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HDR10 vs. Dolby Vision vs. HLG: HDR Formats Compared

HDR10 vs. Dolby Vision vs. HLG: HDR Formats Compared

Nearly all modern TVs can decode and, to varying degrees of success, display high dynamic range content. The best TVs can make HDR shows, movies and even some videogames pop with color and contrast that non-HDR TVs could never accomplish. In addition to a TV that can display HDR, you also need HDR content. Most HDR content is available in multiple HDR formats and each format is slightly different. Confused yet? I hope not because even better, not every TV can decode every HDR format. Right now the two main formats are HDR10 and Dolby Vision. There’s also hybrid log gamma, or HLG and HDR10+. The good news is that every HDR TV can decode at least HDR10 which is available with most HDR shows, movies and some games. There are several differences between the different formats, so they’re worth discussing in detail. Image quality Dolby Winner: Dolby Vision (and the upcoming Dolby Vision 2) This is a broad generalization, and in many cases the best picture quality will come down to the specific content and the …