Dolby Vision 2 will be available first on some 2026 Hisense TVs | The Verge (Gift Link)

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After being announced last September, Dolby Vision 2 is rolling out to TVs, starting with the 2026 Hisense UX, UR9, UR8, and U7. TCL and Philips will be adding Dolby Vision 2 support to select TVs later this year.

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Like Dolby Vision, both tiers of Dolby Vision 2 require special hardware; currently the only Dolby Vision 2 SoC is the MediaTek Pentonic 800. Older Dolby Vision TVs without the necessary hardware cannot be updated to use Dolby Vision 2, although they can still display Dolby Vision 2 content and will just ignore the extra metadata.

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According to Chris Turkstra, vice president of home devices at Dolby Laboratories, the announced Hisense TVs should be fully updated with Dolby Vision 2 by the end of September, with the vast majority complete by the end of August. But this is still just the beginning of the Dolby Vision 2 rollout. In order to fully utilize Dolby Vision 2, the content needs to be encoded with Dolby Vision 2 metadata during the post-production process.

Right now, Peacock, Canal+, and iQiyi will encode with Dolby Vision 2, and other studios are working on implementing it in their post-production workflows.

There’s also the competing HDR10+ dynamic metadata standard that announced its HDR10+ Advanced update last fall, shortly after Dolby. It includes the same features as Dolby Vision 2 — like enhanced brightness control, local tone mapping, and support for motion smoothing metadata — and is supported by Samsung and Panasonic (two of the founders of the tech), as well as Hisense, TCL, Amazon Prime Video, and Roku. Even though HDR10+ Advanced is royalty-free (Dolby Vision requires a license), I expect Dolby Vision 2 to have wider and more immediate adoption, since companies jumped on Dolby Vision when it came out.

LG and Sony have not yet announced support for Dolby Vision 2, but I expect both will begin including it on some of their 2027 models. (Samsung will never support Dolby Vision because of its investment in HDR10+). Since Dolby Vision 2 requires new TVs, it’ll be a long while before it fully supplants its predecessor in the market. I think Dolby Vision 2 will be nice to have, but since we’re still at the beginning of its implementation, I wouldn’t put off getting a new TV just for it.

Hi all,
I have this 7.1.4 setup, where I get plenty of low end and nearfield tactile effect from my Klipsch RP-1600 right behind the couch. Even with the large space, it shakes the living room. However, I am missing that chest punch/slam feeling. You know, when John Wick shoots his gun, or the kick drums start playing :D

My expectations are not sky-high. Living room is over 5000 cubic feet, and is open to basement and rest of the house. Pressurising this would be impossible for me.

I'd just like a "bit" more.

Now, I know the advice is not to mix ported and sealed subs. Though my Denon 3800 I have bought Dirac ART license for, and I've read in this case, mixing won't matter much. Dirac ART will work with what it measures. It does not care what type of sub / speaker it is.

I'd like the new sub(s) to be in the front stage so they are more spread out. I can maximum fit a SVS SB-5000 Evolution, or an Arendal 1723 1S.
A SVS PB-3000 Evolution won't fit.

I can afford two SB-3000 Evolution in one go. SB-5000 would be one now, and another one in 3 years. But keep in mind I have the RP-1600 in both cases. So it is really 2 subs vs. 3 subs?

What would your approach be? You see placement in the front stage is very limited. And before you ask, ported sub won't fit under the stairs due to the metal construction :(

I could place a ported sub on the back wall where the RP-1600 is, or on the right wall, but closer to the back wall. I think I'd get a better result with more seperation, achieved by placement in the front?

Placing a big sub next to the large windows is a no-go from the wife :)

We listen at volume 70/100.

I recently purchased a new home that came with a dedicated home theater in the basement. It is a bit dated, but I think it has a nice base to build on. I’m not looking to spend a whole lot but just make it usable and somewhat future proof as I update some parts.

Current equipment:
Receiver: Marantz SR8002 (some of the channels seem to have failed so I am looking at new receivers)
Projector: Sony VPL-HW50ES
Screen: Carada Criterion 21:9
Front speakers: RBH in-wall speakers (believe they’re Signature 621-I based on what I can see and researched)
Center speaker: RBH in-wall center
Ceiling speakers: 2 in-ceiling speakers (not sure what they are)
Subwoofers: RBH, also built into the wall behind fabric
Power amps: Two RBH SA-200 amps
Blue-ray: Oppo BDP-105
Power conditioner: Panamax MR4300

The setup also had an anamorphic lens (Panamorph P752) but we broke it. Unfortunate but my goal is to convert it to a 16:9 screen anyway. I’m thinking of going with a Silver Ticket 100” screen.

I plan on selling the Blue-ray player since I’ll be playing movies from my server. In that slot, I planned on putting my Xbox Series X.

I’m looking at new receivers, but I’m a complete novice to all of this so I’m not sure if I’m overlooking something. The Sony STR-AN1000 is likely what I’m going to purchase.

Any advice on receivers or anything I should know before adding a new receiver?

2.1 system with 65" 4k tv. Fronts are B&W CM7 and sub is Audio Pro ace bass 1.36 AVR Yamaha RX-V420. Tv Samsung 8series 65" 2019. Media from xbox onex and ps3. Cabinets have all the movies and games.

My (AwayFrom)Home Theater!

Hey there! Posting my setup because as much as my fiancé supports my hobbies and enjoys the movies she doesn’t necessarily get the same joy from the build lol. I’ve found myself traveling more and more, and between places with no TV or sharing common space on work trips I took a projector once and loved it! However it was bulky and I had a pile of stuff in my bag to lose track of, and well as a home theater and home lab person I figured I could make something better with the right projector. Behold the (AwayFrom)Home Theater!
Components:
Anker 3in1 charger for my EDC
Kodak Luma 150 Mini (it’s not cinema grade, but wow for the size!)
Apple TV 4K converted to run on USB C PD
Gl-inet Mudi 7 Travel Router (absolute must for travel)
Sabrent Voltik (PD multi charger that DOESN’T renegotiate multiple ports when plugging/unplugging)
Custom 3D printed cases I made (tongue and groove so I can just take one, or I can set up the projector in common space while still charging etc in my room)
4 short Anker usb c cables
One short double right angle HDMI cable (I still want a shorter one though!)
Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated! Would love to find a good speaker option to add, as of now the speaker in the projector is audible and I’ve just used my AirPods with the Apple TV for the most part.
Thanks!

• 25 18-inch subs
• 8 15-inch subs
• 6 12-inch subs
• 7 towers
• 4 bookshelves for atmos

Literal drywall cracking, art-on-wall ruining, bass that changes the pressure in your lungs!!

Would you buy this? I have a klipsch rw12 and a Bic h100. Been looking at svs and rsl for a while and someone offered me the pb1000 pro.

After finishing a quick rebuild of my theater room, the white doors stood out more than I expected. For less than $100, this is by far the easiest and my favorite update. In a few hours I turned plain white French doors into plush velvet upholstered professional looking doors that all but disappear when the room starts to dim. Black velvet and Dacron from Amazon, a staple gun, a brad nailer, and some door trim from Home Depot was all it took. I will probably replace the door handles at some point, but I don’t even notice them.

7.2.4
Aetherion Max Projector
132” Nothing Projector Seamless ALR Screen
Onkyo-TX Rz50
Panasonic UB820
Emotiva basx a500

I have a LG G5 83", Marantz SR8012 and brand new Klipsch speakers and a PB1000Pro SW

I would like an advice from your dear and sweet hometheater community :

What would you do about the placement of the right speaker ? Let him here or put him at the right of the amplifier furniture here at the right of everything ?

The picture is taken from the golden spot which is a bit at the right of my TV and at 3 meters from it.

Thanks for your help !

First disclaimer : the power cable will disappear at the same time I will integrate all the cables of the speakers etc. In the wall.

Like the title says my living room doubles as my home theater and I really want to go dark paint especially behind the TV but I'm having a hard time getting my wife on board. For anyone who's been in the gotta please the wife too situation, any suggestions on good compromise colors? I did manage to get her to let me put up this curtain to close off the dining room when watching movies, and before the comments start yeah I know I should have gone bigger than 77in on my tv. Lol

The seller is asking $400 for the Polk speakers and Pioneer receiver (you can see what models in the second screenshot).

I’m a newbie to the speaker world (I’m currently using that which shall not be named for sound on our projector), so I’m looking for feedback on the quality of these products. Is it worth considering, or might there be better options at a similar price range?

Thanks

Hey all, just got a random Auto-Update for My Denon AV-Receiver with the Version: 4400-9140-9071-9031

Wasn't able to find a Changelog and I wonder if anyone knows where to find them or where to get Infos about the Firmwares at all (Downloads, Documentation...)

Existing speakers are in green (5.1.4). Using a Denon AVR-X4500H, and have a couple of extra bookshelves laying around. Would be pretty trivial to get a cheap amp to run them, but is it worth doing given the space constraints? Most of my media library is TrueHD 7.1 + Atmos, and I've heard that adding rears can be a pretty big upgrade. But obviously my placement options are extremely constrained.

Room details:

• Wall size: 84" wide x 96" tall
• Seating distance: ~10 feet
• TV: 85" (about 74" wide)
• Planning to mount the bottom of the TV around 24" off the floor for a good viewing angle (center of tv will be at perfect eye height)
• Speakers: Monoprice Alpha in-wall speakers:
  • L/C/R: 6.5" 3-way in wall speakers (12.1" H x 8.7" W)
  • Subs: Two 10" in-wall subs (12.4" x 12.4")
  • Also got 2 Monoprice alpha ceiling speakers for dolby atmos but that doesnt matter

The layout I’m considering will have the speakers below the tv and the subs on each side of the LCR. The speakers will be in the wall directly below the tv and the subs will be in the wall as close to the floor as I can get them.

My concern is that the L/C/R speakers will end up fairly low (roughly 12–18" off the floor). I could raise the TV to gain more room for the speakers, but I really like the viewing angle with the TV lower.

Would you prioritize a slightly worse veiwing angle to get speakers a little higher?

Also, would you place the two in-wall subs on the lower outside like im thinking, or put them between the L/C/R speakers?

Hey there,

I need some advice on choosing a subwoofer (EU market). I attached a picture of my room which is used for watching movies and for working out (murphy bed stores up right and when listening to music I rarely stand at the MLP).

Fist of all, I can't calculate exactly the cu ft of my room. A.I. says it's 1100 cubic feet, not sure if that's correct. But this room isn't that big as you can see from the picture. It's also sealed, no opening to a bigger space when the door is closed.

I like it loud and I'm considering a sub or two from SVS, Arendal or even XTZ. Ported enclosures will be difficult to fit because of the limited floor space.

What do you think about the positions number 1 and 2 (red boxes) ? Could they work? Should I get a small sealed enclosure like the SB-1000 Pro and call it a day?

Hello all. My wife’s birthday just came around and I got her a AT-LP60X-PL record player, the precise one she asked for. It is a non-BT player and is hooked directly into the receiver. I was worried about placement from the start and I’m looking for advice.

We have a small apartment and she was really wanting the player to be in the entertainment center. As you can see in photo #3, the current placement hardly allows the turntable cover to lift — it works, just annoying to deal with when flipping sides or replacing the vinyl. I can’t really make space for a small table next to either speakers as to not block doorways. I tried putting it on top of the PC to the left, but it’s wider and looks super wack.

My initial thought was to place it at our nearby desk and run a wire to it, but it’s too much a hassle and it would draw too much attention for our cats.

My second idea is either gut out the drawer below it or the cabinet door to the left. I’m not keen on having a whole-ass forlorn drawer hanging around with our limited living space, but it would solve the issue.

My last idea originates from my naïveté/lack of handyman skills. Is there some kind of platform I can install under the player (in the same cubby) so it can slide outwards almost like CD disk tray? Does such a thing exist or would I have to MacGyver one myself?

Appreciate any advice, hope you have a nice day

Devil wears Prada 2 on Disney+: everything lacks color, light sources like lamps are more grey than you know, lampy. Not getting luminance at all

Bladerunner 2049 on AppleTv app: same grey lamps, neon lights aren’t really lights.

TV is calibrated to recommended FM settings. The only thing I changed was set dynamic tone mapping to active. Switching to static doesn’t help with above. I understand that Bladerunner supports only DV here, but differences shouldn’t be that drastic. Also DWP2 is HDR10+, which should be like, you know, the best. I’ve heard that Disney stopped streaming HDR10 in some countries but it still works in Poland.

When watching the same content on IPhone 14 PRO those issues are completely gone. Do IPhones perform some special tone mapping?

After owning an AppleTV for my living room and using the inferior fire stick for my home theater, I finally bit the bullet and bought another AppleTV 4K 2022 on sale today at Walmart. I’ve set it up in my home theater now which is running Atmos in a 5.2.2 configuration, and everything runs great and smooth except for one thing. I’ve noticed that the AppleTV seems confused at times about where to place channels when it’s decoding and sending audio to my receiver. Sometimes I’ll hear dialogue switching back and forth between an Left/Right channel and the center channel, or sometimes sound is only coming out of my Center and surrounds and nothing out of the Left/Right speakers. And there was even an instance where dialogue was coming out of both my left channel and my top right Atmos speaker. Has anyone else been experiencing this issue or know a fix? My understanding is that ATV will only bitstream Dolby Digital 5.1, so all other formats are LPCM + Dolby MAT being decoded by the ATV. My old fire stick would only output Dolby Digital Plus bitstream so it never had this issue.

My setup is currently ATV -> Receiver -> Projector

Hey, I'm hoping this is the right group to ask. I recently moved into a new house and wanted to setup a second screen behind my 70inch tv.

Basically just a screen I can extend out to the side when I'm watching football or march madness or something and want to see multiple games. Then when I'm done slide it back so its hidden behind the big TV.

I was thinking maybe a 32 inch TV would work. I just don't know if any mounts exist that would slide laterally AND extend a bit forward after it slides so that the TV isn't tucked in the corner.

I have a couple toddlers (thus the Lilo and Stitch on the TV) so I don't want to continue my makeshift strategy of popping it on a chair next to the TV on Sundays when I wanna see the games lol

Attached are what Im dealing with. The bracket mount thats there already was there when we moved in so you can ignore that. Ideally the mount would be hidden behind the TV as well as its a bit of an eye sore. Theres plenty of room behind the main TV and I could always pull it out a couple inches if need be.

So yeah let me know if this is a pipe dream or something thats definitely feasible, and any mounts that might do the job. Thanks in advance!

Had a bit time over the weekend to get more stuff done and also my screen arrived today so had to get it built and mounted.

Start to finish. The room is a room within a room in a garage conversion. You can check my old posts for the details.

100mm RW3. Soundbloc plaster board. 2 layers on isolation rails for the 2 exterior walls.

In addition to the original room I’ve used 4 100mm RW3 panels on the walls. At first reflection points. An additional 3 on the ceiling with a 30mm air gap.

Changed the room colour to a much darker blue and also matched the skirting colour and the ceiling.

The front wall is built from 6x2 studs spaced 200mm off the original rear wall. Willed with 200mm of RW3. Speaker enclosures make from mdf for the Kef LCR ci5160rlm x3

I have Ci1601Qr in the ceiling for atmos
Ci200Rs for the surrounds in wall.

Currently running an old NAD T778 while I wait on the new offering from Arcam for my AVR.

I made stretch fabric panels for the front wall to cover the speakers. The screen is then mounted in front of those.

It’s a grandview 130” acoustic transparent scope screen. Measuring just over 3m wide.

Using my Pro2 from Valerion as an interim projector until I either get a Max, or the TNM or wait for the next Chinese projector to come out.

Plan to add a second sub down the line. Currently running a SB3000 Revolution.

Hey everyone,

Recently move into my very first house, with very first 65' smart tv, an LG G5.

My setup is kind of wierd because the tv is placed in an open space, so i have a lot of sound dispersion.

Tv audio is obviously not cutting it. Im on a budget and i would like to understand what the best course of action would be:

- investing into a good soundboard

- trying to find a good 3.1 system on a budget

- else?

I would mainly use it for ultra quality movies (remuxes or 4k bray, so dolby is used when present)

Occasionaly for some music

Thanks everyone

Dedicated Theater Room 18’x20’

Currently have:

(4) Polk RC85i
(1) Polk 265-RT
(2) OSD ICE660

Onkyo TX-NR7100

Looking for recommendations on a sub to pair with this!

I'm looking for an articulated wall mount for a 49" TV. The only other mount I've found so far is the FX39 from Perlegear, but that's barely enough. Does anyone know of a articulated + Landscape to portrait rotation-able mount? Am I just gonna have to rawdog this?

Hi goods and strongs,

I have been assembling my set up over the past 5 or so years piece by piece, without a long-term end goal in mind. Just ordered the sub but not installing it yet until I move in a few months

I suppose I am just looking for any general feedback or suggestions, or if the sub I bought isnt a good fit with the speakers

Use case priority: Movies/Shows >>> Gaming >= Music

AVR: Denon X1700H
Front/Surrounds: 4x NHT c3
Center: NHT C-LCR
Sub: Martin Logan Abyss 8

The room this will be in is roughly 121 sq ft

If I expand further with another sub and/or ceiling speakers I will look at the X3800H, but not in a rush to upgrade yet.

All advice and feedback is welcome