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In Reply to: immersion in a movie- does this happen with DVD? posted by tunenut on March 21, 2005 at 17:25:14:
the only time i go to the cinema these days is when i get a media pass to a premiere.can a properly set up home theatre be immersive? absolutely. do i consider many setups to be optimal? probably not. is it more cost effective to go to the cinema than spending the big bucks to get it "right" at home? dunno.
picture quality: sure, 35mm has more resolution, and NTSC/PAL isn't optimal. but DVDs these days are transferred from pristine film prints and i have a light meter calibrated projector that is gamma and colour temperature accurate, whereas the quality at your local cinema suffers from a less than optimal print with colour degradation etc. with true HDTV, it goes the other way - i prefer HDTV at home over the cinema anyday. digital projection at the cinema may swing it back the other way again. but note that, as some have pointed out, the apparent resolution is limited by your eyes, screen size and viewing distance more than the inherent resolution of the media.
sound quality: no doubt about it - home on my 7.1 setup is far better than any cinema i've been too, and i've been to some fancy ones.
distractions: i don't like crowds, and i like the comfort of home, plus the ability to press pause. any reasonable home theatre will be in a dedicated room or semi-dedicated to optimize the viewing experience.
amenities: yes, the "premium class" seats are comfortable, but i prefer my leather recliner sofa :-) plus i pay supermarket prices for food and drink :-)
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Follow Ups
- put it this way, i've stopped going to the cinema for the last 3 years ... - Christine Tham 16:30:34 03/22/05 (15)
- "Digital projection at the cinema may swing it back the other way again." We do seem to be at odds here. - clarkjohnsen 07:51:30 03/23/05 (14)
- Re: "Digital projection at the cinema may swing it back the other way again." We do seem to be at odds here. - Analog Scott 21:00:58 03/23/05 (1)
- Bingo! Bravo! nt - clarkjohnsen 09:50:18 03/24/05 (0)
- Headaches from digital projection? - thoriated_tiger 12:15:25 03/23/05 (2)
- "While I have yet to see a cine digital projector in use..." Well there ya go! - clarkjohnsen 09:48:07 03/24/05 (0)
- SMART III is worth every cent - Christine Tham 23:33:05 03/23/05 (0)
- Re: "Digital projection at the cinema may swing it back the other way again." We do seem to be at odds here. - Christine Tham 10:36:46 03/23/05 (8)
- "You don't seem to be, so that's fine." Hmm... - clarkjohnsen 11:07:25 03/23/05 (7)
- Re: "You don't seem to be, so that's fine." Hmm... - Christine Tham 23:20:55 03/23/05 (6)
- Re: "You don't seem to be, so that's fine." Hmm... - clarkjohnsen 10:06:41 03/24/05 (5)
- Re: "You don't seem to be, so that's fine." Hmm... - Christine Tham 13:38:53 03/24/05 (4)
- Christine...ask Clark if we REALLY put men on the moon. (nt - dennzio 19:26:00 03/25/05 (0)
- "I am humbled before your august presence." As well you might be. - clarkjohnsen 10:50:50 03/25/05 (2)
- sorry for taking so long to reply - Christine Tham 13:35:51 03/28/05 (1)
- Back atcha in a few days, I'm off now myself. nt - clarkjohnsen 14:26:30 03/28/05 (0)
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