Update: Dolby Vision's premium HDR format is starting to appear in unexpected places other than the world of TV screens, first on Xbox One S and Xbox One X game consoles, as well as the new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. But why is Dolby Vision so exciting? Why should it appear on your TV, not to mention your smartphone? We have explained everything you need to know in the article below. Dolby Vision is the breakthrough in TVs we've needed for a decade. Yes, 4K gave us extra pixels, but that's HDR that made them shine like never before. In more or less terms, Dolby Vision is the fuel for the jet engines that power the world's most beautiful content. This is the format that more and more studios are turning to and exploiting its potential to produce colourful, dynamic and calculated images, scene by scene. What will appear on your TV at home. If you haven't heard of Dolby Vision until today, no problem. This technology continues to spread among producers and has just penetrated the TVs, consoles, smartphones and Blu-ray players you bring home. It's new, yes, but based on what we've experienced, it's exactly what your home theater needs to match the big screen. The best of all? You can bring it home now.
What is Dolby Vision?
Dolby Vision is a type of HDR, probably the second most popular after the ubiquitous HDR10 standard, which is included in all HDR TVs and players. And while its technology is largely based on the standard HDR standard (Dolby still played a key role in its development), it's a better solution. The main improvement, from an end-user point of view, lies in the fact that it puts an additional layer of information on top of the main HDR10 video signal, containing scene-by-scene information that Dolby Vision-enabled TVs can be used to improve the presentation of your images. . This means better brights and darker blacks, allowing TVs to display the full range of colors in Rec. 2020 norm. If HDR takes you now, wait until you see Dolby Vision.
We've already seen Dolby Vision in the UK on a handful of Netflix and Amazon videos, and it's also available via VUDU and iTunes in the US. The "bumper" for many AV fans, however, was Ultra HD Blu-ray. Dolby Vision is an option from the UHD BD data sheet. AV fans can't wait to see how Dolby could change the picture quality of the world's most powerful source. The latest generation of Dolby Vision Blu-ray discs, including HBO's Despicable Me, West World, and Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, is nothing new, as long as you have the gear you need to watch.
What you'll need to watch in Dolby Vision
For the avoidance of doubt, Dolby Vision is a licensed video platform that requires all video channel links to support it. So buying Despicable Me 4K Blu-ray discs won't cut it: you'll also need a TV that can receive Dolby Vision and a 4K Blu-ray player that can play Dolby Vision. All LG OLED TVs are DV-capable, just like their high-end LCD UHD TVs. Sony TVs with X1 Extreme chips (ZD9, A1 OLED, XE93 and XE94, as well as the 2018 X900F) are also DV-capable after a firmware update, as are some VIZIO and TCL TVs in the US. Much of Panasonic's 2019 TV lineup (GX800, GX920, GZ1000, GZ1500, and GZ2000) also benefits from Dolby Vision support. The latest additions to the Dolby Vision family are consoles, which include Xbox One S and Xbox One X, and mobile phones, albeit at a higher level. The format can be displayed on the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone X, and LG G6 phones, bringing vivid images and colors to the screens you're likely to use. Of course, if you want to use Dolby Vision from a physical disc, there are only a few 4K Blu-ray players that support Dolby Vision, such as the Oppo UDP-203 and Oppo 205, which have been phased out. the vacuum. If you're lucky enough to already have a suitable kit mix, trust us: you'll want to buy as many Dolby Vision Blu-ray discs as you can get. The impact of Dolby Vision on the visuals of both movies has to be seen to be believed.Dolby Vision: a new world of colors.
Let's take color, for example. With our combination of Oppo 203 and LG OLED55C7, Dolby Vision Despicable Me movies show an unprecedented range of tonal and tonal subtleties. Everything from animated skin tones to background walls and backgrounds contains subtle variations and color accuracy that you simply don't have with HDR10 - a comparison verified by reading the disc's "HDR10" video on the Panasonic UB900 Blu-ray player Ultra HD on the OLED55C7. This helps images appear instantly more detailed and refined, even if Dolby Vision can't add more pixels to 4K source images. Dolby Vision pass-through isn't just about subtler colors than HDR10 pass-through. Some colors also have a slightly different hue and tone; and invariably our impression was that the DV versions were the definitive and accurate versions.
Panasonic's latest 4K Blu Ray players support Dolby Vision. Dolby Vision's control of light is also amazing. One way or another, the technology appears to deliver purer, brighter highlights than seen since the LG OLED, while at the same time delivering darker scenes with more richness and subtle light detail. . In fact, there seems to be more definition between the subtle light differences in each part of the Dolby Vision image, giving it a steadier, richer, deeper and more solid appearance that gives it an almost three-dimensional appearance by comparison. with the HDR10 image less flat and less precise. As if that's not impressive, the settings Dolby designed for the OLED55C7 seem to handle movements cleaner and more efficiently than LG's HDR10 treatment. Add in all the benefits of Dolby Vision/Despicable Me and you get a picture we've never seen on national TV before, even though we're talking about two old animated titles. After seeing the film version of Dolby Vision at work on Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 recently, we can only imagine how spectacular Dolby Vision at home could be with more visually sophisticated titles than Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2.
Rival Technologies at Dolby Vision
At this point, it should be remembered that AV brands that haven't stuck to Dolby for Dolby Vision, especially Samsung, tend to suggest that they can achieve equivalent DV results simply by applying their own processing power to HDR10. . After reading Despicable Me discs in HDR10 format on a benchmark Samsung UE65KS9500, this set produced clearer brightness peaks than the Dolby Vision image on the LG OLED, but couldn't compete with Dolby Vision for light nuances and colors. Samsung announced in 2017 its partnership with Amazon Prime Video to develop a new HDR format called "HDR10+," which also applies a layer of "dynamic metadata" (step-by-step instructions) to an HDR10 stream. It's essentially a royalty-free alternative to Dolby Vision, which is part of Samsung's line of high-end QLED TVs. Panasonic and 20th Century Fox supported HDR10+ by selling it as a more democratic and open source HDR format. However, Panasonic has recently changed the subject and you can now use Dolby Vision on many Panasonic 4K Blu Ray TVs and players. < p class="bordeaux-image-check">
All recent LG OLED TVs, including the LG E8 OLED, support DV. We're not necessarily saying here that your next TV and your next 4K Blu-ray player should be fully Dolby Vision compatible. After all, the format must always work within the limits of brightness and color of any television to which it is applied. There are other non-Dolby Vision televisions that (particularly in the case of Samsung) are capable of providing higher levels of color and brightness than are available with any current Dolby Vision television. But there aren't many Dolby Vision Ultra HD Blu-ray discs yet, despite the "official" release of this format. Seeing Dolby Vision in action from a 4K Blu-ray player certainly seems more iffy, it's that it does an incredible job of making the most of the screen it's in contact with. And with technology as confusing and downright flawed as HDR, that's a big problem.