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elizabethv
11/21/2017 7:36:37 AM
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Slightly more optimistic about the possibility
I don't see the possibility as sunk in the water before it launches. People already are more than happy to find bootleg copies of movies. In general, the cost of a movie is relatively expensve. And you don't want to fork over that cash for EVERY movie that comes out. There are certainly some movies that you would be okay seeing, potentially paying something for, but not the same chunk of change it costs for the theater experience. If they can compete in the cost market, and get around the awkwardness of having a headset on your head, this holds some potential. In my mind anyway.
afwriter
11/20/2017 11:29:13 PM
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The Market Will Be Too Small
This is never going to work as a viable venture, there are way too many roadblocks in the way. You won't be able to license blockbusters, people who still see movies in the theater do so because they enjoy the movie-going experience, people will be spending two hours at a time with a heavy headset on, etc. I don't hate the idea and as @JohnBarnes pointed out there is a niche audience for it, but to use this as a VR selling point will never work.
JohnBarnes
11/20/2017 9:14:08 PM
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I'm there
I love movies. I hate TV and won't watch it. The reasons I hate it include being stuck on a couch with family and friends feeling free to move around and talk, preventing my getting immersed, and subtention of visual angle, a fancy way of saying that I want the screen edge to be just at the outer edge of my peripheral vision, with everything dark beyond.
Presumably in the virtual theatre I can turn off or down everything but the screen and the sound. I don't really care about the "movie theatre experience," what I want is to be able to be lost in the picture and the sound (without having to crank it up to cover the noise of the guy behind me explaining the movie to his friend and getting it totally wrong dammit or the clatter of people making popcorn upstairs or the sudden conversation about what to have for dinner tomorrow while someone goes to the restroom.
Definitely, I'm there.
Ariella
11/20/2017 7:20:31 PM
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Re: Paramount launches 3D on your head
I suppose the success of such products will largely depend on how enjoyable the experience proves. If they manage to eliminate the uncomfortable effects some people encounter with such headsets while giving a really different viewing experience, people would go for it, even with a hefty price.
clrmoney
11/20/2017 10:42:24 AM
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Paramount launches 3D on your head
I know that Paramount company has been around for a long time but what are they areting to do like bracnh off from the traditional when everyone goes to the movies to watch something. I just think that maybe this will be another option for customers to choose from. Some may be one board with it and and some want.
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