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Originally Posted by Hedrox
Never tried to "force" one of these 3D discs on a 2D display before, so I just assumed a 3D capable player would be able to bypass this lock, but I guess not.
Locking a 3D disc this way feels just as exploitative as region locking UHDs. Granted, there are very few 3D discs that offer any benefits over the existing 2D (Top Gun was another one, prior to Paramount doing the 4K), but I don't understand why you wouldn't let someone watch it in 2D when the files are already there.
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Top Gun 3D was another ‘locked’ title, funnily enough.
It’s more that 3D is meant to be viewed in 3D, if that makes sense. It’s graded for that darker system, if it’s 3D converted there’ll be visible artefacts of that process, and some movies will have floating windows (black bars at the sides to prevent edge violations). Yes, it was part of the 3D Blu spec that the left eye be 2D compatible, but some decided that they didn’t want them to be viewed in 2D.