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July 2003–Dec 2009

Digital Backlash? Better name for section?

Just a tiny suggestion, but I think the title for that section ("Digital Backlash") could be improved. Yes, maybe the "Backlash" was expressed online, but come on, it is not a main characteristic of said "Backlash". I came to the article looking exactly for information on this issue, but then thinking there was nothing about the topic and when I stumbled on this section I realized that is what this is about. Can someone more competent than me improve the title of the section. Maybe "Complaints regarging screen size" "Screen size confusion" (yeah, these aren't much better but you get my point ;) ). Thanks! 66.234.52.121 (talk) 22:26, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done Because the subject was already within the "Digital Theater System" topic, I think "Screen size controversy" works decently. "Backlash" is a bit non-neutral, and there are some weasel words sneaking into the paragraph. The main cited reference uses a Twitter quote as its kickoff point. But the article quickly turns a little more professional; the subject is interesting and could be expanded/improved upon greatly. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 08:37, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dimensions/Units

In this subject, the actual units used (originally) are important. The auto-translation should be turned off or fixed to make clear what the units were (and their precision) before the translation. Does anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.73.178.144 (talk) 22:30, 12 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IMAX acronym

It's stated in the first paragraph that IMAX means Image MAXimum. I worked for IMAX Corporation and I will say here that no one (high up) was able to say if IMAX is an acronym or if, like "Kodak," the word was merely created because it sounded imposing. This could be a fluke, but I'd love to see actual documentation for the word, especially if Graeme Ferguson or one of the original creators stepped forward with an announcement. More specifically, "Image MAXimum" was suggested by board members as a possible meaning for the word IMAX, but this would be more of a reverse acronym and not linked to the creation of the word. — Keraunoscopia (talk) 20:58, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

It is noteworthy that the purported source for this information (presently footnote 1) is a page which says:"This article [...] uses material from the Wikipedia article "IMage MaXimum"." (!). Thus we seem to have a circular attribution. AlatarK (talk) 21:05, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Done, acronym removed. --uKER (talk) 05:25, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

(will return to this item in a day or two) AlatarK (talk) 00:47, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Caesar's Palace

What? No mention of the OMNIMAX theater at Caesar's Palace? Japanimation station (talk) 23:38, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could we get a picture of

A screen?