The Monday Question: How important is the form in which you see movies at home?

The Monday Question

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?

4 thoughts on “The Monday Question: How important is the form in which you see movies at home?

  1. 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?

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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