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has anyone tried to buy a consumer/prosumer DLP for commercial applications? i'm talking smaller cinema-houses, not the hugeass multiplexes. just get one 100-200" screen, with $1-3k DLP projectors, low maintence, play anything they like, etc. that'd be killer business =).

large upfront investment but lower overall distribution for the cinema owners. and it's far more flexible. if attendees for mi3 are low (just an example) they can swap that out easily for a classic like lawrence of arabia, etc.

yes, commercial DLP. but if th cost of distribution is lowered. there is no reason why laws can't change =).

chris, are you in boston? The Boston Common (Loews I think) has DLP in auditorium #18 i think. they may have 2 of them (when they have films playing): http://www.fandango.com/TheaterPage....2111&tid=AAPNV right now the wild is on DLP. Then there's one in Randolph cinema #2 or somn...

i wonder if commercial cinema owners are experimenting with hooking up a HD-DVD player to their projector. they're probably rubbing their hands together cause they found a way to cut costs =).

steve, i have. there are a few DLP cinemas around boston (where i live). i've seen a few movies since ep2 (debut). i've also sat through a Red Fox game (HD- sat. broadcast). yeah, live broadcast isn't as good as film, but still. i really believe sat. will have a hard time making inroads into...

think about it, lossless audio, film-like pictures, dirt cheap medias. when you project 1080p across a 50' diagonal screen, it still holds up really well. i'm thinking star wars ep2, 3, etc. i understand that 1080p can't hold up w/IMAX (70mm) but for most 35mm applications, i can't see why 1080p...