Disney confirmed at CES 2025 that its streaming service will soon receive support for the HDR10+ standard. The new feature will be added at no additional cost to everyone Disney+ subscribers in the not-too-distant future.

Announcement by Marc Finer of Communication Research Inc. On behalf of HDR10+ Technologies LLC (via MediaPlayNews) said in a press conference this week that it’s not really surprising considering that other streaming services have already added the new standard.

Developed by Samsung, Amazon, Panasonic, and 20th Century Fox The HDR10+ standard is very important for Galaxy devices. As some of you may already know, Samsung phones and TVs do not support this Dolby Vision, a standard similar to HDR10+. Disney+ subscribers use A Samsung phone will only get the best possible viewing experience if it has HDR10+ support.

For those unaware, HDR10+ provides four times the maximum brightness (4,000 nits) of the previous standard (HDR10). Additionally, HDR10+ uses dynamic metadata, allowing it to change for each frame of video. Essentially, each frame is processed with its own set of colors and brightness for a more realistic image.

Disney+ is the first streaming service planning to add HDR10+ support in 2025, but it’s certainly not the first to offer the feature. Amazon Prime Video has featured HDR10+ support since 2017, followed by Apple TV+ in 2023. Hulu, Paramount+, and YouTube also support HDR10+, but one of the biggest streaming services, Netflix, does not.

As mentioned earlier, Samsung is a big supporter of HDR10+, so almost every flagship phone the company has released since 2019 supports this format. the The Galaxy S10 range was the first to support HDR10+, but it’s now available on a much wider range of devices.