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I agree totally with the above, the last 3 times I went to the cinema it was full of 14-16 year old chavs shouting and throwing stuff all the way through them, the staff did nothing.

As for the "Pirated Movies Are Freaking Sweet", well said, it's about time someone realised they're not all really bad pictures and sound (I download them, but if I like it I'll buy it on DVD, why should I spend fifteen quid on something if I don't know if I'll like it or not!)]]>Apr 11th 2006 10:36AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
1. Your perception of screen size is due to size and where you sit. In a HT if your screen is 110 inches it looks huge from say 8-10ft away.

2. Interruption are more controllable in your own HT. No talking or cell phones going off if you don't want.

3. Big Sound? I've never heard a normal Theatre do down to 20hz but I've heard plenty of HT with HSU and SVS subs easily going down to 20hz at refrence level. The most jaw dropping HT I've seen was a system with Revel speakers. Blew away any Theatre I've heard.

4. Meh...I'm there for the movies.

5. Forget the popcorn. At home you can eat or drink anything YOU want.

6. Depends on how sloppy you are.

7. You can do the same with a HT. I don't sit around gabbing to strangers about a movie.

8. In a Theatre you never have a spot guaranteed in the "sweet spot" You do in YOUR HT.

9. www.apple.com/trailers thank you.

10. Neither is really relevant here. HT owners are looking for high quality media playback. This is a bit of filler.

11. Immersion is a factor of many things. Audio visuals how good the story is. I've been immersed into a movie on a 27" TV. That's good filmmaking.

I love watching movies but if you and Hollywood think that a movie theater is the best way to watch a movie you're just fooling yourself and haven't heard even a good sub $10k HT which blows most Theaters away in sound and with HD-DVD and Blu-Ray coming the quality at home is coming. ]]>Apr 11th 2006 10:40AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/@ number 2, I think you've mis-read, or not read at all, the story is pro-home theartre, not against it]]>Apr 11th 2006 10:58AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
Personally I think the hollywood people should adapt and attempt to actually innovate for once in their life. Take the Steven Soderberg approach. Release a movie in the theater, on dvd and over HD-Net all on the same day. Take a look to see what the consumer actually wants. I wish every movie was released that way. I'd still probably see a few in the theaters but overall I'd still continue to watch them all at home. Netflix is my friend.

Movie downloads are going to be the future. ]]>Apr 11th 2006 11:59AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
;-) Thanks for playing, #2!]]>Apr 11th 2006 12:09PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
I responded to the original article with my own points. Richard's points are excellent as well. I know...confusing but I'm to going to register at the other site just to post my view on this.
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The night after I saw it, I saw the trailer on TV. I've got a digital TV, so the trailer was DVD quality (but not HD). I was amazed at how GOOD the picture was, and was kind of sad that the movie that I saw looked so bad.

Movie theaters need to stop f-ing around and go digital. Bad PQ is totally unacceptable in the age of 1080p at home!]]>Apr 11th 2006 2:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
1. I can start the movie at my own convenient time.

2. No long lines to wait through.

3. It's cheaper to buy the DVD than to take myself and the kids to the movies. (Plus you can see the movie more than once. Most theaters don't even allow that anymore.)

4. No traffic to drive through.

5. No worries as to where to park, or "Where did I park!"

6. Saves gasoline.

7. If 'nature calls', you want to grab more to eat, or got to beat the kids for misbehaving,,, hit the pause button! Try that in a theater!

8. And the couch! Yes, it was already mentioned, but it can't be over-stated. aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!]]>Apr 11th 2006 5:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
You have to goto a movie theater during the first few days of the release unless you want to see a handful of scratches, jump-cuts, etc. Until more theaters have digital projectors, our HT setups using DVD or HD input have consistent picture quality at every showing.]]>Apr 11th 2006 5:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/Apr 11th 2006 6:46PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
I'd like to add two more reasons:

1. No sticky floors!

2. The resolution of digital projection is obvious if you sit in the lower half of the theater. It's just like buying an HDTV that is too big for your living room. It's way too easy to sit too close to the screen during a digital projection. I saw Episode II digitally and on film. The digital picture looked worse because I could see the individual pixels. I sat near the middle of the theater for both viewings and the film viewing was much nicer. This was a new movie theater with all the latest and greatest, too.]]>Apr 11th 2006 7:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
I say the theater companies are mainly to blame for the gradual worsening of the "theatrical experience." There's only so many commercials / cell phones / chatterers / overpriced concessions a person can take, regardless of how much s/he still loves a night at the multiplex.

For me, "theatrical" is my introduction to a movie. I had a ball seeing King Kong '05 on the big screen. But DVD is for the long haul. (I've already watched KK twice since I got the DVD, and the big hairy thing just keeps getting better.)]]>Apr 11th 2006 7:18PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/Apr 11th 2006 8:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
I watched Constantine and the picture quality was just wonderful, dare I say better than most theaters.

Once I get a front projector, and am able to get my HT system setup better, theaters won't have a chance!]]>Apr 11th 2006 11:38PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/Apr 11th 2006 11:53PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
I was really jsut trying to follow his points, I wouldn't include bootlegs as a real feature of the home theater anyway, anyone who is serious about their experience probably wouldn't be satisfied with a bootleg.]]>Apr 12th 2006 12:06AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
The main reason is the social aspect of movies. There is an energy to an audience and when you see a movie with the right crowd there is nothing better. Comedies are better as the audience grows. You end up laughing at scenes you merely chuckled at before. I just saw "Thank You for Smoking" in a relatively empty theater. The movie is really good, but I felt that it would have been more enjoyable to me had there been a full house.

The other reason is the big screen. And this is dependent on the person being able to get to a theater with a big screen. Growing up I only saw "The Shining" and "Bladerunner" on the small screen. I got a chance to see them on the big screen later on, and the difference was staggering.

HT viewing is nice and controlled, and a little selfish. There are communal benefits to mass viewing. If you deny that you are most likely kidding yourself.

Batman Begins on opening day in IMAX was an experience I will not soon get in a home theater.]]>Apr 12th 2006 9:18AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
6.50? Not even close. I have a wife and child. That is $19.50. Popcorn, candy, pop, dinner before. Try $60-$75 add some exended family who always stops by our house, now you are about $150-$175

Bucket of chicken, 2 liter of pop, New DVD. $30. $15 if I rent it. That is a one day $140-$160 difference.

So take my 10 grand and divide it by $140

That is 71. I'm over 300 so I'm making money each time I don't go out, and I don't feel ripped off if the movie was a flop or the movie was faded or I had to use the mens room at a cruicial juncture.

Just not worth it.]]>Apr 12th 2006 10:38AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
Reading this was about as bad as my experience with used-car salesmen. The main features of the theater experience can all be faithfully recreated or surpassed at home. The picture, sound, comfort are all on par or superior to what is available at the theater.
Are you trying to convince me that my sofa is less comfortable than the nasty chairs in the theater or that cupholder make a huge difference? Give me a break!
You might as well have thrown in that the theater experience is better because it gives you a chance to get some exercise by having to stand and wait in line.
Pathetic. Totally pathetic.]]>Apr 12th 2006 1:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
.... theatre chains have done it to themselves. They're not offering a product which is worth what they are charging, their staff is poorly trained, the equipment is not up to par and the manners of theater goers has declined sharply over the past decade. I only have a good experience at a theater once a year when the Film Festival is in town; otherwise it's having to hear someone talking or cell phones going off. Just as irritating is someone flashing their bright phone screen in the dark theater.

My LCD has a better resolution and the sound is clear and loud enough for me. I’ve had many great nights of movie watching with friends. And if they talk I can tell them to shut the hell up.]]>Apr 12th 2006 3:29PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/On my 12' screen, it's as good as a theater. Think of all the money every ones saves watching the movie at a HT. So it costs money up front. Wouldn't you spend money on a decent TV and sound system anyway?

Ultimately, it is not more costly! Not at all!

And the couch! Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!]]>Apr 12th 2006 5:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
When I was in college was the first time I saw Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in a group experience. I had grown up liking the film, having seen it on TV, but gained an entirely new appreciation for the film by being in a partially full theater singing along while following the bouncing ball over the words on the screen.

One of the things that I neer saw mentioned was the issue with what to do with your coat in a standard theater. The temperature in a standard theater varies significantly depending on how many warm bodies are in it. If I walk or ride a motorcycle to a theater I'm defintely wearnign a bulky jacket. (Motorcycle includes a helmet, and likely small bag.) In a cinema, I require a second seat for my gear most of the time. Predicting if there may be one available is a pain in itself.

In general I have a better experience at home, with my 60 inch widescreen TV that I'm only sitting aroung 72 inches from, with full surround sound and a big subwoofer. If the movies were supplied in 1080i (or 1080p) then the quality would be that much better.]]>Apr 14th 2006 9:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/
I LOVE THE THEATER BECAUSE SOMETIMES ITS FUNNY TO HEAR PEOPLE I THOUGHT WOULD NOT CRY AT A MOVIE (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN)I heard all kinda different sniff's oh and its great for people watching.

HOWEVER WITH NEWER and LESS EXP PROJECTORS OPTOMO HD72 (1080p) I saw the same movie alone in my HT. WOW! Before I didnt hear the wind blowing in at the Reg Theater but with my 7.1 surround WOW. Only funny thing this time I was the one crying at BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.]]>May 4th 2006 11:35AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/Oct 7th 2008 8:56AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/11/home-theater-vs-movie-theater/

Neal Saferstein]]>Jun 10th 2006 2:00PM