There are various ways in which you can watch movies. Of course the best one is to see it on a huge cinema screen and the best possible sound, but that’s not always possible. The way I watch movies at home varies quite a lot. Of course I prefer to watch it on my projector and surround set, but I sometimes have to settle with my TV or seeing something on either a tablet or mobile phone. With documentaries I don’t really mind the setup, but with specific blockbusters I need to see it in the best way I can. But I can imagine not everyone thinks like that and that some parts of a setup are not that important. Some don’t think surround sound adds much, some will be content to watch everything on a phone and its built in speaker. So this week’s question is:
How important is the form in which you see movies at home?
My preferences would be the biggest TV in the house with surround sound. I recently watched a few films on an 11″ tablet (not ideal) but having the noise-cancelling headphones meant I could hear a LOT more than through the normal TV speakers.
I think that sound is more important than screen size for making you ‘feel’ the film?
I like to watch movies in ultra high definition with an outside speaker that can give me a decent woofer and good highs. Don’t like horror movies. My preferred viewing size Tee Vee screen is 43″ because I have a relatively small home. I do not need a 70 eench (Spanish accent for inch) screen. I have been to homes that have them and it does nothing for me. I was around when I first saw TV in 1943. It is a 5′ high extremely heavy tube console with a 3 inch screen.
It depends on what is playing and what format it’s in. If it’s a big film available on HD and letterboxed, I’ll watch it on the big TV. If it’s something a little more naughty, I’ll watch it in my sister’s room which she isn’t using in a smaller TV.
I think it really is a matter of preference. Being around the video store days in the 80’s, if we have our stereo receiver hooked up and on a 24-27″ TV, we were content little kitties. Seriously, I remember watching the movie KUFFS. It was the first movie I watched with “stereo”. I was in heaven and are one point in our lives, this was the BEST.
Some people could care less about blu-ray or DVD. I myself would rather watch ID4 on good ol’ laserdisc than on Blu-Ray with surround. And yes, I have done both. Some people have to keep upgrading and keep getting better “quality” but ultimately, it comes down to the actual FILM itself.