Home cinema or the movies?

Question

is the comfort of ur own home better than the BIG screen?
wat do u guys think?

Answer 1

We have a 10' screen in the living room, an 8' screen in the bedroom and a 22' screen outside.

Even with all that there are some movies I just HAVE to see in the theater. Especially some of the action ones like POC, Spiderman 3, etc.

As much as I love our big tv's, and as nice as the picture and sound is, you still can't beat going to the theater if video & sound is important to you. Especially if you live in an area that has the new digitally enhanced video or whatever they came out with recently.

Unfortunately, with the new baby we don't get out to the movies much which is why I brought the movies to me.

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Answer 2

You can have the best of both worlds with your own projector and screen in your own living room sitting on your favorite chair.5 years ago buying a projector and screen was pretty expensive.Nothing decent under $10,000.
But today you can have quality cinema under $1,000.
Even if your room is not very big you can still have a reasonably large image which is more convincing than a large screen TV.You can buy a roll up screen when not in use if you don't have much space.And today's speakers can be made very small and do not need much room.

Answer 3

It depends what you got at home. If you have a large LCD or plasma and nice surround sound system, then I would say home for most movies because it's more comfortable, quieter, cheaper snacks and you can take a bathroom break without missing any part of the movie.

For action movies and CG stuff, it tends to look better on a larger screen, such as Lord of the Rings or Fantastic Four.

Answer 4

Unless you can witness a professionally set up home front projector with the BIG screen image, you would not appreciate the clarity and current affordability of these home units.

There are rear projection LCD's and DLP's which use mirror panels and color wheels to filter and project a very large screen image [ranging from 65" to 72" diagonally measured]. The major concern is replacement cost of lamps which usually cost between $200 - $300 and last any number of hours depending on how the TV is shut off. Failing to properly shut down either LCD or DLP units which involves leaving on the main fan running for some 20 minutes -- will result in early failure of projection lamps. And there's the added concern regarding the use of "organic" material which make up the LCD panels/mirrors and usually causes the blue panel to fade over a period of time. So you may have to look forward to purchasing a new LCD projection TV. But getting back to DLP projection TV, there is the issue of viewers seeing the dreaded "rainbow effect" which are color flashes appear in highly contrasty dark scenes. Their sighting can cause headaches and is quite annoying to the viewers. And a possible cure is to choose a color wheel which operates faster than 3X; say 4X which seems to be the threshold speed that virtually eliminates the rainbow effect.

And finally, we should also consider the "ultimate, best" TV technology: "Front Projection." The image can either be projected onto a screen or onto a specially painted wall coated with GOO [www.goosystems.com] which in the latter case, is very inexpensive and easy to accomplish as a do-it-your-selfer.

You may well want to check out another technology: DLP front projection which produces a movie-like experience of HD television, DVDs, videos and games. And according to Consumer Reports, "front projection has a superior image -- better than CRT's, LCDs or plasma."

Check out the reviews for a "92" DLP generated [front projection] TV image at amazon.com by submitting the search query: "Infocus SP4805." There are any number of customer submitted pictures of projected HDTV image(s) along with other high-quality regular DVD-movie images projected on bare white wall surfaces. And the price for a refurbished ScreenPlay 4805 is about $550 with lamps costing around $330 which will last around 4,000 hours. Also check out various reviews at Consumer Reports [November 2005 & December 2006] in which front projection is rated "superior" to plasma, lcd.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Since a home theater today can easily have a very large screen and best the quality of picture and sound in a movie theater, I would say home cinema. I have a marginal home theater and I would rather watch movies at my place than at the theater.

Answer 6

I've got a 150" auto screen installed and a Sony HD Bravia Projector and 46" Bravia LCD, since i got it installed i just buy movies or rent them, mostly Blu-ray, it is much better to sit at home with your legs up reclined with your own popcorn without people kicking the back of your chair, people chattering, and having to have to get out of the house and go to the movies. I'd rather wait, with my sound system as well, 10.1 surround with exceptional sound is much better than the 'big' screen. Its much cleaner as well!

Answer 7

In the comfort of my own home. Especially Tokio Hotel videos. Did you know they have almost 1,200 videos? I heard their English language music. Very good! Did they ever make it to America last month?

Answer 8

comfort of your own hom because its more cozy and personal..