IMAX vs. Christie 2k Super HD Digital Projectors

[Brandon B]

Originally Posted by darinp2

How far do you think digitals need to advance in image quality for you to use them for these large format applications? I'm guessing LCOS won't be able to get bright enough for a long time, so DLP or some other technology (like GDAV, if I have that right) being the most likely candidates.

--Darin

I think we are getting into the ballpark with the new 30K lumen DLP D-cinema units for brightness anyway. A 4K is probably close (I stick my face in both the JVC and Sony demos at CEDIA). But I think 6K or 8K is really where it will happen.

But like Wicky says, the advantage for normal D-cinema just isn't there. But what hasn't been discussed (in this thread) is 3-D (which seems to be emerging as something for theaters to pin hopes for rekindled attendance on) is going to be done with single projector high frame rate S-cinema systems, not film. So i think you will start to see film phased out because of that, along with the usual other reasons.

BB