You can now get a huge 4K TV for not much more than an ATM withdrawal. (Remember those? They gave you paper rectangles called “cash.”) You’ve already got Netflix, and probably four or five other subscription TV services, plus (or, increasingly, minus) cable.
You can also get good-enough surround-sound speakers to go with the TV. Put them all together in the room where you watch movies, and you’re not far from the theater experience. Also, you can hit pause, rewind, and chow down on cheaper snacks while you watch. And you don’t need to drive there or get tickets. Not much of a contest.
Of course, you’ll want to replace it all when 8K gets real, but your new 65″, 85″, or 100″ screen will look fine until that happens.
Meanwhile, grass will continue to grow in the cracks of the parking lot at your nearby multiplex theater. (Remember those?)
Bonus Link: Why Hollywood is Bombing in the Box Office
And how AMC is part of the problem, by the great Tony Pierce. (He’s in L.A., which is still thick with theaters, options, and The Industry itself. And if things suck this bad there, it’s bad news everywhere.)
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