HDR10+ Will Soon Be Available To Select 2018 Samsung, Panasonic 4K TVs

It’s been announced that HDR10+ will be coming to the latest Panasonic and Samsung 4K TVs. The new HDR10+ feature will arrive to select 2018 4K TVs in the form of a firmware update from Panasonic and Samsung.

HDR10+ is the more advanced version of HDR10, which was created by Samsung. The HDR10+ standard is the direct competitor of Dolby Vision HDR. HDR10+ will allow filmmakers to include dynamic range metadata in each frame of a video content instead of simply applying the same dynamic range adjustments in every scene.

“We are thrilled that the majority of our 2018 lineup will be fully certified for HDR10+,” Samsung Research America vice president for industry relations Bill Mandel said. “We are collaborating with other HDR10+ adopters globally who are making tools, developing their own SoCs and/or TV line-ups to be HDR10+ compliant to provide consumers broad access to a great HDR experience.”

The announcement didn’t include information on which Samsung and Panasonic 4K TV models will receive the firmware update. However, it’s likely that it will be available to most, if not all, 4K TVs released in 2018.

Currently, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision are the two HDR standards that are widely used on TVs, Blu-Ray players and digital movies. Some TVs today support both HDR standards, while others only support one or the other. The problem with HDR10+ is that there aren’t really a lot of content available that supports the format, which is why Samsung, Panasonic and 20th Century Fox announced a certification program for HDR10+ in June.

20th Century Fox is now committed to support HDR10+ for its upcoming releases, as pointed out by Digital Trends. The studio will be announcing more details on upcoming titles, most likely Blu-Ray releases, with HDR10+ support in the coming weeks.

“A standardized licensing process has allowed partners, including content creators, television and device manufacturers, to easily incorporate HDR10+ technology,” 20th Century Fox executive vice president and Fox Innovation Lab managing director Danny Kaye said. “We’re encouraged by the interest of early adopters and an expanded HDR10+ ecosystem that will improve the viewing experiences for all audiences.”

For those who don’t want to wait for 20th Century Fox’s releases, Amazon has already added support for HDR10+ to over 100 titles on its Prime Video streaming service. Warner Bros. also announced in January that it’s committed to adopting the HDR10+ standard in future releases, but it hasn’t provided any additional information since then.