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04-09-2006, 04:16 PM
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Just saw my first Digital Theater!
Carmike Cinemas just installed some new Christie 2000 digital projectors in our local cinema. I just watched "Ice Age 2" and was very impressed. The first thing I noticed was that the image was very well lit. The second was focus being very sharp and very good contrast. The specs on the projector show over 2000H and 1080V pixels with a brightness adjustable from 8K to 23K lumens with a CR of 2000. All I can say is it was the best presention of a film I've seen. Carmike is installing 2300 presently. With newer films coming from James Cameron shot in 3D HD with liquid crystal 3D glasses soon, these threaters will have an edge.
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04-10-2006, 10:18 AM
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My first digital theater experience was at the Ziegfield Theater in NYC. I saw Star Wars Episode 3 and it was just incredible. I am not a real movie theater person anymore but when I do go it will be there.
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04-11-2006, 08:19 AM
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First Ice Age was my first experience. Then came Star Wars Ep 2,3, T3, and Villiage. Digital projection made the Villiage bearable...barely.
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04-11-2006, 01:09 PM
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Jacob
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I saw episode 3 in san jose. I was also very impressed.. also had a great crowd. I could notice right away about the picture. Heck even the trailers looked great.
it was like a 3 hour drive to see episode 3.
JACOB
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04-11-2006, 06:37 PM
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Luckily we get many films in DLP in Las Vegas (more and more all the time) and I always seek out those screenings as the quality is so amazing. While many 35mm films in this town look blurry and underlit, the digital versions are brilliant.
After the excellence of the digital 3-D version of CHICKEN LITTLE, I'm especially keen to see this summer's MONSTER HOUSE in Digital 3-D form.
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04-12-2006, 12:59 AM
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The only film I've seen in digital was Bubble over at the Kendall Square Cinema. They had to run a test disc of trailers before the film because the projector had just been installed.
My overall impression was that it was better than the average film presentation but far worse than a great film presentation. I don't know, there was just something missing. Hard to put my finger on it.
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04-12-2006, 05:46 AM
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My local theater is located near Texas Instruments, so I've been seeing digital light projection (DLP) since 1999.
I've completely lost track on how many I've seen on DLP, but if any film I'm interested in is available in the two DLP auditoriums, that's the screen I get my tickets for.
The first film released in this format was Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. I was hooked ever since.
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04-22-2006, 03:59 PM
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Re: Just saw my first Digital Theater!
There are two screens in our town now that just went digital. I went to see Scary Movie 4 just to check out the picture quality. The movie was no good, but it looked great! Just like film. Except for no jiggle, wiggle, scratches, cigarette burns, or reel changes. And the sound quality was also incredible. The MI3 trailer was particularly impressive. I was very skeptical going in ...I'm a die-hard film buff and I love the patina of film, but I must admit that I am really, really impressed. Imagine being able to go to the theater and see beautifully restored, high-definition versions of film classics on the big screen. That would be too nifty.
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04-22-2006, 07:29 PM
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YiFeng
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Re: Just saw my first Digital Theater!
been digital since star wars ep2. the only problem i have, digital or not, is the speakers are broken and you can hear the audio distortion once levels rise and the speaker coils are actually creating a banging noise against the cabinet it's housed in. so... the audio really kills the cinematic experience for me.
to the edge of eternity and depth of infinity, stupidity knows no bound.
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04-22-2006, 09:10 PM
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Re: Just saw my first Digital Theater!
Just curious, none of you are bothered by the screen door effect?
All of my DLP experiences (more than 10, less than 20, at many theaters in L.A> including the Mann Village) I've noticed it.
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