Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tunenut (A) on March 23, 2005 at 13:01:11

In Reply to: immersion in a movie- does this happen with DVD? posted by tunenut on March 21, 2005 at 17:25:14:

Thanks to all for the many interesting responses.

It seems that the front projection people are able to answer a clear yes to my question.

Other issues: of course the content itself is important. This is the same point I have made in audio with respect to poor sounding CDs. Some of them are fully involving and satisfying strictly due to their irreplaceable content.

On the other hand, it also works the other way. I have been fully involved with certain movies on the big screen and then later found them far less effective on a TV screen. So the delivery medium does make a difference, particularly if it's not a masterpiece of cinema.

Finally, some people brought up the disadvantages to the movie theater and said they found them distracting. That may be dependent on where you live. I live in close proximity to many movie theaters and virtually never experience crowding or many of the other disadvantages cited. OTOH, my sister lives in a smaller town, with few theaters, and it is indeed crowded and sort of a hassle to go to a movie there.