With their deep blacks and rich reds, the latest high-dynamic range displays dazzled attendees at the recent International Consumer Electronics Show, but the ever-expanding lineup of HDR TVs (which retail for as much as $6,000) — as well as the new HDR10+ format — also could fan the flames of an early-stage HDR format war.
Before last year, there were primarily four competing standards: HDR10, an open HDR format that every Hollywood studio supports; the proprietary Dolby Vision for home entertainment, supported by Netflix, Amazon and every major studio except Fox; and Technicolor's Advanced HDR and Hybrid Log Gamma (developed by the BBC and Japan's NHK), both of which are focused on live broadcasting.
Making its CES debut was Samsung's HDR10+, which has support from Fox, Warner Bros., Amazon and Panasonic and, like Dolby Vision, is aimed at high-end studio content.
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