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Author Topic: Fox is making life difficult for non 3D theatres Lyle Romer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1400 From: Davie, FL, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 07-01-2009 08:54 AM                     quote: 150 grand isn't the end of the world! Isn't that amount a bit high for a 3D screen. Projector and server should be in the $60k's, silver screen a few grand. If you choose Real-D there's no more up front cost. Aren't the reusable glasses systems only around 20k? A single 3D screen unless it is HUGE and needs dual projectors should certainly be under $100k.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-01-2009 05:43 PM                        quote: Lyle Romer A single 3D screen unless it is HUGE and needs dual projectors should certainly be under $100k. As a guy who just recently got a digital quote, I can state the answer to that: Nope.  |  IP: Logged Julio Roberto Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 938 From: Madrid, Madrid, Spain Registered: Oct 2008 posted 07-01-2009 07:02 PM                    You serious you can't do a medium-sized 2K+silver screen (say Real D was "free") for (well) under $100k?  |  IP: Logged Lyle Romer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1400 From: Davie, FL, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 07-01-2009 07:50 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley As a guy who just recently got a digital quote, I can state the answer to that: Nope. To risk a little thread drift, what equipment package were you quoted. I can't give the exact price on a public forum but we've done 3 digital screens over the past few months with Christie CP2000-ZX projectors, doremi servers and Real-D in the $70,000 range per screen including installation. The silver screen was additional and cost depends on screen size. Obviously there's more cost if you go with one of the reusable glasses systems. The Dolby 3D system was an operational nightmare for us so we changed to using Real-D but in your single screen location you won't have the issues with collecting glasses. Feel free to email me if you want the contact information of the company that sold us the system.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-01-2009 10:20 PM                        quote: Julio Roberto You serious you can't do a medium-sized 2K+silver screen (say Real D was "free") Well why would you say "real D was free" when it is NOT free. Without 3-D our quote was quite a bit under $100k, with 3-D quite a bit over. I'm not going to put specifics up here though.  |  IP: Logged Julio Roberto Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 938 From: Madrid, Madrid, Spain Registered: Oct 2008 posted 07-01-2009 11:51 PM                    Oh, I see Mike. That makes more sense. Yeah, no need to talk about specific, just general amounts is enough for the conversation. For a moment I thought it was normal to find "impossible" to go (much) below $100k on ANY 3D installation, including Real-D, which may require very little/non "upfront and installation" cost (thus my comment that it was "free"). So I guess we can say that a non-3D 2K digital screen could be had for around $80k and adding an "upfront" fully-owned 3D system and new (high gain) screen to that would normally trip it over the 100k barrier.  |  IP: Logged

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