As movie and TV buffs ourselves, we understand that being immersed in a story — whether it’s a movie, a shows, or a documentary — involves more than staring at a screen. The Dolby Difference is about seeing, feeling, and connecting to the characters.

Beyond a wider array of colors, Dolby Vision does something else that sets it apart from HDR10: dynamic metadata. You can think of the HDR metadata as an embedded instruction manual for hardware screens — TV, mobile, or computer — telling them how to display the image. HDR10 uses static metadata, meaning the settings are based on the best average values for the content. Dynamic metadata uses different settings optimized for each scene and takes full advantage of the different capabilities of each HDR display. This gives you the most true-to-life version of your movies or shows. Without any action required on your part, changes in light and dark between shots — whether subtle or substantial — are automatically adjusted to keep viewing easy on your eyes. It’s a night-and-day difference. You might also see HDR10+ mentioned. This is an HDR format that uses 10-bit color and dynamic metadata. It’s less common than Dolby Vision, with less content using it.

Dolby Vision is available for many movies and shows on a variety of streaming services (some require premium subscriptions), including Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis on Max and Scream VI on Paramount+. Just look for the Dolby Vision badge. Disney+ offers movies from Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar. Netflix brings you movies from the Oscar^®-winning Roma to the sly environmental satire Don’t Look Up. Apple TV+ offers Killers of the Flower Moon, from director Martin Scorsese, and the kaiju origin story Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

It’s not just recent movies and shows, either. You can rediscover favorites in Dolby too! There are hundreds of classic movies and shows available in Dolby Vision, both on streaming and on disc, including Stranger Things, Citizen Kane, Star Trek: Discovery, Jaws, and The Godfather. No matter what you’re into or what mood you’re in, there’s a movie or shows in Dolby Vision that will let you catch every detail, whether you’re watching for the first time or revisiting content you love.

If your TV is enabled with Dolby Vision and you subscribe to the appropriate streaming service, you’ll automatically be able to catch every detail when you select a movie or show in Dolby Vision. Get the most from your viewing experience with a picture that comes alive.

Dolby Vision doesn’t just give you unmissable detail when watching movies or shows, though. Dolby Vision takes gaming to the next level for many leading game titles for Microsoft Xbox. Enjoy vibrant environments without having to adjust settings, as Dolby Vision does it for you. You won’t lose track of opponents in the shadows with the surprisingly revealing Dolby Vision experience. Just connect your Xbox Series X/Series S to a TV with Dolby Vision and enable Dolby Vision in your settings. Then you’re ready to go. After you have set up your Xbox, there are lots of great games you can play in Dolby Vision. So, grab a controller for a truly immersive gaming experience.

The difference between HDR10 and Dolby Vision

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