"Avica Technology is bringing the digital presentation systems to 515 screens throughout Ireland to run alongside traditional 35mm film projectors. Digital can reduce the cost of distribution, eliminating the need for costly reels of film that need to be printed, delivered, collected once the cinema is done showing the movie, and then destroyed. Besides offering moviegoers superior picture quality, the digital network may have a positive effect for the Irish filmmaking community. It will be cheaper to make small Irish films because the costs of making and distributing prints won't be factored in. There are about 40 screens in the U.S. that are using the digital projectors, but they aren't tethered to any sort of network."
--PCWorld via Engadget
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