Dolby Vision vs HDR10+: Which HDR Formats Matter in Australia?

Short version for an Australian buyer: both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are better than plain HDR10, and both are now well supported across the big AU streaming services. Netflix and Prime Video carry both dynamic formats, Disney+ carries both on a growing list of titles, and Apple TV+ leans on Dolby Vision. HDR10+ also shows up on 4K Blu-ray. Every 4K HDR TV supports the baseline HDR10 format, so a set that misses one of these is not locked out of any show. It just falls back to a slightly less clever version of the same content. Because both formats are now widely available, the brand's format choice matters less than it used to, and panel quality and brightness matter more than the format badge on the box.

Here is what each format actually is, which AU services use which, which brands back which, and when the gap is worth caring about.

The core difference: HDR10, Dolby Vision and HDR10+

All three are HDR (high dynamic range) formats. HDR lets a TV show a wider range of brightness and colour than standard content, so highlights pop and shadows keep detail. To do that well, the TV needs the picture data plus instructions on how bright to make each part of the image. Those instructions are the "metadata", and that is where the three formats split.

• HDR10 is the universal baseline. Every 4K HDR TV and every 4K HDR stream or disc supports it. Its catch is that it uses static metadata: one set of brightness instructions for the entire film or show. A movie that swings from a dark cave to a bright snowfield gets the same tone-mapping across both, so one of those scenes is usually a compromise.
• Dolby Vision and HDR10+ both fix that with dynamic metadata. Instead of one setting for the whole title, they carry per-scene (and in Dolby Vision's case, potentially per-frame) instructions, so each scene is tone-mapped on its own. That is the real upgrade over HDR10.

The two dynamic formats differ in ownership more than in what you see:

• Dolby Vision is proprietary. Dolby licenses it, brands pay to include it, and it supports up to 12-bit colour depth. It is the more widely adopted of the two across premium streaming.
• HDR10+ is open and royalty-free, developed largely by Samsung and Amazon, and works at 10-bit. Because it costs nothing to license, it shows up on budget hardware, and its streaming support has widened: Prime Video, Netflix and a growing set of Disney+ titles now carry it alongside 4K Blu-ray.

Both sit on top of the HDR10 baseline. If a TV or a title supports Dolby Vision or HDR10+, it also supports HDR10, and that is the fallback when the fancier layer is not available on both ends. For the groundwork on how HDR works and why it needs a bright panel to show it off, see our guides on what HDR actually does on a TV and how nits and brightness affect HDR.

Which AU streaming services support which format

This is the part that decides whether the format on your TV matters. The pattern in Australia has shifted: the big premium services still back Dolby Vision, but HDR10+ is no longer a Prime-Video-only affair. Netflix now carries it, and Disney+ has started adding it too.

Service	Dolby Vision	HDR10+	HDR10 (baseline)
Netflix	Yes (4K / Premium plan)	Yes (AV1-capable TVs)	Yes
Disney+	Yes	Yes (select titles)	Yes
Apple TV+	Yes	No	Yes
Prime Video	Yes (select titles)	Yes	Yes
Stan	Some 4K titles (varies by title)	No	Yes
Binge	Little to no HDR; HDR10 at best	No	Where 4K HDR is offered
4K Blu-ray (disc)	Disc-dependent	Disc-dependent	Always

A few notes on the AU specifics:

• Netflix carries Dolby Vision and HDR10 on its 4K (Premium) tier, and it added HDR10+ in 2025 (delivered via AV1), rolled out across its HDR catalogue. On a Dolby Vision TV Netflix still defaults to Dolby Vision; on an AV1-capable TV that does not do Dolby Vision (a Samsung, for example), it serves HDR10+.
• Disney+ uses Dolby Vision and HDR10, and has begun adding HDR10+ on select titles (rolling out from late 2025). It is not catalogue-wide yet, so treat HDR10+ there as present on some titles rather than guaranteed.
• Apple TV+ uses Dolby Vision and HDR10, with no HDR10+.
• Prime Video carries HDR10+, which fits Amazon's role in creating the format, and also carries Dolby Vision titles, so a Prime-heavy household benefits from either format depending on the show.
• Stan delivers 4K on select titles and support varies title to title; treat it as HDR10 with some Dolby Vision content rather than a guaranteed format. Confirm on the specific show if it matters to you.
• Binge is lighter on 4K and HDR generally, and is often cited as the mainstream AU service that does little to no HDR; treat it as SDR or HDR10 at best and check the specific title.
• 4K Blu-ray carries HDR10 always, and then Dolby Vision or HDR10+ (or both) depending on the release. If you buy physical media, both dynamic formats are worth having.

The upshot: both dynamic formats are now well supported across the big AU services. Dolby Vision remains the most broadly used, but HDR10+ is no longer confined to Prime Video and 4K Blu-ray now that Netflix and Disney+ carry it, so a TV that backs only one of the two still gets dynamic metadata on most of the mainstream services.

Which brands TV Rex tracks back which format

Format support is a brand-level decision more than a per-model one, and the split is well established. The important fact: Samsung is the notable Dolby Vision holdout. It backs HDR10+ (which it co-created) and does not support Dolby Vision on its TVs. Every other major brand that TV Rex tracks supports Dolby Vision.

As of July 2026, the TV brands we track include Samsung, Hisense, LG, TCL, Sony, Philips, Chiq, FFalcon, Blaupunkt and Yokohama. Here is how the format support lands for the main names, based on established brand-level facts (format support is not stored as a spec in our listings, so treat this as brand-level guidance and check the individual model's spec sheet before buying):

Brand (tracked)	Dolby Vision	HDR10+	HDR10 / HLG
Samsung	No	Yes	Yes
LG	Yes	No	Yes
Sony	Yes	No	Yes
Hisense	Yes	Yes	Yes
TCL	Yes	Yes	Yes
Philips	Yes	Yes	Yes
Value brands (Chiq, FFalcon, Blaupunkt, Yokohama)	Varies by model	Varies by model	Yes

Reading that table:

• Samsung gives you HDR10+ but never Dolby Vision. That matters less than it used to: on Netflix and on the Disney+ titles that now carry HDR10+, a Samsung gets the HDR10+ dynamic-metadata layer rather than dropping to plain HDR10. It only falls back to HDR10 on the services that stay Dolby Vision only, mainly Apple TV+ and most of Disney+.
• LG backs Dolby Vision and has consistently left HDR10+ off its sets, so it is the mirror image of Samsung.
• Sony backs Dolby Vision across the range and does not support HDR10+, so it lines up with LG on that count: Dolby Vision yes, HDR10+ no.
• Hisense and TCL are the value picks that cover both dynamic formats, which is part of why they are strong all-rounders. If you want to weigh those two up, see our Hisense vs TCL comparison for Australia.
• Panasonic supports both formats where sold, but is not part of the roster we currently track.
• The budget brands vary model to model. Some FFalcon and Chiq sets include Dolby Vision, others do not, so the spec sheet is the only reliable source there.

Every one of these supports the HDR10 baseline, and virtually all support HLG for broadcast HDR.

Is missing a format a dealbreaker?

For most buyers, no. The reasoning is simple:

• HDR10 is universal, so you always get an HDR baseline no matter which TV you pick.
• A TV without Dolby Vision still plays every Dolby Vision title. It just uses the HDR10 layer instead of the per-scene metadata. You lose a refinement, not the show.
• The same is true in reverse for HDR10+: an LG without it still plays HDR10+ content as HDR10.

So the gap is a nice-to-have, not a must-have. What matters far more is whether the panel is bright enough and controls contrast well enough to make HDR look like HDR in the first place. A bright, high-contrast panel with only HDR10 will beat a dim panel that carries every format badge, because dynamic metadata cannot manufacture brightness the panel does not have. That is why panel brightness in nits and the panel technology itself sit above format support on the priority list.

What to actually buy

• If you mostly stream Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ or Prime Video: you are well covered on any of the major brands now that both dynamic formats are widely carried. A Dolby Vision set (LG, Sony, Hisense, TCL or Philips) gets Dolby Vision everywhere it is offered; a Samsung gets HDR10+ on Netflix and the growing Disney+ list and falls back to HDR10 only on the Dolby-Vision-only services.
• If you are set on Samsung: you are not missing any shows, and on Netflix and select Disney+ titles you still get HDR10+ dynamic metadata rather than plain HDR10. You only drop to HDR10 on Apple TV+ and most of Disney+. Samsung's better panels produce excellent HDR, so this is a fair trade if the picture and price suit you.
• If you buy a lot of 4K Blu-ray: support for both formats is genuinely useful, since discs split between Dolby Vision and HDR10+. Hisense, TCL and Philips cover both.
• Either way: buy the format support second and the panel first. Get the brightest, best-contrast panel your budget allows, then treat format support as the tie-breaker between two otherwise similar sets.

While you are weighing formats, remember the audio side has its own Dolby layer: see Dolby Atmos on a TV explained for how the sound story differs from the picture one.

TV Rex tracks live prices across the brands above, so once you have decided how much the format matters to you, you can compare what each brand is actually going for right now.