I frankly think this point isn't considered seriously enough.
When you go to a sports event you see the sports instead of a screen.
When you go to a play, you see the play instead of a screen.
When you go the cinema, you see a screen. A bigger screen with a great sound system etc etc, sure, but a screen nonetheless.
Does it make sense to move 200 people to a big room with a big screen when each one of them have a small room with a small screen?
If for some bizarre reason cinemas were invented just now, would they find any market at all? It does sound like a bit of an absurd proposition to me.
I frankly think this point isn't considered seriously enough.
When you go to a sports event you see the sports instead of a screen.
When you go to a play, you see the play instead of a screen.
When you go the cinema, you see a screen. A bigger screen with a great sound system etc etc, sure, but a screen nonetheless.
Does it make sense to move 200 people to a big room with a big screen when each one of them have a small room with a small screen?
If for some bizarre reason cinemas were invented just now, would they find any market at all? It does sound like a bit of an absurd proposition to me.