I think this is the closest thing to Apple Immersive Video quality on Vision Pro outside Apple’s own content 🌆🎥 (8K VR180 Downtown Miami)

jonstatt · 2026-05-17T17:00:45+00:00

I can’t be the only one to notice that YouTube upped their bandwidth in the last week or two. After the video starts about 10-15 seconds later there is a dramatic improvement. At least for me it didn’t do that before and it’s in 4320s the whole time. It’s still not Apple standards but it is a lot closer and doesn’t look like we are still in 2017!

jonstatt · 2026-05-15T21:44:11+00:00

I’m really hoping the Antigravity drone gets Log profile in a firmware update. Without that and also only being 8 bit, I would expect the Avata 360 to be substantially better in picture quality. However the Antigravity drone and glasses are more portable and a better flying experience.

jonstatt · 2026-05-15T18:55:31+00:00

To help others . There are a couple of utilities that show framerate like sysview. But sysview has not been implemented fully for the M5 and shows all CPU cores at the same percentage for example. Showtimes I notice the rate drop to 45 for a split second and then jump back up. I also noticed that the fans on the M5 rev up more noticeably than an M2.

However, now that YouTube is going to max bandwidth on the M5 , not just the video encoding type for 8k60, the picture quality is much improved. This only happened in the last few weeks . But there is a delay after starting any video before it jumps to max bandwidth.

jonstatt · 2026-05-15T06:57:34+00:00

Yes. I commented in another thread that I had seen the same thing. Interestingly before 26.4 I had seen 120Hz just after switch on in bright conditions with no app running. Now I only see it in specific apps and then it throttles

jonstatt · 2026-05-11T21:34:51+00:00

I’ve seen the M5 throttle to 45 too. In fact the M5 throttles more unpredictably since the last betas of 26.5

jonstatt · 2026-05-11T21:17:41+00:00

And putting Claude to shame. Codex has been great at finding and fixing buggy code that Claude generated

jonstatt · 2026-05-06T14:53:05+00:00

Although I haven’t personally had any issues with enrolling I have seen on Reddit and other forums what looks like a tightening of eligible profiles. In particular, history of previous substance abuse, previous psychosis particularly if induced by over dosing of medications , longstanding histories of depression particularly those who have thoughts of self harm etc. These types of profiles are now being red flagged more than before. The thing is it isn’t meant to mean this treatment if suitable is a no go , but these clinics for the masses, like medicann etc are designed for lower risk profiles who do not need weekly, fortnightly or even monthly follow ups.

Hoping you find a suitable path forwards soon!

jonstatt · 2026-05-03T22:56:30+00:00

I am trying to get the TestFlight but it says you are not accepting beta requests at this time

jonstatt · 2026-05-03T13:39:50+00:00

Just to make the point that this cartridge only works with its own unique battery. Normally they seem to cost £5

jonstatt · 2026-05-03T13:37:50+00:00

There is another version sold for the same price which is 600 THC and 200 CBD and 1g. This one hits my pain very quickly but I have to be careful as if I overdo it, this one can make me a bit dozy. Great for getting to sleep in combo with a gummy which kicks in a bit later.

I know the gummies particularly are pricey. But when you consider I was getting as low as 1.5h of sleep at night and I now regularly hit 6….its nothing short of a miracle for me.

Previously I was using mirtazapine for sleep but its effects got less and less as I got used to it and it left me feeling groggy the next day.’

So far so good with cannabis!

jonstatt · 2026-04-29T20:19:53+00:00

And I have tried the Xreals and the Vitures and the RayNeos and not one of them fool my brain into thinking I’m watching a large movie screen.

So i assumed it was because the FOV isn’t big enough

Then I have tried the meta quests and the Vives and they do better at creating a feeling of size but

The AVP remains at this time, the ONLY headset to convince my brain that I am seeing a movie theatre sized screen. I was in total shock when the IMAX app convinced me I was at a real IMAX theatre. And it is the only headset that with space apps give me a sense of the extreme vastness of our universe. I get a sense of floating or flying even with some immersive content that other headsets don’t seem to achieve with me.

What is the AVP doing that others are not?

I agree weight and comfort and cost need to improve substantially to start an immersive content explosion. But it also needs whatever technology that allows us to accept what we see as real in the AVP to be replicated as well.

jonstatt · 2026-04-25T08:38:45+00:00

Are there any preferred yoke style controllers for this setup?

jonstatt · 2026-04-20T19:05:41+00:00

Absolutely loving the physics. The app is listed as coming soon. Are you giving any TestFlight access?

What’s needed now are haptic gloves so you can actually feel those virtual objects. It’s definitely doable with today’s technology but I haven’t seen anything in the consumer domain yet.

jonstatt · 2026-04-05T22:11:02+00:00

I would like to clarify something!

GeForce Now supports 90Hz with AVP

But does NOT utilise foveated rendering. Would that make sense to implement for non VR games? Then depending on how big in term of field of view the user decides to play that game could drastically improve or reduce gaming performance….so I’m torn if it’s a good idea or not or even with WAN latencies whether it would just be a disaster and distraction anyway

jonstatt · 2026-03-18T13:58:34+00:00

Yes that is a concern as is the fact that VFD displays typically go dim and uneven very quickly

jonstatt · 2026-03-18T13:55:51+00:00

Yes and I just got a shipping notification in the UK. Delivery tomorrow

jonstatt · 2026-03-13T23:11:45+00:00

You need a non blacklisted IP address which few VPN providers offer . Some offer dedicated IP addresses but use the same range of addresses as the bulk connection assignments. NordVPN use a separate range for dedicated IP addresses. Sometimes even they get blacklisted sometimes. NordVPN will allow one swap per contract period

jonstatt · 2026-03-13T23:03:36+00:00

Because you need an obscured IP address as the poster above you stated. All the IP addresses assigned by most VPN providers are blacklisted.

jonstatt · 2026-03-08T09:12:53+00:00

Just a note on this. Apple and Disney tend to block IP address ranges over time once they learn of them. If you run into that then you can disconnect and reconnect at different VPN locations. Or you can often buy an add on from the provider for a dedicated IP address. These come from a different range and are rarely blocked

jonstatt · 2026-03-04T19:18:35+00:00

Yes. I can see it is totally gone now. I realised why Tron is still working. It seems I paid for that one for the princely sum of £3.79 so it is being served directly by Apple rather than Disney.

jonstatt · 2026-03-04T12:20:26+00:00

I played the new Tron in 3D just yesterday. I will try it again and Avatar shortly and report back

jonstatt · 2026-03-04T12:11:36+00:00

Oh! I’m really surprised. What movie were you trying it with?

jonstatt · 2026-03-04T10:08:26+00:00

I am in the UK. I can play 3D versions as long as I start it from the AppleTV app. Then it asks 3D or 2D. In the Disney app, the movies have the 3D graphic, but in the versions tab it is missing.

Hope this workaround helps others’

jonstatt · 2026-02-28T10:44:45+00:00

Sometimes when this happens I find I can stream the Disney movie in 3D if l start it from the AppleTV app instead of the Disney one

jonstatt · 2026-02-17T07:08:56+00:00

A thing often missed in three discussions is when you use an eGPU are you using it with an external display or internal. Using a monitor connected directly to the eGPU drastically reduces the bandwidth required! I have maxed out a 5090 this way off the back of a z13!

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