TV - Still Not Good Enough For Movies

The tech pushing home entertainment has exploded over the past five years - but the TV still can't compete against movie theaters. TVs equipped with 4k, HDR, 3D, and direct streaming are still not the best way to view movies.

Making a movie today is all about time and money - and the more you have of each the better the movie gets for playback at the cinema. Today's special effects are far superior than those just five years ago and they are advancing in realism each day - but, it's also the 'look' of a cinema movie.  TV images have gotten very sharp and the color resolution very distinct, perhaps too sharp vs. the slight fuzziness of an on-screen cinema image. This has reached a point where TV show producers and directors are requesting that made-for-TV content use a 'film filter' when shooting, thus imitating the 'look' of a cinema movie.

This gets us back to the issue of movie distribution timing.  If you release a movie within a short period of time to streaming or pay-per-view (or worse, day-and-date release) you run the risk of losing the magic of cinema movie viewing - especially for big budget blockbusters which should be viewed at a cinema before any other medium because that's where it 'looks' best.

TV is still not good enough for movies and perhaps never will be.

Just saying,
Jim