r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NoWork215 • Jul 16 '26

Video The Odyssey IMAX 70mm Setup

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u/Hey_Neat Jul 16 '26

The problem is they don't make 70mm Projectors anymore. all the ones in use have been refurbished/Frankenstein'd from old projectors.

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u/SoftLink5162 Jul 16 '26

Why can't they make new ones?

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u/Pheonix0114 Jul 16 '26

They can, they just don't. Why? I guess they don't think there would be profit in it?

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u/bobbyboob6 Jul 16 '26

also i don't think anyone would want to pay like a million dollars for one

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u/rmill127 Jul 16 '26

Sorry Mastercard only. 3% processing fee btw.