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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 17 2016, @03:45AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 17 2016, @03:45AM (#333112)

    Your old CRT also has richer blacks and brighter colors. This is because it's shooting a fucking electron beam at the screen (and somewhat radiating your face, hence the static cling of the screen). The CRT pixels are generating light rather than blocking light as in LCD.

    Currently, Only plasma and OLED can be as good as CRT in the contrast department. However, modern displays are insanely expensive when they combine both OLED or plasma and the resolutions capable of matching or exceeding CRTs.

  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Sunday April 17 2016, @05:11AM

    by Tork (3914) on Sunday April 17 2016, @05:11AM (#333141)
    I've seen OLEDs at Best Buy, if they are better it's not by a huge amount.
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    • (Score: 2) by termigator on Monday April 18 2016, @01:24AM

      by termigator (4271) on Monday April 18 2016, @01:24AM (#333508)

      That can be due to bad settings. Most chain electronic stores are horrible at showing the capabilities of high quality displays.

      • (Score: 2) by Tork on Monday April 18 2016, @01:33AM

        by Tork (3914) on Monday April 18 2016, @01:33AM (#333513)
        Perhaps, but even OLED phones and game consoles (Playstation Vita, for example) aren't even close to being night and day. Heck, the Vita's colors shifted depending on viewing angle.
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