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A neat little company is Miller Engineering, which sells aftermarket discs of reportedly far, far better quality than the ones that come with Sony's: https://mi
by CobrastanJorji 3y ago
A neat little company is Miller Engineering, which sells aftermarket discs of reportedly far, far better quality than the ones that come with Sony's: https://microstru.com/collections/star-discs https://microstru.com/collections/star-discs. Their site also offers an extensive of the various home planetarium alternatives.
I've always wondered what is in these things that makes them worth $200. As far as I can tell, thehy're basically just a light bulb, a little motor that can slowly turn a slide disc, and some lenses. It leaves me wondering whether there's some aspect of its construction that makes it harder to construct. Something about the optics, perhaps? Do they need to be of especially high quality?
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoWhen you get in to low volume products you have to charge a lot of money simply to be able to pay enough for everyone on the team to receive their salary. Also their manufacturing costs more because they’re not getting economies of scale.
- kelsolaar 3y agoQuoting a section of the link you provided: SEGA HOME STAR EXTRA This is currently one of the best of the home planetarium projectors, unfortunately it is SOLD OUT. The field of view is the largest available, the optics are excellent and available features are numerous. One of the nicest features is the random shooting star which is very effective. You can set the time and date for your night time viewing. There are three rotational speeds. The rotation is done by direct gearing and is silent. Brightness is excellent and the stars have sharp detail. The discs have a 120,000 star count. We have taken this machine completely apart and the engineering is excellent.
- croes 3y agoWhat's the SEGA HOME STAR EXTRA? The site only lists Flux, Classic and Matataki. Then there seems to be Original, Earth Theater, Pro. Pretty confusing line up