Posted by Manco on 10/24/05 05:29

Jordan wrote:
> I sat down this week-end and watched Batman Begins and was struck,
> immediately, at how much clearer it looks on DVD at home than it did
> in the theater. I don't have a AAA home theater set-up, but I have a
> nice 51" rear projection 16:9 set and Dolby Digital/DTS 6.1 surround.
>
> I remember thinking when I saw it in the theater that it was a little
> blurry, a little grainy, kind of hard to follow the action. I said to
> myself back then "I wonder what it's going to look like on DVD?"
>
> Turns out it kicks ass on DVD. Has anyone else had this experence? I
> first noticed it back when the Brendan Frasier version of the Mummy
> came out. I used to blame it on the projectionist (or lack of a
> trained one), but now I'm not so sure.
>
> - Jordan

and this why multiplexes are dying and DVD sales/rentals are BOOMING. People
do care about quality.

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