If you are one of those people who like to watch movies, series or even a football match in higher quality, you have probably heard of HDR or High Dynamic Range. This technology has changed the way we see the image, giving colors more life, better contrast and more precious details in both shadows and bright areas..
Well, one of the most well-known and powerful versions of HDR is Dolby Vision, which has been synonymous with premium image quality on televisions and streaming platforms for years. What Dolby Atmos is to sound, Dolby Vision is to image and of course, the combo of both is the complete perfect experience.
But this sector, especially if we talk about technology, moves very quickly, and what was the best yesterday may fall short for today’s screens.
For this reason, Dolby has presented Dolby Vision 2 in September 2025, an evolution that not only improves the image, but also welcomes artificial intelligence to optimize the experience, adapting to what you are watching and the light conditions in your room. All this, without you having to do anything more than turn on the TV.
What is Dolby Vision 2?
Dolby Vision 2 is the new generation of HDR with an image engine that incorporates artificial intelligence to improve very specific situations (although not only this): the darkness of movies or scenes with low light and even artificial lights or shadows that look less natural than they should.
It’s not just about the screen having brighter or more vivid colors, but that the TV understands the scene you are watching, the ambient light in your environment and the TV’s own ability to automatically adjust every detail. of the image.
For example, imagine that you are watching a series with a nighttime or very dark scene similar to Game of Thrones. Before, it could happen that the screen left that scene too dark, and artists or film directors complained because important details were lost.
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With Dolby Vision 2, the TV detects the darkness of the scene and adjusts with a system called Precision Black to show shadows with detail, but without the image looking fake or burned out by excess added light.
Another case. You’re watching a soccer game in your living room with daylight coming in through the windows. The screen now uses another function called Light Sensewhich measures that ambient light and adapts the brightness and contrast of the image so that you see each movement clearly and with good color, without reflections or room light spoiling the image.
Additionally, for those who watch sports or play video games, Dolby Vision 2 includes a system called Authentic Motionwhich eliminates the dreaded soap opera effect that artificial motion smoothing often produces on TVs. Jumps and jerks in images, known as Joudderare reduced so that the movement is fluid but, above all, natural.
Two versions for all types of televisions
Dolby Vision 2 will arrive in two versionsthe basic Dolby Vision 2, for Smart TVs mainstream which will take advantage of the next-generation core capabilities of the new picture engine and smart content, and Dolby Vision 2 Max, intended for high-end televisions, which have OLED or Mini LED panels with much greater technical capabilities, and which can further take advantage of the new picture engine and its functions.
HiSense televisions with the MediaTek Pentonic 800 processor with MiraVision Pro PQ Engine will be the first Smart TVs compatible with Dolby Vision 2. So we can confirm that it will not be compatible with current TVs. Canal+ has been the first platform to confirm support for the new HDR standard.
On the other hand, and given that almost 350 models from brands such as LG, TCL, Sony, Hisense, Xiaomi and many others already support the current version of Dolby Vision, this novelty will arrive little by little.
Artificial intelligence to the rescue
It is precisely the Dolby Vision 2 AI that really makes the difference with previous generations of HDR. What it does is, on the one hand, distinguish whether you are watching a dark movie, a football match, a series with many effects or a cartoon.
Each type of content has different needs in brightness, contrast, color and motion. The system understands what is on the screen and adjusts parameters to make it shine where it needs to.
On the other hand, the system has sensors or uses data from your television to know what the light is like in the place where you are watching the content. If there is a lot of natural light coming in, or lights on, the AI adjusts the image to compensate for it and avoid annoying reflections or washed out images..
This analysis is carried out thanks to algorithms that interpret the video signal that your television receives frame by frame.. These algorithms identify patterns in images, such as light areas, dark areas, colors, movements, etc., and apply custom adjustments.
Think of it as a kind of intelligent filter that adjusts in real time, for each scene, to correct what was previously a problem and improve what you see without losing naturalness or the creator’s intention.
What does this mean for you as a viewer? And for the purists?
Beyond the technical terms, Dolby Vision 2 means that your TV will be smarter to always give you the best possible image without you having to make complicated manual adjustments. You will no longer have to fiddle with brightness or contrast controls depending on the time of day or the movie you are watching.
Besides, The AI engine makes the experience more personalized and adaptive, bringing the visual quality closer to what a real cinema or professional experience could offer.
On the other hand, it is true that some film and image lovers are more reticent about these improvements made by AI, because they can completely change the creator’s original artistic intention. For them, cinema should be seen as it was recorded, without intelligent enhancements that change the visual intention.
The truth is that this debate has existed for decades in audiovisual technology, but increasingly, technology is improving with the idea of offering options to adjust or turn off these advanced modes, leaving the choice in the hands of the user.
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Tags: Artificial intelligence, Video, Video games, Television, Smart TV