Going to the movies is as popular as ever, though the experience itself is changing. Over 1 billion people visit movie theaters in the U.S. each year, and many are looking for a luxury experience they can’t replicate at home. Movie theaters’ luxury upgrades go beyond reclining seats and a full-service bar. Digital and 3D screens are growing in popularity while film-based screens are disappearing. Screens with dual laser projection deliver a picture with more vivid colors and greater contrast ratio, making images appear more dynamic, brighter, and livelier. Surround sound is getting more advanced as well. Many theaters install 64 strategically placed speakers, surrounding the viewers on all sides and from above. Not only are there more speakers, but the technology allows filmmakers to determine the apparent origin location of each sound, rather than assigning it to a specific speaker for a more immersive experience. While these advance make your theater experience more immersive, the underlying technology is scalable to home viewing as well. Most television and devices are capable of producing greater color variation and contrast than their firmware allows, but soon that will change. Manufacturers are already creating headphones that mimic the effects of theater-quality surround sound. However, these systems can be very costly, and unless you are planning to watch multiple movies at home every day the cost benefit of doing it yourself just isn’t there. Read this for more about how can create an affordable luxury experience: tech at the movies

Why CBD Needs to be Part of Your Medical Regimen

Creating Dystopia: The Greatest Threats Humanity Faces

Founder & President of NowSourcing, a leading infographic design agency

NowSourcing

The Innovate Summit

Book a Call

Case Studies

HackerNoon Contributor of the Year - STORYTELLING

Too Long; Didn't Read

Boost your HackerNoon story @ $159.99! 🚀

How to Hack Your Summer Movie-going Experience

About Author

Comments

TOPICS

THIS ARTICLE WAS FEATURED IN

Related Stories

Untitled Story

How AI Agents in Healthcare Stand to Change the Industry

A Hacker's Awakening: All You Need to Perfect the Pomodoro Technique Is Crippling, Deadly Nicotine

Being a Productive Parent with the Montessori Pedagogy in Mind

Bootstrapping My Company to 7 Figures While Unschooling 5 children

How Being a Dad Makes me a Better Developer (and Vice Versa)

How AI Agents in Healthcare Stand to Change the Industry

A Hacker's Awakening: All You Need to Perfect the Pomodoro Technique Is Crippling, Deadly Nicotine

Being a Productive Parent with the Montessori Pedagogy in Mind

Bootstrapping My Company to 7 Figures While Unschooling 5 children

How Being a Dad Makes me a Better Developer (and Vice Versa)

Light-Mode

Classic

Newspaper

Dark-Mode

Neon Noir

Minty

HN StartUps