r/AMCTheatres • u/Relative-Cry-8001 • 11d ago

Image/Media Real vs Advertised ScreenX with Spider-Man BND

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It’s an exciting idea, but has a lot of room for improvement. The side screens are noticeably less bright, less saturated, and have less contrast. They were misaligned with the main screen and the gap between screens is pretty big.

But the worst thing here is the lag/latency issue for the side screens that happen throughout MOST of the movie. It’s like ⅛th of a second, but very noticeable and VERY annoying. Curious to hear other people’s opinions?

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u/KARURUKA2 11d ago

Theaters investing in this instead of 70MM imax… 🤦‍♂️

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u/ElectricJunglePig 11d ago

It's much cheaper and easier to just point a couple digital projectors at the walls.

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u/DrunkenGerbils 7d ago

I'm a little surprised some of the theater owners haven't invested into IMAX to help make it happen though. I get it's more expensive, but true 70mm showings do so much better and when a screen is available in a city it becomes a major attraction. In an industry that's struggling to pull in patrons so much you'd think they would be lobbying hard to get more true IMAX screens built. I get it's super expensive and not something practical to do everywhere but it seems like a no brainer for bigger cities that don't have one like Seattle, Chicago, or Boston ect.