posted 05-01-2013 11:56 AM                    

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Oh Man, a Custom 4K Imax Home Theater Would Change Everything

The summer blockbusters are already hitting theaters, and if you're sane, you're going to go see them in an Imax theater. It's the big screen, only bigger, and more awesome. Now, you can take the IMAGE MAXIMUM experience home with you—provided you've got the guap to buy one of Imax's new pricey custom installs.

If you buy an Imax Private Home Theater, the company will come to your mansion and design a badass theater from the ground up, from the geometry of the room, to the placement of the seats to the 7.1 channel surround sound, to the floor-to-ceiling curved screen.

Imax is offering its private clients technology far superior to what you get at your local multiplex. Instad of the standard Imax projectors with paltry 2K resolution, your custom theater will get dual 4K projectors, one for 2D and one for 3D. This thing looks ill.

Our best guess is that this beast uses the Kodak 4K projection technology Imax bought last year, and will be available to theaters for purchase later this year. The new projectors are good for screens over 120-feet wide. You know, because the standard 71-foot panoramic screen just isn't good enough. And, yes, Imax will constantly monitor your theater to make sure everything's running properly and provide 24-hour support.

Sadly, this lifestyle enhancement will be ruinously expensive. According to at least one report, it'll cost $1-$2 million, depending on the install. Whatever. Worth it. [Imax via Slashfilm]

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How Would You Like To Own a Private IMAX Theater in Your Home?

by Ethan Anderton
April 30, 2013
Source: IMAX

COOL STUFF
How Would You Like To Own a Private IMAX Theater in Your Home?

by Ethan Anderton
April 30, 2013
Source: IMAX
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If you're sick of paying an arm and a leg to take your family to the movies every week, maybe there's a solid investment you can make that will pay off over the years. Everyone dreams of having a movie theater in their home, and nowadays, that might not be that bad of an idea. Now IMAX is making that dream even sweeter as the big, big screen company responsible for the biggest, clearest and loudest movie theaters in the world wants to bring that experience to home theaters. This will surely cost you more than a few thousand dollars, but for the ultimate, financially comfortable cinephile, it just makes sense. More below!

We're not sure just how much this installation costs, but in order to find out, you have to "request a personal introduction," which means, "If you're not rich, don't waste our time." Here's what IMAX says about their newly unveiled private theater plan:

With breathtaking 2D & 3D images, flawless sound and special theatre design to create a more immersive effect, everything about the IMAX Private Theatre is state of the art and custom-designed to deliver the ultimate in-home entertainment experience.

IMAX designs every aspect of the IMAX Private Theatre – from our renowned projection and sound technology to the room acoustics and theatre geometry – to work as a fully integrated solution that is optimized specifically for your home.

IMAX’s team of specialists play an integral role in the entire process, working directly with your architects, developers, interior designers, and custom installers to ensure everything is built to IMAX’s exacting performance standards while catering to your specific design preferences.

While this is only something the super wealthy will enjoy, could this be a sign of things to come for home entertainment? Things like VOD and streaming are gaining ground everyday, and maybe in the future people will have their own theaters projecting onto a big screen whatever content they choose. If better quality, higher definition TV's keep growing in size and quality, then that could be where we're headed. In the meantime, if there's any rich readers out there looking to throw some money around, I'll be glad to give out my address so we can get to work on my own IMAX theater.

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posted 05-01-2013 01:20 PM                    

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IMAX's custom, patented surround-sound system features 7.1 channel laser-aligned loudspeakers that deliver the ultimate in power, dynamic range and precision for a truly visceral experience you can feel.

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posted 05-01-2013 07:33 PM                       

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Imax Home Theater Would Change Everything

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The summer blockbusters are already hitting theaters, and if you're sane, you're going to go see them in an Imax theater.

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If you buy an Imax Private Home Theater, the company will come to your mansion and design a badass theater from the ground up, from the geometry of the room, to the placement of the seats to the 7.1 channel surround sound, to the floor-to-ceiling curved screen.

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Imax is offering its private clients technology far superior to what you get at your local multiplex.

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This thing looks ill.

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quote: Rick Hamilton

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how do you laser align a speaker?

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posted 05-01-2013 10:02 PM                    

quote: Aaron Garman

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Oh for fuck's sake.

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posted 05-02-2013 09:33 AM                    

quote: Brad Miller

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The whole thing stinks of THX.

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Maybe ending a sexy technology with the letter "X" is a bad idea.

In all seriousness, I think in both cases digital undermined the relevance and marketability of these technologies in cinema.