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lagomorph777

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18. Theater screen is nowhere near as bright or sharp as a decent TV.

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 12:04 PM

Oct 2020

And these days, a night at the theater for the family costs about the same as a decent TV.

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All Regal, Cineworld Cinemas to Close on Oct. 8 [View all] TomCADem Oct 2020 OP

This: "Personal choice swings both ways..." CrispyQ Oct 2020 #1

Ironically, the more they open it all up, the more likely it is that I'll stay at home. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #13

With home theaters, where did this industry think consumer tastes were going? bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #2

But some movies are just SO much better on the huge screen! oldsoftie Oct 2020 #3

Movies that spend on special effects are best on a big screen. JohnnyRingo Oct 2020 #8

Try sitting closer to the TV. It gets bigger when you are close. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #15

Theater screen is nowhere near as bright or sharp as a decent TV. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #18

You know it's interesting how it has evolved since HT's became a "thing" BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #10

I really miss going to the movies, but there's no other choice. Bleacher Creature Oct 2020 #4

No doubt they already locked in Covid aid. JohnnyRingo Oct 2020 #5

they dont really have a choice. release this stuff on dvd and it gets pirated to death Garion_55 Oct 2020 #6

Cellphones and our non self-aware culture destroyed going to the cinema for me long ago. Arthur_Frain Oct 2020 #7

Neither surprising nor alarming. Jirel Oct 2020 #9

I loved going to see movies on the big screen, but it's a big Politicub Oct 2020 #11

It's pretty reckless to go into a public space BootinUp Oct 2020 #12

Wait, theaters re-opened and people went to them? greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #14

Tenet and Mulan Crashed and Burned... TomCADem Oct 2020 #17

I can't remember the last time I went to a movie theater Yeehah Oct 2020 #16

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