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Checked 6 November 2026. Code links are pinned to commits. Product pages and forum content may change. Source types and limits are recorded below; see the evidence policy.

No source is labelled MEASURED-LOCAL. Video identity or a working link is not a full method audit.

S01

Dolby — bitstream profiles
PRIMARY · accessed 2026-11-06

Profile table and BL/EL format definitions; not a player test.

S02

ETSI GS CCM 001 V1.1.1 (2017-02)
PRIMARY · accessed 2026-11-06

Composer §5.4.2–5.4.3 and informative Annex B; not a complete HDMI qualification.

S03

AetherEngine — FEL design
CODE / DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

Pinned commit; default composition, filters, dither and limitations.

S04

AetherEngine — DoviFelComposer
CODE · accessed 2026-11-06

NLQ/coefficients and parameter validation; inspected statically.

S05

AetherEngine — DoviShaderSource
CODE · accessed 2026-11-06

GPU shader embedded in Swift: polynomial, MMR, resampling and quantisation.

S06

CB1 — Master Reference contract
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

CB1 0.5 / circuit CB1-DVDVMR.0.6. Exactness is relative to its contract.

S07

CB1 — parameter adapter
CODE · accessed 2026-11-06

Validation and integer parameter copying; not the complete renderer.

S08

CroqueMr — platforms and modes
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

Pinned RC3 / LibreELEC 13 / Kodi 22 RC1 README; hardware admission limits.

S09

Firecore — Audio Options & Capabilities
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

Infuse audio documentation, updated 6 May 2026. Up to 7.1 channels, 24-bit/48 kHz; Atmos only from E-AC3; separate “spatial audio” modes.

S10

Firecore — Infuse
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

Dynamic product page: P5/P8, E-AC3 Atmos and price anchors.

S11

Native Player 2.0 — developer announcement
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

lexqqq: local rendering, not original discrete-object passthrough; FEL EL dropped. Independent null-test not supplied.

S12

AetherEngine — README
DEVELOPER / CODE · accessed 2026-11-06

Pinned opt-in audio routes/components. Not automatically applicable to every host app.

S13

OSMC — FEL in the regular May 2026 update
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

4 May 2026 announcement; supersedes older status descriptions.

S14

OSMC — Dolby Vision on Vero V
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

TV-led and display compatibility; read FEL status together with S13.

S15

OSMC — Vero V technical specifications
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

Hardware and audio passthrough. Video summary may lag S13.

S16

NVIDIA — SHIELD specifications
MANUFACTURER · accessed 2026-11-06

Advertised TrueHD/DTS:X passthrough; does not establish FEL reconstruction.

S17

CoreELEC — S922X-J installation guide
FORUM · CoreELEC project forum guide · accessed 2026-11-06

Match AM6B+, -ng build and module; do not generalise across devices.

S18

DMDreview — FEL and 12-bit output
VIDEO · LINK VERIFIED · accessed 2026-11-06

Title/link verified via S19. Full method, timestamps and raw capture not audited.

S19

LibreELEC — DMDreview test discussion
FORUM · accessed 2026-11-06

Links PC/Oppo/Dune HD/CEAM S922x comparison. Reactions are not measurement data.

S20

The HDR Dissector — official channel
VIDEO · INDEX · accessed 2026-11-06

Channel verified. The Ugoos video is identified as S37; S30 is an Avatar lead. A separate FEL-versus-BL comparison remains to be audited.

S21

AVForums — Oppo and clones thread
FORUM · accessed 2026-11-06

Thread verified; specific recent MKV/P7 posts still to locate. Title alone proves no feature.

S22

Kaleidescape — Strato installation guide
MANUFACTURER · accessed 2026-11-06

Historical 10-bit download description; not a complete current Cinematic specification.

S23

Dolby — Atmos for sound bar applications
PRIMARY · Dolby white paper, June 2018 · accessed 2026-11-06

p. 3: Atmos tracks play as 5.1/7.1 on conventional systems. p. 8: Blu-ray/UHD Blu-ray carry Atmos in TrueHD or Dolby Digital Plus. p. 9: secondary-audio “mix” mode. p. 10: fourth TrueHD substream; 48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit. p. 11: MAT packs TrueHD for HDMI, and MAT 2.0 carries Atmos metadata with lossless PCM. Dolby's description of its own formats; not a test of any current device. Does not discuss “spatial coding”.

S24

Material for MkDocs — installation
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

Installation and announced EOL on 5 May 2027; Zensical migration guidance.

S25

CB1 — upstream notices
CODE · accessed 2026-11-06

Attribution record; shared upstream is different from direct composer lineage.

S26

Dune: Part Two — original disc analysis
FIRST-HAND REPORT · accessed 2026-11-06

bobbster574, 2024. Reports MEL on the disc analysed; no edition barcode or RPU dump verified here.

S27

CoreElecOS — FEL title register
COMMUNITY REGISTER · accessed 2026-11-06

limitz; original maintained list. Lists Despicable Me 3 and identifies Avatar Collector’s Editions as FEL in a reply. Use as reported classification, not a disc-level certificate; do not import its broad player claims.

S28

Avatar: The Way of Water — June 2023 disc review
FIRST-HAND REVIEW · accessed 2026-11-06

John Archer, 12 June 2023. The reviewed initial UHD disc lacks Dolby Vision. Not a statement about later Collector’s Editions.

S29

Avatar Collector’s Edition — UHD review
FIRST-HAND REVIEW · accessed 2026-11-06

Disc review identifies the 19 December 2023 Collector’s Edition and Dolby Vision. Does not independently prove FEL subtype.

S30

The HDR Dissector — Avatar: The Way of Water HDR/WCG analysis
VIDEO · IDENTITY VERIFIED · accessed 2026-11-06

YouTube oEmbed confirms title and author. Full video, edition, timestamps and method not audited; no numerical or perceptual conclusion imported.

S31

Native IT — Sound test for Dolby Atmos
DEVELOPER · accessed 2026-11-06

App Store description: channel tests and spatial placement for iOS/iPadOS/tvOS. A developer diagnostic tool is not independent validation of Native Player.

S32

Dolby — HDR10 and Dolby Vision
MANUFACTURER · consumer article · accessed 2026-11-06

Source and display compatibility must match. Used only for compatibility, not broad quality marketing claims.

S33

Samsung S90D — official specifications
MANUFACTURER · accessed 2026-11-06

Model-specific HDR10+ support example. Not a universal or future Samsung model specification.

S34

FFmpeg — Streamcopy and Transcoding, sections 3.1–3.2
PRIMARY · accessed 2026-11-06

Supports no-re-encode stream copying versus decode/re-encode transcoding. The archival workflow is this wiki's editorial recommendation.

S35

VideoLAN — VLC 3.0 Vetinari
PRIMARY · historical release documentation · accessed 2026-11-06

Documents HDR/tone mapping and HD-audio features; not proof of complete P7 support or current platform behaviour.

S36

VideoLAN — VLC 3.0 NEWS
PRIMARY · changing maintenance log · accessed 2026-11-06

Includes Direct3D11 HDR-to-SDR tone-mapping corrections. No local VLC quality test performed.

S37 · HDR Dissector Ugoos review and content-over-MDL test

  • FIRST-HAND REPORT / VIDEO, The HDR Dissector, 10 REASONS Why You Should Get The Ugoos AM6B Plus For 4K Dolby Vision Rip! BEST Player On The Market, 2 February 2025.
  • YouTube title, author, date and expanded description checked; auto-generated English transcript read on 6 November 2026. Relevant passage: 5:37–7:44. The title's ranking is the author's, not this wiki's conclusion.
  • Reports content-over-MDL clipping on Blu-ray players and contrasts metadata handling on Ugoos/CoreELEC, Shield and Apple TV. Exact models/builds, capture path, visual demonstration and raw samples not audited here. No claim about current firmware remediation.
  • Description links Content Over MDL patterns. Link provenance verified in description; folder contents/files not inspected or hashed.

S38 · CPM A13 source-level metadata controls

  • DEVELOPER / RELEASE NOTES, cpm, A13 release; text read in the repository's releases listing. Build tag identifies 28 January 2025; read 6 November 2026.
  • Documents source-level metadata substitution, enabled by default and tested with TV-led; separate Level 5/6 controls. Labelled a pre-release for wider testing. Supports a historical CoreELEC implementation change, not a fix for the disc players in S37 or independent hardware validation.

S39 · Practical picture and sound setup

  • MANUFACTURER GUIDANCE, Sony picture settings, HDR type, HDMI range and black level; model-specific controls, not universal recommended values.
  • MANUFACTURER GUIDANCE, Dolby Atmos Speaker Setup 101 and installation guidelines, speaker placement and calibration.
  • Read 6 November 2026. These support setup checks; the wiki's short troubleshooting priorities are EDITORIAL, not a measured ranking of typical losses or proof of inaudibility.

S40 · HDMI eARC capabilities

  • MANUFACTURER / SPECIFICATION BODY SUMMARY, HDMI Licensing Administrator, HDMI ARC – What is eARC?. Read 6 November 2026.
  • Lists uncompressed 5.1/7.1 up to 192 kHz/24-bit, 32-channel uncompressed audio, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS:X. Describes the specification's capability, not any particular TV's passthrough behaviour.
  • HDMI Licensing Administrator, Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC), article first published in Tom's Hardware, May 2021: "eARC can pass uncompressed and higher bandwidth audio; ARC can't"; eARC may need enabling in the TV's settings. Read 8 November 2026.

S41 · Setup and source availability

Reviewed 6 November 2026. Setup colours are editorial effort classifications, not functionality tests.

  • AetherEngine README: engine/library with host-supplied UI; licence section identifies LGPL-3.0 with an Apple Store exception. Host apps and dependencies must be considered separately.
  • CroqueMr repository: public source and installation images. The matrix does not certify that every supplied component is open source.
  • LibreELEC installer source: disk installation partitions/formats the selected target. This is different from merely booting external media.
  • CoreELEC repository and Ugoos installation guide: source distribution; guide requires external boot media, device files and a separately obtained DV module. Do not label the whole hardware/software stack open solely from the OS repository.
  • OSMC About: open-source Linux/Kodi-based software and a purpose-built Vero device; not a claim about every firmware component.
  • App installation and proprietary-technology context: existing S10 (Infuse), S11 (Native Player), S16 (Shield). Native Player describes its technology as proprietary; Infuse's whole-app source licence has not been verified here.

S42 · Shield bitstream passthrough

  • MANUFACTURER / USER GUIDE, NVIDIA SHIELD user guide and specifications: HDMI TrueHD, Atmos and DTS:X support, with TrueHD and DTS-X expressly identified as passthrough. Checked 6 November 2026.
  • PROJECT DOCUMENTATION, SPMC recommended passthrough settings for NVIDIA Shield and AV receivers: practical app/receiver configuration for HD-audio passthrough. Historical SPMC instructions are not current settings for every app.
  • Supports describing the capability as bitstream passthrough, without the repeated “advertised” qualifier in each cell. App support, HDMI negotiation and receiver capability still matter; no new local capture or universal firmware certification is claimed.

S43 · Ugoos comparison configuration: p3i T4c

DEVELOPER / PROJECT DOCUMENTATION · checked 2026-11-06 · no local hardware test.

Selected configuration: Ugoos AM6B+, CoreELEC Amlogic-ng p3i T4c, release tag T4c (CoreELEC commit d60b91e). Release notes, project and hardware scope, inherited changes and S922X-J installation / profile guide.

The project targets S922X devices and documents FEL fixes; the platform guide documents P7 MEL/FEL and TV-led metadata transmission. T4c documents TrueHD and DTS-HD passthrough. The matrix treats Atmos/DTS:X carriage through these lossless transports as a supported path, not a measured object-integrity result. T4a notes describe DTS:X passthrough and default-enabled dialogue-normalisation modification.

Editorial comparison settings: TV-led DV with a compatible display, native HDR10 output for HDR10, no forced VS10 conversion or custom display overrides; CMv4.0 append explicitly Off (T4a introduced Smart append as the TV-led default); HDMI passthrough enabled for TrueHD and DTS-HD with a compatible receiver, transcoding/core fallback disabled. Disable dialogue-normalisation defeat for Dolby and DTS to retain source metadata. Install the required DV module and device tree using the platform guide. This is a selected feature-complete configuration, not a claim that it is universally the most stable or accurate build. Exact module hash and end-to-end output precision remain unqualified. T4b also reports HDMI-switching blackouts with some Denon/Marantz receiver chains; check compatibility before adopting this configuration.

S44 · HDR10+ and app purchase options

MANUFACTURER / DEVELOPER · checked 2026-11-06.

  • Apple HDR format guide: HDR10+ on Apple TV 4K (3rd generation).
  • Firecore Infuse: HDR10+ on compatible hardware.
  • Firecore purchases: monthly/yearly Pro or lifetime purchase. Developer listing identifies high-resolution Dolby/DTS audio as a Pro feature.
  • Native Player developer listing: HDR10+, yearly Pro and lifetime purchase; exact feature paywall boundaries not audited.
  • Vero V HDR10+ is documented in S15. Other unverified matrix configurations remain grey; HDR10 compatibility alone does not establish HDR10+ support.

No new hardware measurements. Prices omitted because offers vary by region and date.

S45 · Disc-player baseline scope

MANUFACTURER / EDITORIAL · checked 2026-11-06.

  • Panasonic DP-UB154 specifications: HDR10+ supported, Dolby Vision absent, TrueHD decode and bitstream output. Demonstrates why a generic UHD Blu-ray row cannot promise all optional formats.
  • OPPO UDP-203/205 firmware 60-0625: Dolby Vision output controls. This is not proof of a clipping fix or full-precision reconstruction.
  • Historical clipping report remains S37 with its existing model/firmware and measurement limitations. No new video inspection or hardware test performed.

S46 · Model-specific disc comparisons and video-path clarification

Checked 2026-11-06. Manufacturer/developer sources and limitations were recorded in matrix notes 19–21, removed on 7 November 2026 when disc players were taken out of the matrix; note 23 remains. No hardware measurements. The affordable-model shortlist is editorial, informed by What Hi-Fi’s UB450 review, not verified market-share data.

The Digital Bits Alien 40th Anniversary review is a FIRST-HAND REVIEW supporting HDR10+ on that 2019 US UHD release.

S47 · Compatible audio presentations and further reading

PRIMARY / MANUFACTURER · checked 6 November 2026. Dolby Renderer guide, Appendix G, TrueHD description, DTS production tools, and Denon AVR-X1700H sound modes. Support channel compatibility and model-specific rendering distinctions; no universal receiver bit-identity claim.

COMMUNITY / READING LINKS: the two scene-list threads linked from Audio are community lists. Their recommendations are not controlled tests. The Hook Up's website carries projector reviews. These are reading destinations, not audited measurements. MakeMKV FAQ is an external starting point; a full extraction tutorial is outside this guide.

S48 · OPPO HDR10+, p3i CMv4.0 and Infuse Profile 7

OPPO UDP20X-64-1221B: manufacturer, public beta dated 28 December 2018, explicitly adds HDR10+. p3i T4a: developer notes specify Smart CMv4.0 append as TV-led default. Both read 6 November 2026. Matrix comparison sets append Off rather than claiming factory-default source metadata.

Firecore forum, 6 May 2026: james describes P7 as unsupported and HDR10+ fallback on an HDR10-only TV. This is a dated report, not proof of all current apps or of HDR10-only output on every display.

S49 · Atmos spatial coding, DTS:X fallback and AVS Forum listening threads

  • PRIMARY, Dolby, Dolby Atmos Renderer v3.0 guide, 2 August 2018, §24.3 “Spatial coding”, PDF pp. 264–266. Home delivery groups a 9.1 bed and up to 118 objects into 12, 14 or 16 elements; beds become objects at canonical positions; “spatial coding never discards any of the original objects”. TrueHD typically carries the coded objects, a 7.1 render and 5.1/stereo downmixes; an Atmos decoder reverses them. Also notes that size, zone masks and snap can be prebaked. Authoring documentation, not a device test. Resolves the earlier “spatial coding” TODO with a primary source. Read 6 November 2026.
  • DEVELOPER, AetherEngine docs/formats.md, “DTS:X with heights”, commit f7bea86: standard DTS:X presentation as a 7.1 bed with four heights folded in at −3 dB; based on twelve tracks the developer measured. Not a DTS specification.
  • FORUM / COMMUNITY, AVS Forum threads Atmos/DTS:X movies rated by overhead channel usage and Atmos/DTS:X demo-worthy films. URLs and titles located through search results on 6 November 2026; AVS Forum refused automated access, so the threads' contents and dates were not read. Listening suggestions only.

S50 · HT2 Tweak player spreadsheet

  • COMMUNITY REGISTER, HT2 Tweak (YouTube ht2tweak), Kodi Hardware Matrix, Google Sheets, “Last updated November 4, 2026”. Exported as CSV/XLSX and read on 6 November 2026, including merged 3D cells.
  • An enthusiast's register, independent of the manufacturers. The sheet states that its ranking reflects consensus among Kodi, CoreELEC and AVS Forum users and asks readers to report corrections; some rows link the maintainer's own reviews. Treat cells as register entries: method, firmware and test files are not recorded per cell.
  • Used for HDR10, HDR10+, MEL, “Proper TV-led FEL”, 3D (half SBS/TAB, full SBS, MVC MKV & 3D ISO) and “Proper HD/object-based audio passthrough” only. Its ranking, prices, streaming and non-remux formats are not imported. Build assumptions: AVDVPlus or p3i CoreELEC for older FEL devices, SamuriHL or djnice77 forks for newer ones.
  • No Apple TV app or disc-player rows; those matrix rows keep their existing sources.
  • The sheet's “YT RESET_9999” tab lists the @The_HDR_Dissector channel, and its Ugoos row links video HyrA3KmcJBU (S37) as “10 Reasons Why You Should Get the Ugoos AM6B+ by RESET_9999”. The maintainer thus attributes The HDR Dissector channel to RESET_9999. Third-party attribution, not a statement by the channel in material reviewed here.
  • VIDEO / MEASURED-EXTERNAL (method partly reviewed), DMDreview, Dolby Vision FEL и настоящие 12 бит, 28 October 2026; Russian caption track read 6 November 2026, footage not watched. Used only for the Dune HD 8K precision cell (matrix note 26).

S51 · Native Player FEL metadata alignment

  • DEVELOPER / FORUM, Native Player developer, r/NativePlayer post, thread 1xo073d. 7 November 2026.
  • States that the app inspects the FEL enhancement layer and, where it carries brightness above the base layer, aligns the Dolby Vision metadata with the base layer, so Dolby Vision is no longer darker than HDR10. Highlights above the base-layer peak are not restored; the enhancement layer is not decoded; HDR10 remains selectable. Supersedes the earlier mode 2 description for FEL discs with brightness expansion. Developer statement; no independent measurement.

S52 · Native Player object rendering

  • DEVELOPER / FORUM, Native Player developer (lexqqq), reply of 7 November 2026 in the Native Player 2.0.1 thread on r/NativePlayer. Screenshot.
  • DEVELOPER / FORUM, same developer, reply of 8 November 2026: the object metadata (OAMD) used by TS 103 448 is the same format TrueHD Atmos carries; it is the only object renderer with a public specification; apps cannot feed TrueHD into the Dolby renderer in tvOS; a receiver additionally knows the installed height variant, uses object size and zones and renders for the exact setup, while the app renders to the standard's nominal positions; "for most material it is hard to tell apart". The developer says the first reply simplified the rendering step. Developer statements; not checked against the OAMD specification or a receiver. TS 103 448 itself fixes speaker positions per layout (table 3, Annex A) and lists object size and zone metadata among its inputs (table 2); read 8 November 2026.
  • The 7 November reply states that lossless tracks are decoded with all objects intact, rendered on the Apple TV to the layout chosen in the app, following ETSI TS 103 448, with output that "nearly matches" it; the receiver's distance, level and room-correction settings still apply. Developer statement; no independent comparison.
  • PRIMARY, ETSI TS 103 448 V1.1.1 (2016-09), AC-4 Object Audio Renderer for Consumer Use, EBU/CENELEC/ETSI JTC Broadcast. Clause 1: an extension to AC-4 for the object metadata of ETSI TS 103 190-2. Annex A, table A.1: supported layouts 2.0/2.1, 5.1, 7.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1.2, 7.1.4, 10.2 and 22.2. Read 7 November 2026. Does not cover TrueHD or DTS:X metadata, nor any receiver's renderer.

S53 · 3D on Apple TV

  • DEVELOPER / FORUM, Firecore (Infuse) forum: 3D MVC files, 3–4 December 2022, and 3D video support, 27 September 2017. MVC plays in 2D because the Apple TV does not pass frame-packed 3D to the TV; side-by-side and top-and-bottom files play, with the TV's 3D mode set manually. Developer statements about the platform; no newer statement found.

S54 · What Hi-Fi? on tone mapping

  • REVIEW / EXPLAINER, Steve Withers, What is tone mapping? How the HDR TV feature works and why it's important, What Hi-Fi?, 1 October 2024. Defines tone mapping; SDR (BT.1886, about 120 nits, BT.709) versus PQ HDR up to 10,000 nits; typical TV and projector peaks; static metadata, which applies to the whole running time and can leave some scenes overly dark; more capable displays need less tone mapping; a TV's own dynamic tone mapping versus dynamic metadata in HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. Read 7 November 2026.

S55 · The HDR Dissector: FEL and CMv4.0 test pattern

  • FIRST-HAND REPORT / VIDEO, The HDR Dissector, FEL and CMv4.0 test pattern, 2 November 2026. English captions read 7 November 2026. A test frame from real film content becomes much brighter when the enhancement layer is decoded (0:09–0:51); with the layer discarded, unmodified Dolby Vision metadata makes the TV dim an already darker picture, so HDR10 is preferable on such players (0:51–2:02); Blu-ray players and most streaming devices, including Shield and Apple TV, ignore letterbox metadata, which CoreELEC and LibreELEC use (2:35–3:03); trims (3:22–4:04). The film used for the test frame is not named in the captions.

S56 · dovi_tool conversion modes

  • DEVELOPER, quietvoid, dovi_tool README. Mode 2 converts the RPU to Profile 8.1 and removes luma/chroma mapping for Profile 7 FEL only; mode 5 converts to 8.1 while preserving mapping; --discard drops the enhancement layer. Read 7 November 2026.

S57 · Blu-ray.com list of Dolby Vision UHDs

  • COMMUNITY REGISTER, vincentric and forum members, List of UHDs that contain Dolby Vision, Blu-ray.com forum, first post last updated 2 October 2021. Marks titles MEL or FEL from the enhancement layer's bitrate (a flat ~2 Mb/s or less usually MEL). Heuristic, not a stream analysis; editions can differ, and later releases are not covered by the first post.

S58 · PlayStation 5 as a UHD Blu-ray player

  • REVIEW / PRESS, AV Watch, PS5 can bitstream Dolby Atmos/DTS:X when playing UHD BD (Japanese), 11 November 2020. Sony Interactive Entertainment's answers to the publication: Atmos and DTS:X play on compatible equipment via HDMI bitstream; Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are not supported for games, video services or Blu-ray. Read 8 November 2026.
  • REVIEW, Steve May, Is the PlayStation 5 a good 4K Blu-ray player?, TechRadar, 3 August 2022. HDR10 and HLG only; default audio is multichannel PCM, with bitstream selectable for Atmos; no 3D Blu-ray; the Panasonic DP-UB9000 supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+. Read 8 November 2026. Status at publication; later firmware not checked.

S59 · Xbox Series X as a UHD Blu-ray player

S60 · madVR Envy

  • MANUFACTURER, madVR Labs, madVR Envy, "HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping": "dynamic frame by frame HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping"; DTM 2.0 "analyzes every frame in real-time". Read 8 November 2026. The page does not mention Dolby Vision. Manufacturer description; no independent comparison with Dolby Vision.

S61 · Samsung TVs and Dolby Vision

  • REVIEW / PRESS, FlatpanelsHD, Samsung 2026 TV lineup, 3 February 2026: "Samsung continues to avoid Dolby Vision"; HDR10+ Advanced is described as Samsung's alternative to Dolby Vision 2. Read 8 November 2026. Status of the 2026 lineup at publication.

S62 · HDR10+ and Dolby Vision licensing

  • FORMAT BODY, HDR10+ Technologies, HDR10+: "HDR10+ is royalty-free and open"; no per-device or per-unit royalties for certification or use of the marks; adopters pay an annual administration fee. Read 8 November 2026.
  • REVIEW / EXPLAINER, Max Slater-Robins, HDR10+ vs Dolby Vision: Which HDR format is best?, TechRadar, 25 January 2025: Dolby Vision is "a proprietary HDR format created by Dolby Laboratories" and requires licensing fees; HDR10+ is royalty-free. Read 8 November 2026.

S63 · DMDreview: Xiaomi S905X5M spatial dithering

  • VIDEO REPORT / PRELIMINARY, S905X5M Dolby Vision test, DMDreview attribution; publication date not yet established. Indexed forum discussion identifies the same video as the Xiaomi TV Box S third-generation test. Added 8 November 2026.
  • Reported timestamps: 0:13–0:36 setup; 0:37–1:40 low-bit patterns and spatial dithering; 1:41–1:56 stock Google TV/Kodi comparison; 1:57–2:40 interpretation and visibility; 2:41–3:08 conclusion.
  • Technical conclusions remain provisional pending direct audiovisual and method review. Neither the exact silicon bit depth nor family-wide behaviour, normal-distance visibility or reference superiority is established here. See the test entry.

S63 · Consumer TV panels and 12 bits

  • REVIEW / EXPLAINER, Rob Shafer, HDR10 vs Dolby Vision, Display Ninja, updated 5 August 2026: "there are no 12-bit TVs", so Dolby Vision's 12-bit picture is reduced to 10 bits for display. Read 8 November 2026. Its remark that no 12-bit content exists does not apply to Profile 7 FEL discs.

S64 · LibreELEC-Hades RC8 playback report

  • VIDEO / SECONDARY TRANSCRIPT / PRELIMINARY. Original YouTube video, title reported as Checking Out the Alternative LibreELEC-Hades Kodi DV FEL + Full 3D Enthusiast Build for PC. Original channel and publication date await verification.
  • Shared Gemini analysis, created and shared 9 November 2026; read the same day. It describes corrected autogenerated captions and visual annotations. This is a secondary AI account, not independently verified caption text or measurement evidence. Use it as a lead; the test entry retains provisional attribution.
  • Key reported timestamps: 0:06–0:54 hardware/build/install; 1:23–4:06 FEL compatibility and output modes; 4:06 AMD comparison; 5:25 CroqueMr comparison. Exact source editions, build hashes, display chain and raw results remain TODO. No quality or support matrix cell is upgraded from this account.

S65 · HDR10 ecosystem and HDR10+ FAQ

  • FORMAT BODY, HDR10+ Technologies, Understanding the HDR10 Ecosystem. Relevant sections read 9 November 2026: pp. 6–8 (bit depth, PQ, static metadata), pp. 10–12 (dynamic metadata, up to 16 bits/10,000 nits, compatibility). A format-body explainer, not independent proof of comparative quality.
  • Official website and FAQ, dynamic pages. Adaptive: ambient-light adaptation; corresponding question located and read 9 November 2026.
  • Additional supplied FAQ pointers: bit-depth limit, brightness limit, HDR10 compatibility. TODO: section-anchor verification; these exact questions were not located in the current retrieved FAQ. The guide's capability and compatibility claims use the whitepapers instead.

S66 · HDR format explainers and disc discovery

  • REVIEW / EXPLAINER, Ben Trudeau, RTINGS, HDR10 vs HDR10+ vs Dolby Vision, updated 1 August 2025; read 9 November 2026. Tone-mapping graphs and MaxCLL/MaxFALL discussion provide useful display examples. Generalisations about fixed HDR10 mapping or dynamic metadata eliminating all mapping problems are not adopted as universal rules.
  • COMMUNITY CATALOGUE, Blu-ray.com HDR10+ UHD search. Discovery link; individual result entries remain unverified. Verify territory, edition and stream information before classifying a remux.
  • TERTIARY / HISTORICAL LEAD, Wikipedia HDR10 reference pointer and the supplied archived CEA HDR-compatible display announcement. Wikipedia is a source-discovery aid, not the technical authority. TODO: read and verify the archived 2015 announcement before attributing specific requirements to it. Historical input compatibility must not be treated as a guarantee of panel bit depth or HDR picture quality.

S67 · CEA HDR10 Media Profile as reported in 2015

  • REPORT OF A STANDARD, Tom Allen, Display Daily, CEA Defines HDR-Compatible Displays, 1 September 2015; read 9 November 2026. The profile list specifies ST 2084, 4:2:0 for compressed video, 10-bit, BT.2020, ST 2086, MaxFALL and MaxCLL. Primary CEA/CTA text remains TODO; historical profile requirements are distinct from metadata actually present in a file.

S68 · Apple TV HDR10 static metadata reports

  • DEVELOPER MEASUREMENT + USER REPORTS, Firecore, HDR metadata not correct, replaced by standard values, April 2018 onward. Posts 1 and 6 report defaults and Firecore's initial attribution to Apple TV.
  • Posts 104–117, 27–28 November 2022: Firecore's HDFury Vertex captures, Apple TV 4K 2022 / tvOS 16.1.1 / Infuse 7.4.8; developer tentatively links correct output to the presence of mastering luminance, MaxCLL and MaxFALL. Users dispute the generalisation; post 130, 28 December 2022 says investigation continues. Relevant posts read 9 November 2026; captures not independently replicated. The thread is marked pending.
  • USER REPORT, Apple Community, ATV4K HDR Metadata Max CLL/FALL, 29 December 2022: default MaxCLL/MaxFALL 4000/1000 for missing metadata, including Disney+; read 9 November 2026. This is not an Apple technical statement. No current-tvOS conclusion or universal visible-quality effect is established.