Dolby Vision 2 unveiled, and it seriously levels up TV picture quality

Dolby has just pulled the curtain back on Dolby Vision 2, a fresh take on its HDR standard that aims to squeeze every ounce of performance out of today’s TVs. Rather than simply pushing more brightness and colour, Vision 2 leans into intelligence, making your movies, sports, and games look their best without you fumbling through settings menus. Here’s everything you should know.

HDR that thinks for itself

At the centre of Dolby Vision 2 is a redesigned image engine that taps into Dolby’s vast content ecosystem spanning films, TV shows, live sports, and an expanding roster of games. The secret sauce this time is something Dolby calls Content Intelligence, a suite of AI-powered tools designed to fine-tune visuals on the fly.

Features like Precision Black boost clarity in shadowy scenes without washing out detail, while Light Sense adjusts the picture based on the room’s ambient light. For those glued to live matches or fast-paced gaming, Sports and Gaming Optimisation brings sharper motion control and subtle white-point tweaks to keep the action crisp.

And it’s not just about reacting to the viewer’s environment. Dolby Vision 2 also adds bi-directional tone mapping, giving filmmakers more freedom to take advantage of brighter, more colourful displays while staying true to their creative intent. Exciting stuff.

Designed for tomorrow’s screens

One of the headline features is Authentic Motion, a creative-driven tool that lets filmmakers control motion on a shot-by-shot basis. Instead of leaving your TV to apply heavy-handed motion smoothing, directors can shape how fluid or cinematic each scene feels.

Dolby Vision 2 will come in two flavours:

– Dolby Vision 2 Max, built for flagship sets that can handle advanced display wizardry
– Dolby Vision 2, which brings the core intelligence and upgraded engine to mainstream models

Hisense is the first brand to roll it out, loading the new tech into its premium RGB-MiniLED TVs powered by MediaTek’s Pentonic 800 chip. Expect other manufacturers to follow suit soon.

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If Dolby Vision was already the gold standard for home cinema, Vision 2 feels like the first step towards an HDR system that’s less about raw spec sheets and more about tailoring every frame to the way you actually watch. All with a sprinkling of AI smarts!