a"�big screen... meh... not the end of the world mate my eye sight not great and can't stand seeing people sit on�lazy boys there when the rest of us are usually forced to stand
rather stand and watch a big screen then forced to stand over the top of some rich c**t with a hot misses and watch the game.
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- you even got a big screen in for the all whites home game so you must like something about them...
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im batting for the underdog here.
Who's forcing you to go to Four Kings? If you don't like it, you don't have to go.
It's BD's business, and it's up to him to run it the way he wants to. It seems to me that the bar's been very successful since the opening, so looks like Big Dunc's lot more on to it than you two.
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I wouldn't mind a really good big screen to be fair, because sometimes it can be a better atmosphere if everyone is standing in a big crowd watching te one big screen.
However, I'm not sure there is anywhere in the 4 Kings that could accomodate such a screen and have a decent standing space in front of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone
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great read lol.
your coming across as quite arrogant bidunc.. do you realize how many potential costumers are on here? he just said it would be nice to have "a" big screen... meh... not the end of the world mate my eye sight not great and can't stand seeing people sit on lazy boys there when the rest of us are usually forced to stand
rather stand and watch a big screen then forced to stand over the top of some rich c**t with a hot misses and watch the game.
- you even got a big screen in for the all whites home game so you must like something about them...
im batting for the underdog here.
Who's forcing you to go to Four Kings? If you don't like it, you don't have to go.
It's BD's business, and it's up to him to run it the way he wants to. It seems to me that the bar's been very successful since the opening, so looks like Big Dunc's lot more on to it than you two.
i don't agree/disagree.
of course its his bar lol all the guy said was it would be nice to have a big screen and i agree.
just saying what our experience of 4 kings has been - its not like were holding a gun to his head and saying you must have a big screen - simply stating what would make a better experience.
+ of course i can go somewhere else ie. the big kumara LOL but id much rather support a bar that i knows supports a great number of sport teams in wellington.
i couldn't see how 1 big screen and 70 small screens could lose you any costumers?
free advice. take it or leave it.
peace.
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why are you douches arguing about TV? FFS enough already
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I'm on the projector bandwagon too. My ex and I got our first of three projectors over 12 yrs ago whn was new technology and each one got better and sharper. I got the last one in the custody lol but gave it back to him a yr and a half ago whn i moved to a small place which didn't have the throw area necessary. Watched last years tour'd'france for the very first time on my lcd and missed the big screen something wicked
sure anyone can do what they want with their bar but as someone who had a projector as home viewing for almost a decade i disagree they cant have a great picture. its a combination of the technology, the location and the lighting
sure anyone can do what they want with their bar but as someone who had a projector as home viewing for almost a decade i disagree they cant have a great picture. its a combination of the technology, the location and the lighting
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This is pretty damn off topic worthy imo, but I'll throw my 2 cents in. LCD has clearer picture = Awesome. Big screen = bigger picture so the older people 
Can see the picture easily. But with having 70 screens at 4 kings the size issue really isn't an issue. I personally feel that more screens is better than one big screen.
Can see the picture easily. But with having 70 screens at 4 kings the size issue really isn't an issue. I personally feel that more screens is better than one big screen.
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This is pretty damn off topic worthy imo, but I'll throw my 2 cents in. LCD has clearer picture = Awesome. Big screen = bigger picture so the older people Can see the picture easily. But with having 70 screens at 4 kings the size issue really isn't an issue. I personally feel that more screens is better than one big screen.
Can see the picture easily. But with having 70 screens at 4 kings the size issue really isn't an issue. I personally feel that more screens is better than one big screen.
this 'older' person really enjoyed watching cyclists tight lycra packaged glutes working hard in actual size
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I would like a projector. Even with all the screens it is sometimes difficult to see parts of the game if you are sitting in the benches.
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no man, it's as real as can be. It's just a question of money. It's designed by a professional multimedia company called Barco, they do everything from bars right up to Times Square advertising displays and the London Olympics 2012.
yeah fair point I didn't realise your earlier post mentioned the flow aspect, fair enough if that's how you want to design your bar. lets move on, agreed.
As a self proclaimed expert in this area....I don't know of any bar in NZ that could afford a fit out by Barco. Believe me, I get to play with Barco projectors on a daily basis and they rock, but a curved widescreen blended set up like the one at the Gaylord is a $100K rig on its own.
There are plenty of bars in Welli with big screens, and if thats your preference then thats where you should head to drink and watch your footie. FourKings doesn't have a single large screen, but has multiple viewing points of many channels and sports, which is different from the old school norm but has proven to be very popular.
I enjoy it there, love the atmosphere on game nights and admire what BigDunc, Jose and the boys have done in their support of sport and especially their support of the Nix and Yellow Fever.
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This is getting kind of Off Topic and very Meh.
It's under threat of move to angst.
It's under threat of move to angst.
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Cboz how do you know what TVs are inside 4 Kings? :)
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Been there a couple of times for dinner.
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Great food, great screens and when the Nix are playing away from home, great atmosphere. Carry on 4 Kings.
Are we having any end of season awards this year?
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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atmosphere wasnt as good as i expected there during the game though.
i was screaming my head off the whole game and felt like bit of a loner...lucky i was pissed i suppose
i was screaming my head off the whole game and felt like bit of a loner...lucky i was pissed i suppose
High number of new fans present who are less likely to chant + regular fans being unable to get in due to high numbers/fire safety regulations + many usual attendees in Sydney. Regular season is better. Was still an awesome night and there is still no better place to watch televised sport in NZ!
Oh - and IIRC, the Backbencher has a projector. That might be an option for those who prefer to watch it that way, although I'll be sticking with the Kings
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Personally, and I�ve only been there once, and I found the multiple screens a bit off putting. Funny that because when I go to a venue with a big screen to watch sport , I tend to watch a smaller LCD or plasma because I enjoy the clarity more. It might be just me because I find too many close to each other distracting. I did watch parts of the WC replay upstairs on one of the spread apart plasmas, so 4 K does offer that option.
Unless I was really enamoured with the big screen concept, I would choose a viewing venue based on atmosphere, support for [in this case the Nix] and where my mates might be. I came to Wellington for the Bahrain game and spent my pub time at the 4 Kings � never regretted it either � great venue.
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