But Dolby Vision 2 isn’t alone. Google, Apple, and NBCUniversal are working on their own HDR spec, called ‘Eclipsa’.
Eclipsa has been floating around for a couple of years already. Having first been announced for Eclipsa Audio back in 2023 with Google and Samsung. Samsung also included it in its 2025 TVs back at CES 2025. While Eclipsa Video only recently started to arrive late last year. Samsung is notably absent from Eclipsa Video, but we don’t expect that to continue.
In a blog post from Google last month, the Chromium team made the first references to SMPTE 2094-50, which is the name for Eclipsa Video, while Eclipsa Video is the marketing name:
“Google teamed up with Apple and NBCUniversal to create a brand new technical standard (officially named SMPTE ST 2094-50, being released by the Society for Motion Picture and Television Engineers). Ultimately, this standard ensures that no matter what device you’re using or what lighting you’re sitting in, the video you’re watching looks exactly the way the creator intended.”
Could Eclipsa Video really rival Dolby Vision 2?
Eclipsa is going to have a tough shot at trying to rival Dolby Vision 2. Mostly because everyone is already on board with Dolby and its technologies. But one thing to remember is that Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos are not open-sourced. So manufacturers have to license it from Dolby, which does cost a bit of money on every unit they sell. This is a major reason why no Samsung TV has Dolby Vision support; instead, Samsung uses HDR10+.
The hard part for Eclipsa Video is going to be getting the message across to customers about it being better or on the same level as Dolby Vision. Consumers already know what to expect from Dolby Vision (and Dolby Atmos for that matter), but Eclipsa Video is virtually brand new. Even as someone who covers and reviews TVs, I haven’t heard a whole lot about it, a little bit more about Eclipsa Audio, however.
Currently, Dolby is the big name when it comes to technologies you want to make sure your next TV has. Including Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. Now, Dolby is starting to roll out Dolby Vision 2. Which I first got a chance to check out at IFA last year, as Hisense was a launch partner for it.
But Dolby Vision 2 isn’t alone. Google, Apple, and NBCUniversal are working on their own HDR spec, called ‘Eclipsa’.
Eclipsa has been floating around for a couple of years already. Having first been announced for Eclipsa Audio back in 2023 with Google and Samsung. Samsung also included it in its 2025 TVs back at CES 2025. While Eclipsa Video only recently started to arrive late last year. Samsung is notably absent from Eclipsa Video, but we don’t expect that to continue.
In a blog post from Google last month, the Chromium team made the first references to SMPTE 2094-50, which is the name for Eclipsa Video, while Eclipsa Video is the marketing name:
“Google teamed up with Apple and NBCUniversal to create a brand new technical standard (officially named SMPTE ST 2094-50, being released by the Society for Motion Picture and Television Engineers). Ultimately, this standard ensures that no matter what device you’re using or what lighting you’re sitting in, the video you’re watching looks exactly the way the creator intended.”
Could Eclipsa Video really rival Dolby Vision 2?
Eclipsa is going to have a tough shot at trying to rival Dolby Vision 2. Mostly because everyone is already on board with Dolby and its technologies. But one thing to remember is that Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos are not open-sourced. So manufacturers have to license it from Dolby, which does cost a bit of money on every unit they sell. This is a major reason why no Samsung TV has Dolby Vision support; instead, Samsung uses HDR10+.
The hard part for Eclipsa Video is going to be getting the message across to customers about it being better or on the same level as Dolby Vision. Consumers already know what to expect from Dolby Vision (and Dolby Atmos for that matter), but Eclipsa Video is virtually brand new. Even as someone who covers and reviews TVs, I haven’t heard a whole lot about it, a little bit more about Eclipsa Audio, however.
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