Browsing CheapCharts this morning, I noticed that Into Darkness has just dropped to $5 on Apple TV for the first time in over a year. This price has been seen only quince previously (thrice in 2023 and once in 2017).
You can watch it in 4K Dolby Vision 3D (plus Dolby Atmos) exclusively in the Apple Vision Pro (where it's also available in 3D through Paramount+), whereas on Blu-ray, you have to choose between 1080p SDR 3D or 4K Dolby Vision 2D. If you don't have a Vision Pro but plan to get one as they continue to drop in price (I've heard of Facebook Marketplace sales as low as $1,500, and the low $2,000s are common) or to buy an eventual cheaper model, you can buy it on sale to watch in 2D now and be able to stream it in 3D later.
It's a conversion, but one of the best I've seen, with impressive depth apparent, especially on a giant 3D cinema screen in the Vision Pro. From a frontrow balcony seat in the Apple TV cinema environment, the screen almost totally fills my field of view. Arrows flying at me during the opening sequence on Nibiru made me blink! 4K Dolby Vision 3D is certainly a huge upgrade from 1080p SDR 3D Blu-ray (although even those look much better in the Vision Pro than in other headsets or on any 3D television or projector). Thanks to the OLED microdisplays, whether in 2D or 3D, the video (although not the audio) quality is actually better than in a commercial physical theater.
However, the half hour of IMAX expanded aspect ratio scenes on the 2D Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray aren't included. The only way to see those in 3D is to convert them yourself from the Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray using software such as Moon Player or CineUltra's realtime conversion, or Depthify, Owl3D, or iw3 if you want to prerender for a better result.
You can watch it in 4K Dolby Vision 3D (plus Dolby Atmos) exclusively in the Apple Vision Pro (where it's also available in 3D through Paramount+), whereas on Blu-ray, you have to choose between 1080p SDR 3D or 4K Dolby Vision 2D. If you don't have a Vision Pro but plan to get one as they continue to drop in price (I've heard of Facebook Marketplace sales as low as $1,500, and the low $2,000s are common) or to buy an eventual cheaper model, you can buy it on sale to watch in 2D now and be able to stream it in 3D later.
It's a conversion, but one of the best I've seen, with impressive depth apparent, especially on a giant 3D cinema screen in the Vision Pro. From a frontrow balcony seat in the Apple TV cinema environment, the screen almost totally fills my field of view. Arrows flying at me during the opening sequence on Nibiru made me blink! 4K Dolby Vision 3D is certainly a huge upgrade from 1080p SDR 3D Blu-ray (although even those look much better in the Vision Pro than in other headsets or on any 3D television or projector). Thanks to the OLED microdisplays, whether in 2D or 3D, the video (although not the audio) quality is actually better than in a commercial physical theater.
However, the half hour of IMAX expanded aspect ratio scenes on the 2D Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray aren't included. The only way to see those in 3D is to convert them yourself from the Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray using software such as Moon Player or CineUltra's realtime conversion, or Depthify, Owl3D, or iw3 if you want to prerender for a better result.
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