I rarely go to the movies anymore because there is rarely anything on that interests me, but I do know that if the DVD version of a movie came out at the same time as at the theatre I would buy the DVD and watch it in my self-built home theatre. With a 120" screen, HD projector and surround sound it is as good as the real thing, but I can watch the movie whenever I like, pause it if I need to, or watch it again later without the cost of going to the movies plus buying the movie on DVD later.
Home theatres are getting increasingly cheaper to build, with projectors and flat-screen TVs (although a good projector with a big image throw), surround sound systems and DVDs getting cheaper all the time. I would rather invite some friends around to my house to watch it.
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I rarely go to the movies anymore because there is rarely anything on that interests me, but I do know that if the DVD version of a movie came out at the same time as at the theatre I would buy the DVD and watch it in my self-built home theatre. With a 120" screen, HD projector and surround sound it is as good as the real thing, but I can watch the movie whenever I like, pause it if I need to, or watch it again later without the cost of going to the movies plus buying the movie on DVD later.
Home theatres are getting increasingly cheaper to build, with projectors and flat-screen TVs (although a good projector with a big image throw), surround sound systems and DVDs getting cheaper all the time. I would rather invite some friends around to my house to watch it.