![]() Oh, and the EXIT doors at the bottom of the main screen? They’re still there, and the projection happens over them. The image is fine close to the main screen, maybe 10 or so feet from the main screen’s edge. The image is too stretched, and instead of enhancing the experience, you tend to be distracted by the stretched subjects on screen. The quality of the projection on the side walls is abysmal. (This is from the Lion King Trailer, but you get the idea) ScreenX with Side Wall Projection A Poorly Taken Panorama of the ScreenX Screen with Side Wall Projectionįor parts of the movie that have been converted in the ScreenX format, the experience falls short of awe. INOX ScreenX Photos Most of the movie has nothing on the side walls So for a major portion of the movie, you have blank, light grey side panels in your peripheral vision wanting your attention. To me, they just seem like the existing sound-absorbing side wall panels that have been colored grey for this purpose. Instead, they’re rectangular panels colored in light grey color that cover the side walls. Next, the sidewalls of the ScreenX auditorium aren’t “screen”, meaning they are not the same material as the main screen. So most of the movie is simply projected on the main screen. I went in with a lot of curiousity and excitement for the first ScreenX in India, but walked out a bit disappointed and a lot underwhelmed.įirst and foremost, ScreenX only converts some scenes of the movie in the wide-projection format. ![]() In practice though, ScreenX is underwhelming. In theory, the movie scenes cover your peripheral vision and you’ll find yourselves immersed into whatever is happening on screen. It uses 4 additional projectors, two for each side wall that project stretched portions of the movie to cover your peripheral vision. INOX ScreenX Theatre ReviewĪs I mentioned at the start of this article, ScreenX is a proprietary technology from Korea that offers a 270-degree experience by projecting parts of the movie on the side walls of the theatre along with the main screen. I’ve been curious about ScreenX for a long time and didn’t want to waste any more days, so I jumped onto the INOX website and bought tickets to a late night show of Spider-Man: Far From Home. INOX is also going to bring ’ScreenX’ to India - a multi-projection cinema experience that offers 270-degree viewing by using the side walls of the theater. Under the same roof, you could experience:įurthermore, INOX had already set early expectations with the upcoming launch of the ScreenX screen and I had tweeted about it in early April. Even though IMAX Wadala remains my favorite place to watch movies in IMAX for various reasons, INOX Malad was now a single place to find a whole bunch of different movie-watching experiences. INOX Malad had quickly become one of the best places to watch movies in Mumbai. This was quickly followed by the launch of a MX4D screen in April.Īfter bringing Dolby Atmos, IMAX, Samsung Onyx & the upgraded Insignia experience all under the same roof at Inorbit Malad, the company has today inaugurated another new experience - India’s first MX4D screen. My first impressions of Onyx Diner at INOX Malad The only quibble I have is the huge bezels around the screen that make the screen appear smaller than it is. Quite pleased with their ‘Onyx Diner’ experience. Tried the Samsung Onyx Cinema LED screen at Malad today. In January of this year, INOX launched ‘ Onyx Diner‘, which is a complete LED Screen powered by Samsung that offers stunning visuals with deep black areas. In 2019 though, INOX seems to have been on a major upgrade spree, bringing in some incredible new offerings to Malad. ![]() INOX Malad - The Best Place to Watch Movies in Mumbai ![]() Originally a standard 6-screen multiplex with 2D and 3D screens under FAME Cinemas, INOX has been upgrading the auditoriums to a premium offering after they acquired FAME a few years ago. You’ll often find me tweeting about new theatre launches and new technologies coming to the country, and as someone who lives in Malad, the INOX multiplex in Malad has been my favorite movie-watching destination in recent times. I’ve had a keen interest in newer technologies that enhance the movie-watching experience and consider myself a movie enthusiast who loves to watch movies in the most optimum experience. Part of the “INOX Malad” multiplex at the Inorbit Mall in Malad, ‘ScreenX’ is a proprietary technology from Korea that offers a 270-degree immersive viewing experience by using the side-walls of the auditorium in combination with the main screen. INOX Cinemas, one of the largest multiplex chains in India, officially launched India’s first ‘ ScreenX‘ theatre in Malad yesterday.
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