Have you ever wondered why many of the company's 4K Blu-ray titles do not offer Dolby Vision titles while Disney Plus does? As it turns out, these days are coming to an end

The media giant recently revealed plans to roll out 4K Blu-rays mastered for the popular HDR format

Forbes reports that the first of these titles to be released with Dolby Vision mastering will be “Deadpool & Wolverine,” followed by “Alien: Romulus”

I'm still wondering why geeks like me are happy about this Here's what you should know

Not surprisingly, there is considerable overlap between physical media enthusiasts and visual purists It makes sense that the same people who cherish their favorite media in physical collectible formats would want to present those titles in the best, most accurate way possible, in a manner consistent with the creators' intentions

In fact, many people (myself included) began collecting physical media at the same time they began upgrading their home theaters to the best TVs and better audio equipment, including the best soundbars After all, there is no point in putting your favorite movies on the shelf in a high-end format if your TV or audio system doesn't do them justice

Dolby Vision is the most common version of HDR Most major brands of televisions on store shelves today support HDR, but not all HDR-capable televisions support Dolby Vision Dolby Vision is a proprietary version of HDR

that filmmakers use to ensure that the images viewed at home appear as close as possible to the source material, although it serves the same basic purpose of HDR, namely to take advantage of the brightness and color capabilities of modern displays

This is accomplished through metadata Every shot (and sometimes every frame) is packed with information about how it should look on a TV, from brightness to color Since not all TVs are the same, Dolby Vision packages this information in a way that is most easily understood by the TV

In other words, if you want a movie or TV show to look as close as possible to what the artists involved in its creation intended, Dolby Vision makes it possible Until now, this format has not been available on most of Disney's Blu-rays

To take advantage of this exciting HDR format, you need three things: a television that supports Dolby Vision, a 4K Blu-ray player that supports Dolby Vision, and of course a Dolby Vision-mastered Blu-ray

Let's start with the player Most 4K Blu-ray players are relatively affordable, but support for Dolby Vision generally increases the cost; you may be tempted to just use the built-in 4K Blu-ray player in your Xbox Series X or PS5, but be careful: The PS5 does not currently support Dolby Vision, and the Xbox Series X only supports Dolby Vision on disc (If you are interested, I recently did a deep dive into using an Xbox or PS5 as a primary Blu-ray player)

To get the most out of Dolby Vision Blu-ray, I recommend the Panasonic DP-UB820-K It is one of the most affordable Dolby Vision players on the market and is on sale frequently

As for Dolby Vision TV, I won't lie: the Dolby Vision format (and all HDR formats) stand to look much better on TVs with sufficient brightness and color volume You don't necessarily have to spend $1,000 on a better-than-average TV, nor do you have to shell out big bucks for the best OLED TV

HDR is primarily a tool for displaying high dynamic range, or the range between the darkest and brightest elements Your TV may be Dolby Vision capable, but if it is not very bright, you will not get much of the main benefits of this format Yes, your TV knows how to handle its metadata, but “Deadpool & Wolverine” doesn't pop as much

Samsung TVs do not support Dolby Vision, even the brand's top-of-the-line models like the Samsung S95D OLED Unless something dramatic happens, it is unlikely that the company will release a TV that supports this format Instead, it supports HDR10+, a royalty-free HDR format that works in much the same way (utilizing metadata)

Watching the Dolby Vision-mastered version of “Deadpool & Wolverine” on an HDR-capable Samsung TV would probably look great, but would not take full advantage of the Dolby Vision format

I don't know if Dolby Vision is worth the price of admission Check out my guide on whether Dolby Vision is worth it for your living room