Ever since I got hooked on to the NFL games (the only american sport I understand a bit), the desire for a wide screen TV (42" or more) kind of grew wildly. The addition of the Onkyo HTSR800 to my home decor only added more fuel to this. However the situation was well under control.
8th of July was a record of sorts - We (me, wife and kid) went to the theater to watch a movie for the first time. After a 4 year gap I stepping in to a movie theater. The last one for me and wife had been just when our son was conceived. Even this time, theater-movie evaded us for a week or so before we nailed it. The movie was Disney-Pixar's animation UP. This is what I came out with -
- Probably out of touch, me and my wife kind of found the screen toooooooo wide to cover with our two eyes and were missing subtle details of the photography/animation. (may be too old)
- I really missed the comfort of watching movie in a DVD at my home - you can pause, attend to kid or get something to eat, even have dinner.
- I couldnt rewind the movie at the theater to observe the fine details of the animation which I keep doing at home movies. I gravely missed it.
- Our kid started crying in the last 15min and I had to take him out thereby missing the climax.
- Not to mention the cost - ticket + snacks etc etc vs a 5$ DVD rental.
- As far as audio goes, any original DVD with a 5.1 sound track is enough for my Onkyo HT to give a splendid sound rendition.
I guess henceforth I would be contended with watching a movie at the comfort of my home. May be stepping into a theater occasionally. But then, I still need the widescreen....hmmm....
Attached pic shows the wire mesh covering the speaker's driver side.
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