Article and Resources on High Dynamic Range Video

I just finished an article/essay/opinion piece on High Dynamic Range (HDR) video technology for Streaming Media Magazine. The bottom line is that there are so many different standards, that unless you have money to burn, you’re not going to want to buy a set in the short term.

Here’s my dramatic conclusion:

So while the emergence of HDR is undoubtedly good news from a technical perspective, the lack of a standard will make HDR more expensive to implement than it needs to be. Beyond that, the scattered implementation within the CE market guarantees that there will be many more obsolete TVs as the market evolves. When it comes to an HDR TV, informed consumers should assume “CE” means “caveat emptor,” not “consumer electronics.”

Here’s a link to the article, entitled HDR Is Here-But Don’t Rush Out to Buy a New TV Just Yet, here. 

For those looking for additional resources on the subject, here’s a partial list of the articles that I consulted writing the Streaming Media Article. 

HDR Resources

Will HDR TV Pump the Profit Back Into 4K TVs?, 4K Ultra HD Review

Don’t Buy That UHD TV: It May Go Obsolete Faster Than You Think, Streaming Media Magazine

CES 2015: The Future Of TV (And Netflix) Is HDR. But No, You Can’t Have It Yet, Huffington Post Tech, UK

BBC Approach to HDR Has Advantages for Broadcasters, Display Daily

Technicolor wants to bring HDR to more TVs, including SDR 4K TVs, 4K News

Dispelling the hype swirling around high dynamic range TV, TechHive

High Dynamic Range Now Available on Amazon Instant Video Exclusively for Prime Members, Amazon Press Release

Amazon turns on HDR video streaming, but only for high-end Samsung TVs, TechHive

M-Go Planning HDR Streaming This Year, TWICE

High Dynamic Range arrives at CES 2015, CNET

Amazon Launches First 4K Ultra HD HDR Streaming Title, HD Guru

About Jan Ozer

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I help companies train new technical hires in streaming media-related positions; I also help companies optimize their codec selections and encoding stacks and evaluate new encoders and codecs. I am a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine, writing about codecs and encoding tools. I have written multiple authoritative books on video encoding, including Video Encoding by the Numbers: Eliminate the Guesswork from your Streaming Video (https://amzn.to/3kV6R1j) and Learn to Produce Video with FFmpeg: In Thirty Minutes or Less (https://amzn.to/3ZJih7e). I have multiple courses relating to streaming media production, all available at https://bit.ly/slc_courses. I currently work as www.netint.com as a Senior Director in Marketing.

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