u/JeromeZilcher

I am a long time fan of IMAX and IMAX 3D. I recently have done my fair share of Dolby vs IMAX comparisons, e.g. with the re-release of Avatar 2 and of course Avatar 3. Although I enjoyed both formats (also 4DX 3D, btw, ScreenX less so)

However in my country there is no IMAX (2D nor 3D) release of this concert registration (a mix of shows in Phoenix, AZ and Manchester UK.)

I am certainly not the world's most die hard admirer of Billie Eilish, but what she created together with James Cameron is quite a feast for the eyes and ears. It sets new standards for image quality, sound and immersiveness. It was a big party in the cinema (Pathe De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands). Fortunately this theater is one with super comfy seats and plenty of space between the rows of chairs, because fans got from their seats and started dancing together at the front of the hall, close to the screen, mimicking the togetherness and intimacy of the Eilish concert on screen. It was really a quite something to see.

Cameron reportedly used 17 3D cameras, including a highly portable one held by Eilish during several songs. This flexibility and portability is not something that can be achieved yet with native IMAX cameras, so I sort of get Cameron's recent love and aim for a Dolby Cinema release.

Even though I only really knew less than half of the songs, I was really taken away and even wiped away a tear at times. The songs, the fan reactions, the mix with interviews and backstage footage, it really captured me.

For the aspect ratio nerds here: this Rotterdam Dolby has a ~1:2.35 screen (by comparison: the one in Scheveningen is closer to more vertical 1:1.78). The movie was projected here in 16:9, so with black bars on the sides. I think that is a good idea, so we got to see all the vertical information (another comparison: Avatar 2 was shown here in the scope 1:2.35 ratio, which made me prefer Scheveningen for watching Avatar 3 in Dolby Cinema.

While Cameron is of course mostly known for his cinematic work and thus cinematic look, here the look is more realistic, natural and sharp. Visually it feels closer to a documentary than a movie. However it is a very immersive, engaging and touching one. The image quality is absolutely top notch. I am already looking forward to the 3D Bluray home release, something only Cameron can seem to enforce these days.

I have read a lot of bad bad comments about the T2 bluray release, but I really enjoy the T2 3D version. I have yet to see Titanic in 3D again (it is a long sit), but it was also done well. It is of course too early to talk about a 3D Bluray release of Aliens since even a theatrical release is only in the "thinking about"-stage, but Cameron is one of the few that can make those happen.

Just got tipped by /u/Serious_Trash_7142 in a reply to a comment in /r/IMAX about this upcoming release.

So they shot this in 3D Technicolor. Did anybody have this one on the radar already? Pretty cool for this to get a proper 3D Bluray release in 2026.

... only really recommended if you have the opportunity to pick up and pay (near Utrecht, Netherlands) in person. Otherwise I would let it pass by. Marktplaats.nl allows bidding, but it is less organized.and strict than ebay. I recommend communicating with the seller using the site.

Not something you see every day, so I hope it helps someone.

Even in 2026 In still keep learning about LG's final masterpieces. I got another Velvet yesterday (used, local market place marktplaats.nl , seriously damaged glass back, but otherwise OK, paid a fair €80 including the original box, which says DEA, so a model for the German market).

My daughter is very happy with her Snapdragon 765 5G Velvet with Dual Screen) that I bought last year. That one can output video for sure, as can the T-Mobile US with MediaTek Dimensity 1000C that Juan Bagnell /u/SomeGadgetGuy tested way back. So this SD845 submodel is the outlier among the many, many local Velvet variants LG released across the globe.

This is the message you get when attaching a monitor over USB-C (I also tried with a USB-C Hub and HDMI, same message).

I assume it is a limitation related to the older Snapdragon 845 in combination with the newer Android versions, even though the SD845 was featured in the V40 which had wired video-out over USB-C, like the V20, V30 and V35.

So it is bit of a bummer to discover this. I shall also check with my daughter's Velvet DualScreen in a few weeks. I suspiciously never saw the 4G dualsim Velvet sold in combination with a DualScreen, so I fear the worst.

Together with this one, my family now owns 4 post-V20 H990DS dualsim LGs:

* LM-G850EMW (European G8X), my son's secondary/backup

* LM-F100EMW x2 (Netherlands/European LG Wing - My son and I both daily drive one)

* LM-G910EMW (this new-for-me German 4G Velvet, there is also a single SIM German 5G Velvet)

I successfully tested 2xSIM + 1TB microSDXC using a external SIM-holder on the G8X. I still have to do that with the more recent ones. Dual SIM used to be very important for me, but in recent years I prefer just carrying two phones and occasionally setting one up as a Wifi hotspot, depending on what is convenient.