3 premium screens
Taipei
There are 3 premium screens in Taipei, across IMAX and Chain premium screen. The biggest picture is at Miramar Cinemas IMAX (Dazhi) — 548 m² of lit screen, 130% more than the next room.
One room — Miramar Cinemas IMAX (Dazhi) — can show the full 1.43:1 IMAX frame. Everywhere else in town crops to 1.90, which is roughly a quarter less picture on a film shot for it.
Ranked
Scored on the picture each room actually lights, not the fabric it is painted on. A tilde means the projector rests on a single dated source.
Choosing in Taipei
If you are choosing tonight
It is Miramar Cinemas IMAX (Dazhi) against VieShow Cinemas Banqiao Mega City IMAX. 548 m² of lit picture against 239 m², 130% more — IMAX GT Dual Laser against IMAX Digital Xenon.
Miramar Cinemas IMAX (Dazhi) also shows the full 1.43:1 frame, so it is the bigger picture and the taller one. There is no trade-off to weigh in Taipei.
How much of this is confirmed
Projector confirmed by two independent sources: 1 of 3. Single source: 1. No source: 1.
No longer here
1 room has closed and 1 no longer carries the brand. They are kept because they were real.
- Sun VieShow IMAXclosed 2020
- Taipei Astronomical Museumno longer IMAX
Not sure what separates these? The screen is not the picture →