Netflix will stream shows and movies in HDR10+ on supported devices

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March 24, 2025, 10:21 PM

• •Netflix is adding support for HDR10+ streaming, on top of the existing HDR10 and Dolby Vision formats
• •HDR10+ should offer greater visual fidelity on a per-frame basis for Netflix's frequently dark original programming
• •Netflix is enabling HDR10+ on select popular titles now, and hopes to eventually offer all HDR content in the new format

Netflix is adding support for HDR10+ streaming, which should offer greater visual fidelity on a per-frame basis for Netflix's frequently dark original programming. The company is enabling HDR10+ with the AV1 codec, which is gradually becoming the standard for streaming 4K video without gobbling data. Netflix is enabling HDR10+ on select popular titles now, and hopes to eventually offer all HDR content in the new format. Anyone with a Netflix Premium subscription and a device that supports both HDR10+ and AV1 (which includes most modern mobile phones and tablets) should be able to watch compatible content in HDR10+.

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