Can blu ray be projected in a theater with a 2k digital projector? I am Just wandering if a blu ray has the quality needed for the 2k digital projectors used in theaters?
When I went to the limited theatrical screening of Evangelion 2.0 they were projecting from the import Blu-ray and it looked fantastic. I was very surprised to learn afterwards it was just from a disc, but I would say yes, it is possible for Blu-rays to hold up on the big screen. Most 35mm prints you've seen in the past have the same or less resolution anyway.
Also, the quality difference between Blu-ray--1920x1080-- and 2K is about 10% anyway. That 1920 is only 80 pixels away from being 2000, which is what the 2K in 2K stands for. But in either case the quality varies, so it depends on the case. You can upscale a VHS to two thousand pixels (2K) but obviously it will look like shit. So some blu-rays could potentially be better than some 2K presentations. The Blu-ray projection of Evangelion 2.0 that I saw certainly looked way better than the digital projection of Inception that I saw a year earlier, which at best was 2K and at worst was the same resolution.
Oh yes, it is very possible and indeed done all over now. Most recently I volunteered for a film festival I've worked with for years and the theater they are allowed to host in upgraded to Sony 4K projectors. (these are huge BTW) I had wondered what formats they would use, and then literally saw several store bought Blu-ray players brought in, connected and used for the duration for both DVD and Blu-ray. The image seemed fine with Blu, and as Zombie pointed out, the difference between 1080p and 2K is very very slight.
This has perplexed me as to why people opt for 2K projection. It is really no better than staying at home, where you have a more looked after transfer and audio presentation, plus it costs less and you can have a better experience than in a theater which does not care to present properly.
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just to agree with the other posters..
went to a theater locally that had midnight showings.
watched 'the fight club' projected from bluray.
we saw the menu, startup, etc. and the picture
looked fine.
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Thanks for all the info. Just was wandering if something was possible.