How to find Netflix movies and series with Dolby Vision and HDR

November 7, 2022 Matt Mills How to 0

Netflix has different memberships within its platform. With them, we access content in one quality or another. But beyond 4K, there are also other factors that affect the image quality of the content we see. One of the most interesting is HDR technology. How can I watch movies and series on Netflix with this dynamic range enhancement?

What is HDR and Dolby Vision?

HDR stands for ‘High Dynamic Range’, which could be translated as ‘ High Dynamic Range ‘. This technique is used to enhance the light and darker tones of an image, making it possible for us to see details in them.

On the other hand, Dolby Vision is an implementation of HDR that allows you to get even more out of this technology. Dolby Vision can achieve images with a maximum brightness of 10,000 nits , more than double the standard of HDR10 +.

However, not all are advantages for Dolby Vision. HDR10 is a free-to-use standard, while the Dolby equivalent requires a license to use. In this case, Netflix does acquire the relevant licenses so that we can view content with this level of quality, although we already anticipate that it is not present in all memberships.

What is necessary to watch HDR and Dolby Vision content on Netflix?

This is what you have to know to enjoy this content on your Smart TV with Netflix.

Supported device

To make use of Netflix content with HDR and Dolby Vision support, it is necessary to have a device that supports this technology .

There is a huge list of products that support both HDR and Dolby Vision. The main television brands sell equipment with support for these technologies in mid-range and high-end models . If you don’t know if your TV is compatible, check its specification sheet on the manufacturer’s official website.

On the other hand, there is a good collection of mobile phones that also support these technologies, as is the case with the Samsung Galaxy S Series, the Note and the Fold. At Apple, you can enjoy these technologies if you have an iPhone 8 or later. Many phones from Huawei, OnePlus and Sony are also supported.

Ultra HD plan

Only the most advanced Netflix membership allows you to enjoy this technology. Therefore, if you have a lower plan, you have to switch to the Ultra HD Plan to make use of HDR and Dolby Vision.

Change your data usage

Another important point for configuration is to disable automatic quality adjustment during streaming. To do this, we will do the following:

Start your Netflix account in a browser.
Go to your profile and then ‘ Account ‘.
Go to ‘ Profiles and Parental Controls ‘.
Go into a profile and go to ‘ Playback Settings ‘.
Change from ‘Auto’ to ‘ High ‘ and save the changes.
Repeat the process for each profile.

Find HDR and Dolby Vision content on Netflix

Once this whole process is done, you will not see any type of extra section that catalogs the movies and series that have this integrated technology.

The idea of Netflix is that, if you have the right equipment, this function will be activated automatically when playing content. However, if you want to take a look at the list, what you can do is search for ‘HDR’ in the search engine . You will get as a result all the titles that are compatible with this technology. Next to each cover, you’ll be able to see on the right if it only supports HDR, or if there’s also Dolby Vision support.