AMC Theaters to Switch to 'Super HD' 2160p x 4K PROJECTION

[Rblu-Dblu]

Originally Posted by aramis109

4k... as in 4000. Currently blu-rays are running at 1080. This would be approximately 4x the resolution of HD. Thanks to film, this is certainly possible and huge screens will be able to take advantage. This is actually a pretty exciting development.

And, apparently, about 2x the current resolution used in the best theaters as they're running 2k.

Wow awesome. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Maybe it will be worth the $12 now to go see a movie. Assuming they dont raise prices to cover the cost of this new technology.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Rblu-Dblu

Wow awesome. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Maybe it will be worth the $12 now to go see a movie. Assuming they dont raise prices to cover the cost of this new technology.

Supposedly the theater near me has a few 4k screens. I haven't really looked into it. They're more expensive than other places, but they also have valet parking, a restaurant, and the whole "experience". I dunno if they're charging more for that or the projection system.

[Rblu-Dblu]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Supposedly the theater near me has a few 4k screens. I haven't really looked into it. They're more expensive than other places, but they also have valet parking, a restaurant, and the whole "experience". I dunno if they're charging more for that or the projection system.

I'm sure they throw in the extras to justify to the customer for the above average price. The price of the more expensive projection system is most likely included in the ticket price. I would expect the theaters who are getting the new higher resolution projectors to go up in ticket price.

[itsBlu2U]

Great News, now maybe I'll start going back the the theatre to see movies again, since I haven't really wanted to since blu-rays, I would rather wait for the superior PQ @ home on blu, not to mention its only $5-7 more (if you wait for sale) to own a movie now since it $10 a ticket(last time I went)


still amazes me that PQ at home is better then theatre, good for us right

[clone]

i found this web site to see if they had a list of theaters using 4k projection:

http://www.widescreenreview.com/news...l.php?id=18409

then found this:

http://www.3dathome.org/experience-theater.aspx

thought it was pretty cool.

[BStecke]

Hm . . . I wonder if they'll raise their already exorbitant prices (in comparison to every other theater in my area) because of this. Might make it worth the current prices, though. Hopefully they upgrade their audio to match.

[STARSCREAM]

I wish they would give us a timeline for this, we always go to the AMC that is in our mall. I can't wait until they upgrade because the movies always look like sh*t. There sound is pretty dang good though.

[mustang-gt-2002]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Supposedly the theater near me has a few 4k screens. I haven't really looked into it. They're more expensive than other places, but they also have valet parking, a restaurant, and the whole "experience". I dunno if they're charging more for that or the projection system.

we had a AMC Theater in Madison up at the university but I think they changed owners.
haven't been there in like 10 years. your AMC in milwaukee is the closest one to me.

you have 4K screens already. may have to come that way to see X-Men Origins: Wolverine

[RedIsNotBlue]

So is this effective immediately or what? I haven't been to the movies since I saw The Dark Knight at IMAX but me and some family members were wanting to check out Wolverine. If my local AMC has this going on it would definitely make me wanna go more.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by mustang-gt-2002

we had a AMC Theater in Madison up at the university but I think they changed owners.
haven't been there in like 10 years. your AMC in milwaukee is the closest one to me.

you have 4K screens already. may have to come that way to see X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Yeah- watched Wolverine this last weekend on the "Ultra" screen. HUGE screen, and it looked really good. I'd say that it was comparable to how sharp it'd look at home but still to me looks like it'll look better at home. That's what's surprising- you'd think hearing 4k resolution it'd blow away any home presentation.

[Dubstar]

it wasn't 4K, but seeing 'Watchman' in IMAX-Digital [comprised of two 2K images interlaced] was very impressive, the colours had tremendous pop and vibrancy. What is the dimensions of the 'ultra' screen - I'm curious to know?

Sony 4K I've read is best for screens 55 feet (minimum) and wider.

Supposedly the best 2K DLP units are NEC's that throw a tremendous amount of light on very large screens; the Arclight, Ziegfeld.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

it wasn't 4K, but seeing 'Watchman' in IMAX-Digital [comprised of two 2K images interlaced] was very impressive, the colours had tremendous pop and vibrancy. What is the dimensions of the 'ultra' screen - I'm curious to know?

Sony 4K I've read is best for screens 55 feet (minimum) and wider.

Supposedly the best 2K DLP units are NEC's that throw a tremendous amount of light on very large screens; the Arclight, Ziegfeld.

They're 75ft wide by 32 feet tall by default, but can vary by location.
http://www.marcustheatres.com/ultrascreen.cfm

[Raiders12]

our AMC is awesome, I love it, while I dont love movie theater prices, our AMC is sweet, so this is good news.