Streaming quality is pretty dogshit compared to bluray or digital cinemas though. The files are compressed a good 5-10x.
That’s only really matters for a few movies a year.
Streaming quality is pretty dogshit compared to bluray or digital cinemas though. The files are compressed a good 5-10x.
That’s only really matters for a few movies a year.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I have not yet watched a film in IMAX, but we are talking about theaters in general.
Watching on a decently large screen at home while streaming looks at least as good as in the theaters even if it doesn’t fill up as much of my vision. BluRay looks a lot better for certain scenes, but the vast majority of movies are just as good at home in my experience. I can also get more engrossed in a movie at home due to having fewer distractions, so something like Dune is more enjoyable for me at home even if the picture and sound quality is probably better in IMAX.
Streaming is a tradeoff of slightly lower quality for more convenience and while I love me some great cinematography and sound design, most movies are more enjoyable if I can stay engaged than if they are presented better but with more opportunity for distractions.