At IFA 2025, I had the chance to talk to Dolby about the launch of Dolby Vision 2 and Dolby Vision 2 Max.
One of the burning questions that I had naturally was naturally around support outside of televisions, because this was not mentioned in the original Dolby information. And for the moment, Dolby is cage, but does not exclude anything.
When they were asked directly to devices beyond televisions – including the best 4K Blu -ray players and the best projectors, but also devices like iPhones, who have an original Dolby Vision support – we obtained a response from Aaron Dew from Dolby, senior product manager, Home Entertainment. He said: “There are many other types of displays, and there is no more to speak in the future. This week, we are talking about television”, but we have also suggested: “You will not be bored!”
I am not too worried about the spotlight – because they look more like televisions, they are using the same type of treatment chips more and more as televisions, which means that they could unlock access to Dolby Vision 2 using a new Mediatek chip with support.
We could see a slower adoption level than in televisions, but I expect what happens – especially given the quality of the results to watch Dolby Vision 2 on displays with limited brightness, at a level similar to what you will get a projector.
The question of Blu-ray 4K players is however much more complicated. The problem is that the new ones do not come out very often. Ironically, this year, we had three – a new Sony model which is essentially only an older model with deleted streaming characteristics, then very recently a few high -end models of magnetar made with audiophiles in mind – but otherwise they are rare.
The model we are most assessing, the Panasonic DP-UB820, has just been seven years old, for example. Even if Dolby Vision 2 is starting to be included on the discs, will players will do anything with it? Can Dolby persuade manufacturers to update these machines?
I cannot say that I am optimistic, but who knows – Dolby Vision 2 Max has features of interest for the video video, including an authentic movement to eliminate Juder, and a mapping of your hacker to help guarantee the precision of images on the most brilliant televisions, including the latest high -end options among the best OLLED televisions. And the videophils love 4K Blu-ray, so maybe there will be enough interest.
I doubt that we hear anything this year, however – I guess these 2026 is the next best chance to hear about future steps for Dolby Vision 2, including more information on televisions will support it, and if LG will change its position to reject it.
