CES 2025: Disney+ will add HDR10+ support for Samsung TVs
By ForGeeks Disney made a significant announcement at CES 2025 regarding its Disney+ streaming service. Users will soon be able to enjoy content in the new HDR10+ format, which is great news for owners of Samsung smartphones, tablets, and TVs.
The Disney+ streaming service will soon be available in the new HDR10+ format, which is great news for owners of Samsung smartphones, tablets, and TVs.
What HDR10+ is and why it’s important
Disney+ already supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 formats, but now the company is adding HDR10+, which includes dynamic metadata for each frame. This improves picture quality, making it brighter and richer.
HDR10+ was developed by 20th Century Fox, Amazon, Panasonic and Samsung. Unlike Dolby Vision, it is a free standard. Despite this, Dolby Vision remains more popular as more device manufacturers and services use it.
HDR10+ was developed by 20th Fox, Amazon, Panasonic and Samsung.
Importance to Samsung device users
Samsung TVs and gadgets don’t support Dolby Vision, causing content to play back in standard HDR10 or even SDR in the absence of HDR10+. With the introduction of HDR10+ on Disney+, Samsung users will be able to enjoy improved picture quality.
Samsung users will be able to enjoy improved picture quality.
HDR10+ proliferation prospects
Today, HDR10+ is already being used by several platforms. It was first implemented by Amazon’s Prime Video service. Apple TV+ will join it in 2023, adding support for the format for its own content.
Despite this, other streaming platforms like Hulu, Paramount+ and YouTube have limited content in HDR10+ so far. Even Netflix, one of the leaders in the industry, only supports Dolby Vision and HDR10, ignoring HDR10+.
And even Netflix, one of the industry leaders, only supports Dolby Vision and HDR10, ignoring HDR10+.
Games have also begun to utilize the standard, like Dragon Age: The Vailguard. At the hardware level, HDR10+ is supported by Intel’s ARC GPUs and the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard.
And HDR10+ is supported by Intel’s ARC GPUs and the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard.
The Future of HDR10+ at Disney+ and Beyond
With the addition of HDR10+, Disney+ could push more producers and streaming services to utilize the standard. This will create new opportunities for technology development and provide users with higher quality content.
