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  • ZDNET’s latest guide compares the three most common HDR formats for home TVs. HDR10, the industry baseline, uses static metadata that applies a single brightness and color setting to an entire program, making its quality highly dependent on a TV’s tone‑mapping. HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, both dynamic‑metadata formats, adjust picture parameters scene by scene, offering finer control over contrast and color. ZDNET notes that TVs supporting both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision provide the broadest compatibility with current content. The article stresses that while HDR10 remains ubiquitous, dynamic‑metadata formats deliver noticeably better image quality for most viewers.

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