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Topic: This is how rich people watched Furious 7 last weekend
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Harold Hallikainen
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From: Denver, CO, USA
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 04-08-2015 07:41 AM
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/7/8361475/prima-cinema-luxury-movie-watching-furious-7
$500 per movie, $35k equipment, 40GB per movie, 10-bit 1080p 4:2:2
In the world you and I know, there are basically two legitimate, legal opportunities to catch a new flick. First, of course, there’s the theater, where we pay anywhere from $10 to $30 for the privilege of sitting in a velour seat of dubious sanitation next to talkers and texters hell-bent on ruining the experience, all while our shoes stick to years’ worth of petrified Coca-Cola, popcorn, and Sno-Caps. The next opportunity comes several weeks to several months later, when titles make the transition to on-demand streaming services, and eventually to other premium services like HBO and Netflix.
That’s about it. Unless you’re an oil baron or a venture capitalist, that is.
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Mike Blakesley
Film God
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From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-10-2015 02:24 AM
The author is also an idiot with this:
quote: Harold Hallikainen
there’s the theater, where we pay anywhere from $10 to $30 for the privilege of sitting in a velour seat of dubious sanitation next to talkers and texters hell-bent on ruining the experience, all while our shoes stick to years’ worth of petrified Coca-Cola, popcorn, and Sno-Caps.
(1) The average ticket price is around $7.50, not "$10 to $30"
(2) Velour seats? What decade is this person from?
(3) Dubious sanitation? I'll grant this can sometimes happen but I think that's the exception rather than the rule
(4) Talkers and texters: Again, it IS a problem but it's not like 100% of the other patrons in a theater are talking and texting. And, I wouldn't be surprised to see "rich people" talking and texting too.
(5) The whole sticky floor thing is really pretty much a thing of the past. I can't remember the last time I was in a theater where the floors were sticky. And even if there is some sticky-ness, it's probably from earlier in the day, not "years worth of petrified."
Do these problems exist? Yes, but they're certainly not the norm -- this is just a sensationalizing author trying to be all important.
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Leo Enticknap
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From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 04-10-2015 12:53 PM
quote: Harold Hallikainen
In the world you and I know, there are basically two legitimate, legal opportunities to catch a new flick.
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That’s about it. Unless you’re an oil baron or a venture capitalist, that is.
Or you're in the movie industry, and thus have access to the Bel Air Circuit. If you are and do, you'll have a DCP server and theater projector in your home, just like the actual theaters do, and receive DCPs and keys for them.
So as Harold points out, this gadget is clearly aimed at people who are very rich; but specifically, very rich people who have no personal or professional connection to the movie industry.
I'm surprised that there are enough customers for it to make it viable. As a general rule, very rich people unconnected to the movie industry tend to spend their time making lots of money rather than sitting around watching films. But I guess these folks must exist.
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