HDR10 vs. Dolby Vision - A Simplified Explanation

You're looking to get a new 4K TV with support for HDR but do you get a TV that has HDR10 or Dolby Vision? In this video, I give a simplified explanation of each and decide which one you should get as your next television.

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[APNambo]

For anyone who's wondering how 8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit translate to 16M, 1B, 68B colors, it's because the bits specifies one of the 3 RGB colors. So you would multiple all 3 to get your full color (n-bits for Red, n-bits for Green, n-bits for Blue).

So
8-bit: (2^8)^3 = 256^3 = 16, 777, 216
10-bit: (2^10)^3 = 1024^3 = 1, 073, 741, 824
12-bit: (2^12)^3 = 4096^3 = 68, 719, 476, 736

[shadowfoam]

"We _just_ got through the whole thing [format war] with Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD!"

"The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved on March 28, 2008." -Wikipedia

10 years hasn't really qualified as recent in...well, about a decade.

[SachinB.A.]

5 years ago of this video Dolby vision was not awailable. But now it is awailable.

[freddywayne]

I like most of your explanation except you're incorrect about Dolby Vision's HDR abilities. Dolby Vision does have a 12-bit color gamut that no current TV has but, it down-samples to 10-bit that the top of the line 10-bit televisions can do. Plus, Dolby Vision's HDR is dynamic, which means it can adjust on the fly frame-by-frame where as HDR10 does not. HDR10 uses a static HDR that has a set tone mapping range based on the TV or the media format's set nit brightness.

[PanikedReactions]

4:00 I think we are here lol QNED mini led 7 years later.

[JorellVelasquez]

Who’s watching this cause u wanna know what Dolby vision is for the iPhone 12 pro

[AndrewsiPhoneable]

so basically, Dolby Vision is like 8k in that you can shoot with it but there is almost no reasonable way to get the most out of that format yet with the current technology. For Dolby Vision it is color, for 8k it is resolution, there is not a lot of options for TVs or monitors that can reproduce the full potential of the image. Great explanation!

[mirazimtenan]

He looks like Dustin from stranger things.

[khagenkc]

LG super UHD TV's and OLED flagship TV's has Dolby vision Technology since from 2016.... As of 2018 model, LG Super UHD TV's and OLED TV"S supports HDR10, Dolby VISION, HLG And Advance Technicolor as well....

[Dr.Claudioagmfilho]

Hey, I don’t know your name, but I would like to say that, I am from RECIFE in Brazil South America, and your video was very elucidating, or I could say explanatory if you will, thanks for sharing that to this part of the world...and keep up the good work.

[halospartan]

Dolby Vision HDR on an LG C8 OLED tv is honestly...a magical experience.

[mmaxsp]

Just simple as that...no discuss. Good and direct job.

[shailesh]

Okay this was 3 years ago and he says none of the television in market has the Dolby vision and now currently in 2020, i phone 12 can record a video in 4k Dolby vision which is crazy enough upgrade within 3 years.

[jeffghant]

3:58- I think 4 years later, the tech is here, yes?

[quattron-]

Man that solves the problem, thank you for the explanation bud!

[bluedragon]

Thankfully, as of 2020, there isn't much to worry about anymore regarding the whole HDR10 vs Dolby Vision "format war", because the amount of reasonably priced TV's that support *both* are becoming more and more common. It's actually possible to get a decently sized display that supports at least both of those two standards, if not *all three* (when you include HLG, which doesn't even really need to be natively supported by your display since it can easily be converted in real time to HDR10 when played through compatible software and devices) for less than $500 USD now.

[JD.]

Fantastic explanation. At last I understand the differences. Thank you

[fakharpersonalchannel]

Ok but why are you staring directly in my soul dude.. blink or something ffs!

[ismathem]

Thanks a lot for the explanation. I was looking for something easy to grasp and you did a great job. Other videos always use terms like "peek brightness, deep backs etc..." making the understanding of the difference tougher.
Cheers. 👍🏾

[Leonardinho]

In about 2-3 years we will have 8K micro-LED 12 bit Dolby Vision TVs :D