Netflix is making picture quality better, but not for everyone
Your Netflix shows are going to look a lot better soon.
- Netflix is adding support for HDR10+ streaming.
- An HDR10+ compatible device and a Netflix Premium subscription is needed.
- You’ll also need to enable the HDR toggle and the content will need to be available in the format.
Nearly a decade ago, Netflix rolled out High Dynamic Range (HDR) support starting with the launch of season one of Marco Polo. The addition of HDR enhanced details, made colors more vivid, and improved realism. Fast forward to today, the streamer is ready to roll out a new format for even better picture quality.
Netflix has announced that users will now be able to stream content in HDR10+, a rival to Dolby Vision. Compared to HDR, this format offers a wider dynamic range for a bolder and brighter image. It also allows for frame-by-frame tone mapping, which means it’s not all up to your device to figure out how to best get all the detail in a very dark or very bright scene. Instead, this metadata is embedded in the content, serving as a guide for your TV, phone, or tablet.
