Comments on: Hands-On With The D-Box Motion Theater Seats http://www.ohgizmo.com/2009/07/08/hands-on-with-the-d-box-motion-theater-seats/ Deliciously Geeky... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:32:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sarahsolomon http://www.ohgizmo.com/2009/07/08/hands-on-with-the-d-box-motion-theater-seats/comment-page-1/#comment-403336 sarahsolomon Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:18:42 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=27123#comment-403336 Its a one in a life time opportunity so just let them pay the $$$$$$$ to see it in the moving chairs. Its a one in a life time opportunity so just let them pay the $$$$$$$ to see it in the moving chairs.

]]> By: durham666 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2009/07/08/hands-on-with-the-d-box-motion-theater-seats/comment-page-1/#comment-396588 durham666 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:16:54 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=27123#comment-396588 I had a chance to try out their seats at CES, it is interesting and innovative, however, I don't believe that adding a 7$ premium will survive in the long run. I am like you, I crave new stuff and I believe a lot of people will try it once and it will show signs of early success. <br><br>I don't believe this will bring hordes of people back in the theatre (maintaining them would already be a big plus though, but 7$ EXTRA?). <br><br>The new factor is a big plus and a much needed revamp for theatres, kudos for having the balls to come out with this, but let's do basic maths, add up 3D, 3$, cost of a ticket + cost of a popcorn + drink + this times 2 or 3 or 4 for the family, 28$ EXTRA just for shaking seats for the average family... this alone is the price of a DVD or Blu-ray that the kids can watch and re-watch...<br><br>If people cut on the popcorn or drinks in order to balance their budgets, the theatre has an actual 0 profits (in fact, negative, since a portion probably goes to the manufacturer and popcorn costs nothing) At that rate, I hope they are counting on bringing this down to 2-3$ and are just creaming the early adopters. I had a chance to try out their seats at CES, it is interesting and innovative, however, I don't believe that adding a 7$ premium will survive in the long run. I am like you, I crave new stuff and I believe a lot of people will try it once and it will show signs of early success.

I don't believe this will bring hordes of people back in the theatre (maintaining them would already be a big plus though, but 7$ EXTRA?).

The new factor is a big plus and a much needed revamp for theatres, kudos for having the balls to come out with this, but let's do basic maths, add up 3D, 3$, cost of a ticket + cost of a popcorn + drink + this times 2 or 3 or 4 for the family, 28$ EXTRA just for shaking seats for the average family… this alone is the price of a DVD or Blu-ray that the kids can watch and re-watch…

If people cut on the popcorn or drinks in order to balance their budgets, the theatre has an actual 0 profits (in fact, negative, since a portion probably goes to the manufacturer and popcorn costs nothing) At that rate, I hope they are counting on bringing this down to 2-3$ and are just creaming the early adopters.

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