Dolby Vision 2 Has Arrived, But You Don't Have To Replace Your Tv For A New One Yet

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Dolby has announced Dolby Vision 2, a "groundbreaking" HDR format.
• DV2 will bring respective value upgrades and hole 1 large complaint.
• Hisense TVs will beryllium among nan first to support nan caller tech.

The adjacent procreation of HDR is here.

Dolby unveiled Dolby Vision 2, nan successor to Dolby Vision HDR that debuted a small much than a decade ago, nan institution said Tuesday. Calling it a "groundbreaking improvement of its industry-leading image value innovation," Dolby explained that its latest exertion would bring respective upgrades complete nan existent Dolby Vision and hole 1 of nan astir communal complaints.

What's caller pinch Dolby Vision 2?

Dolby said that it has a "robust" contented pipeline that includes movies and TV shows, play unrecorded sports broadcasts, and games that would return advantage of Dolby Vision 2.

At nan halfway of nan caller tech is thing nan institution is calling "content intelligence." This introduces caller tools, Dolby said, that optimize your viewing (using AI, of course) based connected what and wherever you're watching.

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The institution acknowledged that 1 of nan astir communal complaints astir Dolby Vision is that images tin often beryllium excessively dark, making it difficult to spot details. Content intelligence will see "precision black" that improves clarity successful darker scenes. In addition, a "Light Sense" characteristic will fine-tune image value by detecting ambient ray and optimizing your image to adjust, Dolby explained.

Also new: 

• Authentic Motion, nan "world's first creative-driven mobility power tool" to make scenes consciousness much cinematic (creators will beryllium capable to usage this connected "a shot-by-shot basis")

• A redesigned and moreover much powerful image engine

• Bi-directional tone-mapping that takes advantage of today's brighter-than-ever TVs for improved brightness, sharper contrast, and profoundly saturated colors

• Sports and gaming optimization modes that fto you fine-tune things for illustration achromatic constituent adjustments and mobility control

In short, each of these features are designed to guarantee that what you spot astatine location is what nan creatives down nan contented intended for you to see. That's not to opportunity that existing models, including our top picks, are not worthy of being group successful your surviving room.

Which TVs will get Dolby Vision 2 first?

Like astir caller technologies, it takes immoderate clip to scope wide availability. Hisense (which has produced some of nan champion sets over nan past fewer years) will beryllium nan first TV to support Dolby Vision 2 pinch its RGB-MiniLED line. It's almost definite we'll spot much TVs subordinate nan lineup astatine January's CES. 

Dolby explained that its caller exertion will beryllium disposable successful 2 tiers: nan top-of-the-line Dolby Vision 2 Max connected premium TVs that not only delivers nan champion imaginable picture, but besides adds further premium features, and Dolby Vision 2, which provides dramatically improved image value for mainstream TVs.

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