This is how the ultra-rich watch box office releases at home, $500 at a time

[Reefa]

There’s plenty to dislike about movie theaters. Aside from the fact that most are pretty gross, the one thing that has kept me away from theaters for years is other people. If I’m paying upwards of $15 to watch a new release, I want to actually be able to watch it without distractions. Crying babies and rude people that talk / play on their phones the whole time have completely ruined the experience for me.

If I had my own money bin like Scrooge McDuck, a solution from a company called PRIMA Cinema would solve all of my woes.

Excluding pirates, only select Hollywood insiders have been able to watch first-run, theatrically-released films at home. Comcast conducted a trial run to deliver new flicks via VOD several years ago although I assume the idea was canned as such a service never materialized that I’m aware of.

PRIMA Cinema is billed as the first and only premium entertainment company to deliver new films directly to a member’s home. Want to host a party and invite your entire family over for movie night? You can do just that with PRIMA Cinema… but it’ll cost you.

The hardware alone is a pretty ridiculous setup. In addition to a state-of-the-art set-top box that requires biometric authentication to rent movies at $500 each (good only for a 24 hour period), there’s a huge rack-mounted system that stores each movie. Films are delivered over the Internet to the box several days before they are released in theaters. They sit there, encrypted, until the movie studio behind the film gives the green light.

The rack-mounted box features two power supplies, dual gigabit Ethernet, dual HDMI and a RAID 5 array. There are even accelerometers that will shut the entire system down if movement is detected. Movies are laced with an invisible watermark so if something does end up online, the company will know where it came from. Owners must also have a fast Internet connection and a static IP address.

The system’s only function is to make new release films available to rent. If you want to watch something a bit older, you’ll need to turn to a standard set-top box like a Fire TV or Roku 3. Films aren’t shown at 4K yet but that’ll come with time as technology matures.

So, how much will you need to shell out for your very own PRIMA Cinema? The hardware alone will set you back a cool $35,000 and new users are required to pay for 10 movies up front at $500 each, so another $5,000.

To most of us, that’s above and beyond anything even remotely reasonable which is the entire point. Movie theaters (and in turn, studios) must protect their revenue stream. An affordable at-home solution would be a death sentence for theaters but by pricing PRIMA Cinema so high, both are ensuring it'll have as little impact on the industry as possible.

To the wealthy, it’s really just a drop in the bucket and probably well worth it to avoid having to deal with the public. And if you’re willing to spend that kind of money on a movie delivery service, odds are you have a pretty kickass home theater setup to go along with it.

http://www.techspot.com/news/60325-how-one-percent-watch-first-run-theatrically-released-movies.html

[Enigmatism]

For a low low of 40,000 Dollars, you too can watch new movie releases from home rather than at the theatre. Clearly this model of advertisment to the poublic eye is designed to encite frustration over not having similar utilities for the every day person for reasonble prices. I say 99 Dollars for 2 day rental sounds reasonable; it's enough time to hold film screenings from home which services the wants of the people to see the movie in a slightly less chaotic atmosphere and smaller amounts of people. This model of movie promotion will empower small time individuals and help to recover an economy all the wile providing a conveniant and probably more comfortable viewing atmosphere.

[lurch234]

To the wealthy, it’s really just a drop in the bucket and probably well worth it to avoid having to deal with the public. And if you’re willing to spend that kind of money on a movie delivery service, odds are you have a pretty kickass home theater setup to go along with it.

The last time The Beatles came to America they spent the entire time in their hotel rooms when not doing shows because they simply couldn't walk outside without getting mobbed.

Talk about a price to pay for fame and fortune.

I also recently read about Brad Pitt renting an entire hotel floor and having the help screened and back ground checked before they would be let in and were under constant surveillance

by his security personnel. Not much intimacy there, right?

So, besides having to put up with annoying people at a movie screening, I don't envy the privilege of this service at all.Even If I had the money for it. Sounds like its more of a necessity to them to try and have the life we ordinary folks have.

[CODYQX4]

To the wealthy, it’s really just a drop in the bucket and probably well worth it to avoid having to deal with the public. And if you’re willing to spend that kind of money on a movie delivery service, odds are you have a pretty kickass home theater setup to go along with it.

The last time The Beatles came to America they spent the entire time in their hotel rooms when not doing shows because they simply couldn't walk outside without getting mobbed.

Talk about a price to pay for fame and fortune.

I also recently read about Brad Pitt renting an entire hotel floor and having the help screened and back ground checked before they would be let in and were under constant surveillance

by his security personnel. Not much intimacy there, right?

So, besides having to put up with annoying people at a movie screening, I don't envy the privilege of this service at all.Even If I had the money for it. Sounds like its more of a necessity to them to try and have the life we ordinary folks have.

If I had their kind of money, I'd spend most of it just to not ever have to interact with anyone ever again, so I get it completely.

[funkyy]

The Ultra Rich don't like to interact with the public?...the same public that buys their products and makes them rich in the first place. I bet if one of the Ultra Rich needed an organ transplant to save his life he wouldn't object to "interacting" with a member of the public by way of his organ being removed and given to him. The Ultra Rich are just the Public with more money...they're the same as us, they're not better than us, just more privileged in life. I don't feel inferior to these folk just because of the money difference and I certainly wouldn't let them treat me as inferior At the end of the day they'll die just like all of us and they can't take their wealth with them..which must really piss them off!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[VileTouch]

The Ultra Rich don't like to interact with the public?...the same public that buys their products and makes them rich in the first place. I bet if one of the Ultra Rich needed an organ transplant to save his life he wouldn't object to "interacting" with a member of the public by way of his organ being removed and given to him. The Ultra Rich are just the Public with more money...they're the same as us, they're not better than us, just more privileged in life. I don't feel inferior to these folk just because of the money difference and I certainly wouldn't let them treat me as inferior At the end of the day they'll die just like all of us and they can't take their wealth with them..which must really piss them off!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

hey, i've heard there are VIP versions of heaven and hell available for generous tithers

[dMog]

The Ultra Rich don't like to interact with the public?...the same public that buys their products and makes them rich in the first place. I bet if one of the Ultra Rich needed an organ transplant to save his life he wouldn't object to "interacting" with a member of the public by way of his organ being removed and given to him. The Ultra Rich are just the Public with more money...they're the same as us, they're not better than us, just more privileged in life. I don't feel inferior to these folk just because of the money difference and I certainly wouldn't let them treat me as inferior At the end of the day they'll die just like all of us and they can't take their wealth with them..which must really piss them off!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

hey, i've heard there are VIP versions of heaven and hell available for generous tithers

yes that is true...according to infowars the rich have a better heaven and not only do not go to hell can pay to have us sent there once they purpotrate the new world order on us poor folk...it is true alex jones told me so

[Enigmatism]

The Ultra Rich don't like to interact with the public?...the same public that buys their products and makes them rich in the first place. I bet if one of the Ultra Rich needed an organ transplant to save his life he wouldn't object to "interacting" with a member of the public by way of his organ being removed and given to him. The Ultra Rich are just the Public with more money...they're the same as us, they're not better than us, just more privileged in life. I don't feel inferior to these folk just because of the money difference and I certainly wouldn't let them treat me as inferior At the end of the day they'll die just like all of us and they can't take their wealth with them..which must really piss them off!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

hey, i've heard there are VIP versions of heaven and hell available for generous tithers

yes that is true...according to infowars the rich have a better heaven and not only do not go to hell can pay to have us sent there once they purpotrate the new world order on us poor folk...it is true alex jones told me so

Untrue statement and slanderous.