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Netflix adds HDR10 Plus support to almost half of its movies and TV shows
Samsung TV owners to finally enjoy the most popular streaming service’s content to its fullest this year
Almost a decade after bringing HDR to streaming with its Marco Polo TV show, Netflix is enhancing its content delivery by introducing support for HDR10 Plus (alongside the already supported Dolby Vision and base HDR10 standards). HDR10+, as it’s more widely known, is superior to HDR10 as it utilizes dynamic — not static — metadata capable of adapting the picture displayed based on scene information and specific device capabilities. It works similarly to the established, Hollywood-preferred Dolby Vision standard, providing viewers with the kind of nuanced, precise visual rendering many modern productions actually need in order to look their best.
Netflix’s implementation is based on the advanced AV1 codec, widely used today because of its remarkable efficiency. To access this enhanced form of Netflix’s entertainment content, subscribers must use devices supporting both AV1 and HDR10+, although that’s rather common in mid-range and hi-end TV models nowadays. It’s worth noting that when a TV supports both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, Netflix will default to the latter — no particular reason was provided for this choice but, at…
