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My wife and I still like the movie theater experience, but we enjoy our HT every bit as much, just in a different way.

You're right about the sound. Dolby or DTS surround in a properly set-up HT system will trump most movie theaters (regardless of how contemporary or well designed). It's hard to upstage a finely tuned home theater for sound level and balance. Note: Cinemas rarely adjust sound in consideration of the average listener, much less in accord with each film's specific needs.

Also, if a film requires focus readjustment some theater managers tend to ignore image problems knowing full well that unless the problem is severe most patrons will tolerate eye strain rather than object. BTW, those few who do complain can usually be bought off with a general apology for the inconvenience and free admissions to some other current or future show. Not the most satisfactory resolution, IMO.


OTOH, a HT set-up provides maximum personal management for enjoying the simulated film experience. One can invite friends over for mini-movie festivals, establish your own "showing" times and film line-ups, stop a film briefly for "concession" or restroom breaks, run the picture back briefly if a deceptively intricate scene or random dialog was missed, you name it. Finally, HT usually provides the best opportunity for viewing well remastered film prints, transfered from the best elements often with a plethora of extras that replace the short subjects, newsreels and cartoons that were an important part of the movie going experience in the Halcyon days of cinema.

Of course, I realize that I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but luring movie lovers to the dark side (brightly lit HT is sacrilege) is part of every HT owners conversion directive. ;0)

AuPh

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