Of course. Especially at 3500 USD. How many family members can go to cinema for this amount of money?
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Apple TV+ 'Monsterverse' Show Filming in 3D for Vision Pro Viewing
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Just add a multi-periscopic extension to your Vision and you all look in the same direction, at the same image and at the same time
Is it just me or does it look like the monster doesn't have a head and fire is coming out of its neck?
Yeah. And you're brains explode. Like this:Just add a multi-periscopic extension to your Vision and you all look in the same direction, at the same image and at the same time
I agree. One person who used it who has been courtside said it was as good as being there. Personally I am doubtful - but what if the price was an NBA pass for $300? My son would watch 3 games a week courtside. If it’s available for MLS my other son would watch a few games a week.
Courtside playoff games can cost 10k. Imagine hundreds more people could watch Jokics (so far) historic journey to greatness but courtside. That’s an amazing change in sports consumption. But maybe it will suck and not be a great experience. We will see.
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This is (the American) Godzilla, what did you expect?
No one should buy this Vision Pro, so it is easier for me to get on launch day. Remember everyone, it’s a first generation. Wait several years for things to be ironed out and not to mention it is expensive.
I still have my LG OLED that does AMAZING 3D. Best that I have ever seen up to this point with 3D Blu-ray’s. I live near Disney World and have always enjoyed the immersive and 3D experiences they have offered. I know I might be in the minority, but I’ve just felt like there’s so much potential with 3D and we just haven’t seen its full potential yet?I love 3D tv and hate that they lost popularity. I still have my 3d Plasma and avatar 3d blu ray
Idk what’s going to happen ultimately with the AVP, but they kinda have an advantage with their ecosystem, tech, etc. the price is rough. But I can see this being very successful in a few years.
They have TV+ to distribute their experiences, which would hopefully be top notch. They’ll have a lot of Hollywood on their side, because Apple is trying to make worthwhile and, exciting content, that has won a lot of awards.
You can tell they are going after the sports market, also. They’re broadcasting exclusive concerts. They’ve had this vision for quite some time. If they make amazing content and ways to consume it 🤔 I hope they don’t screw it up.
I’m sure they have a pretty amazing setup to record this type of content for distribution. I find all of this exciting.
I think in a few years, AVP could be pretty amazing. If they can get some amazing games and get some of the gaming market on their side, which they’ve been pretty weak with up to now, they could crack adoption of this and excite all of the competition into making amazing products, also. I think Apple is going to be all in on this for at least ten years. If they can’t make a sustainable business model out of it by then, then maybe it’s not worth it? Idk. Exciting times.
If I had a spare $4000, I’d be first in line. But unfortunately I don’t. LOL. I’ll be thinking hard about it.
I think thy are waiting to share more in about six months. Hopefully to wow us and surprise us. 🤞🏼
I don't think you'll have to beat the queues on launch day to bag a Vision Pro!
Also you will be getting the best variant. The issue with 3D at home was very few TVs actually did it right. It wasn't until I bought a Sony 900A that I actually experienced a level of 3D at home that compared to the theaters.
I really hope they will add 3D support to the Apple TV 4K, for people who have a 3D projector, 3D TV or 3D monitor. The latter two are now rare, but 3D support is still common in projectors. Would be a shame if you can only watch this content on a VR headset.
Actually it is (more natural), and when you use a Vision Pro (if you ever get over your prejudice) you will see.
Because 3D glasses “tint” the image, either with color or by making it darker. The effect also only extends to the frame of the glasses - which not only do you see the frame, but outside in your peripheral vision the image is very different.
With a headset and the specialized lenses (there are 3 of them for each eye), your eyes are so close to the image that it literally fills your vision and you see practically nothing else. It also creates the 3D effect with two actually different images so there is no distortion of color nor intensity.
Finally, and most importantly, 3D TVs were a non-portable, special-use product: it did just one thing (different from a “normal” TV that is), and if there was no content it couldn’t even do that.
Vision Pro can do *much* more than give you a 3D movie/TV experience. Because it is a computer.
But Apple knows that the 3D entertainment certainly runs the same risk as it did for 3D TVs if there isn’t content… so they are going to bankroll initial projects to get people hyped up for it and demonstrate just how good it is. Luckily they have the deepest of pockets to do so…
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The three people who watch this on the Vision Pro are gonna love it!
They better have a power plug or charger. Because that 2 hrs battery will not be good for movie viewing.
I think you'll be ok.. At $3500 a pop I don't think there will be a mad dash of orders.
I feel confident most people are going to use USB-C and just leave it powered.
Nor the weight of the Vision Pro. A few people (Joanna Stern, John Gruber, etc) noted it started to feel heavy after about 30 minutes.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters was a little over 2 hours in length.
Future generation is going to be dealing with increase instances of myopia and neck pain.
It would be nice if 3D was no longer gimmicky.
They're going to need a mass market headset to make this popular though. The problem is most families are going to need four of these to consume content together. 3D TVs never took off and they are a much cheaper proposition than this thing. Even if you go mass market with a $500 headset that can do more basic things like consume this 3D content, that's still $2000 for a family that already has a TV. I just don't see this happening at scale. Sure Apple can bankroll their own content to support this but with the low ROI for studios I doubt many of the majors will care to support it.
They're going to need a mass market headset to make this popular though. The problem is most families are going to need four of these to consume content together. 3D TVs never took off and they are a much cheaper proposition than this thing. Even if you go mass market with a $500 headset that can do more basic things like consume this 3D content, that's still $2000 for a family that already has a TV. I just don't see this happening at scale. Sure Apple can bankroll their own content to support this but with the low ROI for studios I doubt many of the majors will care to support it.
Well it's hard to make real 3D with only one screen. With two screens we can have true binocular vision eg real 3D.
A few quick snips to the family tree and suddenly these aren’t problems anymore.
Disagree. You have to buy 5 VR sets to watch a movie with your family. thats 17000 USD. Even if you are a alone with your girlfriend, thats 7000. You can buy a nice used car for that money.
So, this set is not for watching movies, its for business & gaming
If the tech is embraced, this will be the future of sports TV viewing - bring on more subscriptions for those front row views.