In IFA 2025, I had the opportunity to talk to Dolby about the launch of Dolby Vision 2 and Dolby Vision 2 Max.
One of the hot questions that had naturally was naturally with support outside the televisions, because this was not mentioned in Dolby’s original information. And at this time, Dolby is being cautious, but he doesn’t rule out anything.
When asked directly on devices beyond televisions, including the best 4K Blu-ray players and the best projectors, but also devices such as iPhones, which have original Dolby Vision support, we obtained an Aaron Dew Dew response from Dolby, senior products manager, home entertainment. He said: “There are many other types of exhibitions, and there is more to talk about in the future. This week we are talking about television,” but also hinted: “You will not get bored!”
I am not too worried about projectors: as televisions look more like, more and more use the same type of processing chips as televisions, which means that they could unlock access to Dolby Vision 2 by using a new mediatek chip with support.
We could see a slower level of adoption than on televisions, but I hope it arrives, especially given how great the results can be when seeing Dolby Vision 2 on screens with limited brightness, at a level similar to what would get a projector.
However, the issue of 4k Blu-ray players is much more complicated. The problem is that the new ones simply do not go very often. Ironically, this year we have had three, a new Sony model that is basically only an older model with eliminated transmission characteristics, and then a couple of high -end models of magnetar made with audiophiles in mind, but otherwise they are few and distant.
The model we describe more, the Panasonic DP-UB820, for example, turned seven. Even if Dolby Vision 2 begins to be included in the albums, can players do something with him? Can Dolby persuade manufacturers to update these machines?
I cannot say that I am optimistic, but who knows: Dolby Vision 2 Max has some interest characteristics for videophiles, including the authentic movement to eliminate the judges and the bidirectional tone mapping to help guarantee the accuracy of the images on the brightest televisions, including the latest high -end options among the best OLED televisions. And the videophiles aman 4k Blu-ray, so maybe there will be enough interest.
However, I doubt we listen to something about this year. I guess CES 2026 is the next best opportunity to listen to any future step for Dolby Vision 2, including more information about which televisions will support it and if LG will change its position to reject it.
