If you own a recent Samsung TV or monitor, you may soon notice a significant improvement in picture quality when watching Netflix. The South Korean electronics giant has announced that some of its latest TVs and monitors are now compatible with HDR10+ technology for content from the popular streaming platform. But why this improvement and what does it actually change?
HDR10+, an advanced picture technology
The reason for this quality This increased brightness is called HDR10+. You may have already heard of HDR (High Dynamic Range), which improves contrast and colors. HDR10+, developed by Samsung, is a more advanced and "intelligent" version. Its particularity is to analyze the image scene by scene, or even image by image, to dynamically adjust brightness and contrast. Whereas classic HDR often applies a global adjustment, HDR10+ adapts in real time to the specific needs of each shot.
Up to Previously, Netflix only offered HDR10 or Dolby Vision content to its subscribers. However, this has recently changed, and the platform now supports HDR10+. This is important news for Samsung devices, which, remember, are not Dolby Vision compatible.
Why is this good news?
For owners of Samsung TVs and monitors, the result will be visible on the screen. HDR10+ reproduces the image as closely as possible to the director's original vision, offering greater depth with richer colors and more pronounced contrasts. Its arrival therefore provides access to image quality on a platform that has more than 300 million subscribers.
For now, around 50% of the most watched HDR content is already available in HDR10+ on Netflix. The platform plans to go much further and make 100% of its HDR catalog compatible with the HDR10+ format by the end of 2025.
Which Samsung TVs are affected?
Not all Samsung TVs and monitors are compatible with HDR10+ on Netflix. Only the most recent models benefit from it for the moment, as the company explains in a press release. It indicates that Netflix content in HDR10+ will first be available "on Samsung Neo QLED, OLED and Lifestyle 2025 TVs, as well as on 2025 and 2024 monitor models.".
Samsung specifies, however, that the rollout will continue and that other models of the brand's TVs and monitors will become compatible "soon.". The South Korean manufacturer does not specify which devices are likely to join this list. However, to enjoy HDR10+ on Netflix, devices must also be compatible with the AV1 codec, used for efficient video compression without loss of quality. Other manufacturers, such as Philips, Panasonic, and HiSense, may also confirm HDR10+ support in the coming days.
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