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Author Topic: Marcus UltraScreen XL3D Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-09-2010 09:23 PM                     Marcus is installing a 3D system on their Ultrascreen Room at its Pickerington OH theatre in time for Toy Story 3. I got word of it today from their weekly showtime email. A quick internet search shows they are also intending to install this system a: Majestic Cinemas - Brookfield WI North Shore Cinemas - Mequon WI Point Cinemas - Madison WI Marcus Cinema at the Renaissance - Sturtevant WI Elgin Cinemas - Elgin IL Orland Park Cinemas - Orland Park IL Oakdale Cinemas - Oakdale MN The press release says they are using RealD technology. I'll be checking this one out when it opens..I'm very interested to see how 3D looks on a 70' screen.  |  IP: Logged Mark Strube Master Film Handler Posts: 322 From: Milwaukee, WI, United States Registered: Feb 2007 posted 06-09-2010 09:39 PM                        It's already up and running at Majestic, North Shore, and Renaissance. I was quite impressed by the light on the screen... I'll be interested in your thoughts on the Pickerington install, Mark.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-09-2010 10:32 PM                        Just as long as the screen/auditorium is called X-something-or-other I am fucking sold!  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-10-2010 09:41 PM                     I like anything x rated  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-11-2010 08:06 PM                        ...and the more Xs the better! When we run interlock 3D FILM on two XL projectors, then we've got 2xXL3D-Syncronous Interlock, or XLXL3DSI. Ah, marketing....ya gotta love it!  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-22-2010 05:27 PM                     I visited the Pickerington Ultrascreen today to check out the XL3D system. They are running a Real-D system with a single projector. They still have the 35mm projector in the booth (the digital unit is a bit off the center line). The booth is high above the back row, so I could not look in and see what they were using. For Toy Story 3, they have the screen masked to 50' wide. The 1.85:1 image filled the screen area. Large surround speakers are installed in the two back corners, similar to the way Imax back speakers are installed. The 7.1 sound trailer was NOT shown. Nothing stood out as coming from the back speakers. Sound was very clean, but there was an occasional "rattle" as if a loose or bad connection coming from the far lower right of the screen, both before, during and after the movie. The image was VERY bright...one of the brightest I've ever seen, rivaling the Imax 2-projector system. Very impressive, but not worth a $12.00 matinee ticket. I noticed a number of people with children choosing the 2D version at a lower cost.  |  IP: Logged

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