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Jason Dunn
07-31-2006, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-07-31T134025Z_01_N30197760_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-DOLBY-3D.xml&src=rss' target='_blank'>http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-07-31T134025Z_01_N30197760_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-DOLBY-3D.xml&src=rss</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Dolby Laboratories, best known for its movie theater surround-sound systems, on Monday said it has teamed up with German virtual reality company Infitec GmbH to develop a three-dimensional theater projection system for theaters. Dolby will integrate Infitec's 3-D technology, designed by Daimler Chrysler for automotive design, with the digital cinema playback system it developed for movie theaters converting to digital projection systems from 35-millimeter film projectors. Digital 3-D systems are one tool Hollywood is using to staunch competition from DVDs, the Internet and video games to bring consumers back to theaters."</i><br /><br />I've never seen a 3-D movie in a theater, and have regarded the concept as being generally a fairly lame one. There seems to be a strong move towards 3-D lately, and the the success of Sony's "Monster House" certainly give credence to the concept of 3-D in mainstream movies. Would you go see a movie in a theatre instead of watch it at home, all things being equal, if you could see it in 3-D?

jmulder
07-31-2006, 08:53 PM
..because I have an overwhelming need to pick nits:

Monster House is distributed by Sony Pictures, not Disney.

As for the 3-D theatre experience, I've found that even short films can cause headaches for me if I'm not appropriately located in the theater. I can't imagine what a feature-length film would do to me...

Jason Dunn
07-31-2006, 08:55 PM
..because I have an overwhelming need to pick nits: Monster House is distributed by Sony Pictures, not Disney.

Hmm. The Reuters article says Disney:

"the Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) "Chicken Little" and "Monster House"."

Are they incorrect?

saru7755
07-31-2006, 08:59 PM
i would see the movie in the theater, its a totally different experience.. no comparison..!!

jmulder
07-31-2006, 09:21 PM
..because I have an overwhelming need to pick nits: Monster House is distributed by Sony Pictures, not Disney.

Hmm. The Reuters article says Disney:

"the Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) "Chicken Little" and "Monster House"."

Are they incorrect?

Yep.

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/monsterhouse/site/

..but Chicken Little WAS Disney, so Reuters was half right.

Jason Dunn
07-31-2006, 09:26 PM
Aha, good catch then. Post updated.