Comments on: Watching F1 in the cinema http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/ F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog with F1 news, pictures, video, comment and analysis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:45:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Danny woolli http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-61416 Danny woolli Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:30:07 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/#comment-61416 i went to my local vue and the sound was quilty was good as was the picture but i dont think it was that special not as good as the ITV coverage witht all the pre race build up the cinema versian is the same as what you get on the big screans at the actual GP Bring back murry walker!!1 i went to my local vue and the sound was quilty was good as was the picture but i dont think it was that special not as good as the ITV coverage witht all the pre race build up the cinema versian is the same as what you get on the big screans at the actual GP

Bring back murry walker!!1

]]> By: Michael Roberts http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-60449 Michael Roberts Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:51:19 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/#comment-60449 I watched the British GP in my local Vue. The audio was amazing. The visuals were very impressive. The commentary was awful. After a while I just blanked the commentators out. I watched the British GP in my local Vue. The audio was amazing. The visuals were very impressive. The commentary was awful. After a while I just blanked the commentators out.

]]> By: Alianora La Canta http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-60295 Alianora La Canta Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:57:56 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/#comment-60295 Even if HD was being broadcast in the UK, a lot of us won't have the equipment to watch it. I for one can't justify paying a three-figure sum for a TV when our family haven't paid more than £50 for one for as long as I can remember. Since I can't get ITV on digital anyway due to the area I live in (another common problem), I can see the cinema option being reasonably popular with dedicated F1 fans well into next decade. However, I do agree with Keith's sentiment that this option won't be around forever. It would be nice to go to at least one cinematic F1 race while they are still running. I'll just have to wait until F1 reaches the Sheffield silver screen (that being the only Vue in a reasonable range). I wonder if the cinema would allow me to take my green folder in to write my usual race notes? Even if HD was being broadcast in the UK, a lot of us won’t have the equipment to watch it. I for one can’t justify paying a three-figure sum for a TV when our family haven’t paid more than £50 for one for as long as I can remember. Since I can’t get ITV on digital anyway due to the area I live in (another common problem), I can see the cinema option being reasonably popular with dedicated F1 fans well into next decade. However, I do agree with Keith’s sentiment that this option won’t be around forever.

It would be nice to go to at least one cinematic F1 race while they are still running. I’ll just have to wait until F1 reaches the Sheffield silver screen (that being the only Vue in a reasonable range). I wonder if the cinema would allow me to take my green folder in to write my usual race notes?

]]> By: Nathan Jones http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-60267 Nathan Jones Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:13:06 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/#comment-60267 the lack of pre-race build up is no loss in oz! we dont get it anyways we join martin and james as the last car is gridding up and our hosts ramble on about things we already know until then! nor do we get gp2 races or live f1 races! so anything is a bonus for us the lack of pre-race build up is no loss in oz! we dont get it anyways
we join martin and james as the last car is gridding up and our hosts ramble on about things we already know until then! nor do we get gp2 races or live f1 races! so anything is a bonus for us

]]> By: sidepodcast.com http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-60244 sidepodcast.com Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:59:54 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/#comment-60244 we're planning to go watch the hungary race i think (murray walker is commentating the european gp, don't want to miss that). re: planning to show high-def F1 in the UK: the sad fact is that terrestrial tv probably won't be able to transmit *any* high definition shows in the UK until 2010 at the earliest. i'm guessing that's why bernie chose the cinema option. he could do a deal with Sky to show F1 via satellite, but he tried that once before (as a non high-def broadcast), and it flopped. so in answer to your question, it's cinema or nothing for the time being. at least in this country :( we’re planning to go watch the hungary race i think (murray walker is commentating the european gp, don’t want to miss that).

re: planning to show high-def F1 in the UK:

the sad fact is that terrestrial tv probably won’t be able to transmit *any* high definition shows in the UK until 2010 at the earliest.

i’m guessing that’s why bernie chose the cinema option. he could do a deal with Sky to show F1 via satellite, but he tried that once before (as a non high-def broadcast), and it flopped.

so in answer to your question, it’s cinema or nothing for the time being. at least in this country :(

]]> By: Evenstar Saima http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-60241 Evenstar Saima Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:22:01 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/07/14/watching-f1-in-the-cinema/#comment-60241 I see this as an alternative to something many F1 fans I know would appreciate. The only good thing about ITV is indeed Martin Brundle and his insight, far more interesting and entertaining than most, especially what we have available in the UK. Watching F1 in HD on a huge screen with no adverts and interuptions (apart from viewers responding to nature's call now and then) for £15 is reasonable, if not cheap. But then there's the lack of other content such as the pre-race build up, Martin's funny gridwalk etc etc...but some want to skip the whole thing and just get to the race. So, I think it's a great idea. I think F1 has already planned to show races in HD soon (not sure, but I remember hearing something about it before this cinema showing). I see this as an alternative to something many F1 fans I know would appreciate. The only good thing about ITV is indeed Martin Brundle and his insight, far more interesting and entertaining than most, especially what we have available in the UK.

Watching F1 in HD on a huge screen with no adverts and interuptions (apart from viewers responding to nature’s call now and then) for £15 is reasonable, if not cheap.

But then there’s the lack of other content such as the pre-race build up, Martin’s funny gridwalk etc etc…but some want to skip the whole thing and just get to the race.

So, I think it’s a great idea. I think F1 has already planned to show races in HD soon (not sure, but I remember hearing something about it before this cinema showing).

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