[Tig] Digital Projection

[bob at bluescreen.com]

>> Anther important issue with digital projection is "minimum viewing 
>> distance."  This help with "pixel size" issues. 
>>     
>
> But, to the theater owner, it suddenly means that perhaps 15-20% of their 
> seats are no longer acceptable.  That translates into less popcorn and 
> Coke...  which makes for a very unhappy theater owner.
>   

I don't think that's likely. I don't believe even one one hundredth of 
one percent of people actually buying movie tickets notice or give a 
damn about anything discussed here or over on CML, except for content.

Let's be real. While we infinitely discuss the number of pixels which 
can fit on the edge of a jaggie transition, the people who buy tickets 
go for content and stars and that's it. Technical considerations aren't, 
and the masses don't know and don't care. A recent survey showed that 
more than half the people who bought TVs in the last five years believe 
their sets are HD capable when they aren't, and more than half the 
people who bought HD sets but have no source of HD content AT ALL 
believe everything they watch is HD because the set is. More than half. 
The only way those people are going to see jaggies is if they're the 
size of the Rockies.

So while I believe we should always strive for the best possible result 
both technically and aesthetically, the concept that poor technical 
quality is going to keep the masses asses out of seats is a non-starter 
for me.

--Bob

Bob Kertesz
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