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Netflix to Begin Streaming High Dynamic Range Content

posted by cmn32480 on Sunday April 17 2016, @02:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the how-many-pixels-are-enough dept.

takyon writes:

3D and 4K were nothing! It's all about HDR now!

Netflix has confirmed it has begun its rollout of high dynamic range content on its TV and film streaming service. HDR videos display millions more shades of colour and extra levels of brightness than normal ones, allowing images to look more realistic.

However, to view them members will need a new type of TV or monitor and a premium-priced Netflix subscription. Some HDR content had already been available via Amazon's rival Instant Video service. Ultra-high-definition 4K Blu-ray discs - which launched in the UK earlier this week - also include HDR data.

Netflix's support follows January's creation of a scheme defining the HDR standards a television set must meet to be marketed with an "Ultra HD Premium" sticker. [...] The US firm recommends its members have at least a 25 megabits per second connection to view them.

High-dynamic-range imaging at Wikipedia.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday April 17 2016, @02:31AM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Sunday April 17 2016, @02:31AM (#333064) Journal

    HDR videos display millions more shades of colour and extra levels of brightness than normal ones, allowing images to look more realistic.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 17 2016, @02:50AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 17 2016, @02:50AM (#333076)

    Well, it is hard to imagine colors annoying people.

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by khchung on Sunday April 17 2016, @09:31AM

    by khchung (457) on Sunday April 17 2016, @09:31AM (#333190)

    So it means dark scenes become impossible to see unless you watch it in a dark room, while bright outdoors shots becomes so bright it would hurt your eyes even during the daytime? No thanks.