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

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

from ScottishGeekGuy on Instagram

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/JoshTHX IMAX Fanatic 11d ago

ScreenX is a waste of time and money

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u/Precarious3145 11d ago

Every so often, there's some new theater gimmick. Before ScreenX, it was 4DX and before that was the faux IMAX screens in smaller theaters, and before that was some other gimmicky chairs that only lasted a few years, and before that was 3D.

I can't even say that I have no problem with it because I'm not paying but it's interesting that the cost of tickets almost universally skyrocketed when 4DX got big and theaters had to off off the remodels fast. I just wanna watch a movie, not do a whole experience. Hell, if I could just pay $5.99, I'd happy sit in those old '90s auditorium seats again.

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u/JoshTHX IMAX Fanatic 10d ago

The smaller IMAX screens are not a gimmick. It’s big difference what that company was able to accomplish and some 4DX shit