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  • jmet
    Super Moderator
    • Nov 2002
    • 8697

    Theaters on path to digital films

    A group of major theater owners, representing more than a third of the screens in the United States, said Thursday that they will join forces to upgrade their theaters to new digital projection technology.

    While the plan is still short on details or a specific timeline, it is one of the biggest steps yet in the film industry's slow move to replace film reels and whirring projectors with arrays of satellite receivers, servers and digital files.

    A small number of theaters are already in the process of installing digital technology that conforms to standards set by Hollywood last June. The group of majors, which includes AMC Entertainment, Cinemark USA and Regal Entertainment, said it will collectively negotiate with equipment providers and potential funding sources to bring that process mainstream. Credit and more information: CNet News
    Last edited by jmet; 4 Jan 2006, 09:20 AM.
  • sfheath
    Lord of Digital Video
    Lord of Digital Video
    • Sep 2003
    • 2399

    #2
    I guess the next step would be 60 foot LCD screens and leave the projectors out completely?
    Having just been to a cinema for the first time in years I'd forgotten just how blurred the analogue projections can be!
    This isn't a learning curve ... this is b****y mountaineering!

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    • LT. Columbo
      Demigod of Digital Video
      • Nov 2004
      • 10671

      #3
      i wish all movies went straight to DVD, ...well some should go straight to the fire too!
      "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
      Columbo moments...
      "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
      "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
      (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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      • Vicc4
        Suspended
        • Dec 2005
        • 10

        #4
        Yes, 2006 will be interesting year for entertainment community.

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        • Derree
          Digital Video Expert
          Digital Video Expert
          • Jul 2005
          • 546

          #5
          With some of the drege that goes to the theater it is a wonder they will spend the money on upgrading theaters, and with this upgrade I assume will be an upgrade in the cost of a movie ticket...I agree with Lt I think we need more straight to dvd titles...then again I assume that means they will then charge more for them as well
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          • ed klein
            Banned
            • Mar 2004
            • 880

            #6
            You got it, in the end money runs everything. And the cost will always be passed on to the end user. YOU AND I

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            • Derree
              Digital Video Expert
              Digital Video Expert
              • Jul 2005
              • 546

              #7
              I was at a theater in a bigger city then where I live now... this was bout 4 or 5 years ago...cost 9.75 for me and 7.25 for my 2 1/2 year old, they had a burger king inside but for a whooper it was over $8...that was just the burger.. no fries or a drink....they get your money no matter what
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              • LT. Columbo
                Demigod of Digital Video
                • Nov 2004
                • 10671

                #8
                what the hell?????!!!!!!!!!!! i know theatres suck the blood out of you but 8$?

                i love whoppers, but i'd certainly never pay that! i just had one 2 weeks ago for the first time in over a year. mmm-mmm good
                "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                Columbo moments...
                "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                • drfsupercenter
                  NOT an online superstore
                  • Oct 2005
                  • 4424

                  #9
                  My theater is not that bad... like $9 for a ticket, and like $10 for large popcorn and 2 large drinks. (combo)
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                  • LT. Columbo
                    Demigod of Digital Video
                    • Nov 2004
                    • 10671

                    #10
                    i say the theatres can shove it all up their you know what.
                    "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                    Columbo moments...
                    "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                    "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                    (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                    • drfsupercenter
                      NOT an online superstore
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 4424

                      #11
                      Wow, you're mean. Do you guys all have 12-speaker surround and a huge-@$$ screen at home? Otherwise, the theater is a better movie experiance.
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                      • LT. Columbo
                        Demigod of Digital Video
                        • Nov 2004
                        • 10671

                        #12
                        mean? lol you ain't seen nothin kido. i just bought a new $99 t.v. from walmart this holiday season. it replaced my 19" 1980 daewoo ipano remoteless t.v. now i'm in the big leagues. remote, 20", square corner screen, sleep timer, RCA jacks front and rear. it's a big jump for me
                        "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                        Columbo moments...
                        "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                        "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                        (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                        • drfsupercenter
                          NOT an online superstore
                          • Oct 2005
                          • 4424

                          #13
                          Yeah, but theaters have bigger screens and better sound than any TV available. Especially the IMAX - boy was Harry Potter good in the IMAX (hugeR screen)
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                          • LT. Columbo
                            Demigod of Digital Video
                            • Nov 2004
                            • 10671

                            #14
                            only certain films/reasons i'd go to the theatre. i'd rather stay in and watch a flick--kind of lazy, but that's that.
                            "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                            Columbo moments...
                            "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                            "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                            (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                            • drfsupercenter
                              NOT an online superstore
                              • Oct 2005
                              • 4424

                              #15
                              Well, I am unfortunate and do not have a huge TV or even 2.1 sound. So theaters are the way to go for me. But I still have more than 100 DVDs though.
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