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In Reply to: this is pointless, lets try to get back on subject. posted by Analog Scott on April 3, 2007 at 15:12:48:
You said "OK lets try to put this back into context. the huge divide between film and home video is irrelevant to any particular inferior experiences you have encountered. the question at hand was about Bluray v. DVD. As media they are both vastly inferior to the source, film. "Correct, both Bluray and DVD, as media, are inferior to the source, film.
That does not mean that Bluray and DVD, as viewed in the home, are always going to be inferior to film as viewed in a theatre. Good home video can beat bad film projection at a theatre. We do need to distinguish between the theory and the implementation. While one theory may have advantages over another, what counts in real life is the implementation. Implement the good theory badly and you can get crap. Implement the poorer theory well and you can have something quite good.
The "movie experience" is what you get in real life. If your local theatres aren't good, the movie experience you get won't be good. If you only get a good experience when you visit another drive across town or visit somewhere else, then of course you're going to prefer your own HT setup if it's been setup well and is delivering high quality playback. You'd be mad not to. It's simply pointless preferring an experience you can't get so if good film playback is rarely an option for you, going to the theatre is not going to be the way you usually prefer watching a movie, even if you jump at the chance to go to a good theatre when you can.
This is really a coffee vs tea argument and you're missing the point. I prefer coffee over tea, but I do enjoy both. I don't drink tea as often as I drink coffe, but I enjoy it when I do. I drink tea for different reasons than those for why I drink coffee. I drink coffee for the taste and the caffeine. I drink tea because it suits some foods better if I'm having it with a meal, because I'm having a cup with a friend who enjoys tea more than coffee and it's a social thing, because a good cup of coffee isn't available at the time, or because sometimes I just feel like a cup of tea at that time. Regardless of whether you prefer the theatre or home video, you can still enjoy the other and people do have valid reasons for preferring one over the other, even if their preference disagrees with yours.
Some of my reasons for preferring home video over the theatre which haven't yet been canvassed in the sticky carpet and annoying audience debate:
- I can watch what I like when I want to. I don't have to choose from a limited range of films currently showing, or fit in with theatre session times.
- home is much better for double bills and late night movies. I can turn things off and walk to the bedroom without having to get in the car and drive.
David Aiken
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