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Dolby Laboratories and Hisense have announced the rollout of Dolby Vision 2 to users via a firmware update. The first devices to receive this feature are models from Hisenseβs 2026 lineup, specifically the UX, UR9, UR8, and U7.
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To install the update, each of these TVs must be running Google TV or VIDAA β Hisenseβs proprietary operating system.
Dolby Vision 2 is the successor to Dolby Vision β a dynamic HDR format that has been adjusting brightness and color palettes for each individual scene for over 10 years. Dolby unveiled the new version last September ahead of the IFA trade show in Berlin, and then gradually revealed details about its actual capabilities over the course of 11 months.
As it turns out, the technology offers a number of innovations, divided into two tiers: a standard version and a more advanced option called Dolby Vision 2 Max. The base version runs on a completely redesigned image processing engine, which Dolby expects will improve the appearance of existing Dolby Vision movies and games immediately after the update is installed.
This engine operates “blindly,” optimizing any content on the screen without first analyzing its metadata. Alongside it is a feature that operates on the opposite principle, reading metadata associated with the content β including both newly created information and details already embedded in older releases.
Dolby calls this Content Intelligence, and this system allows the TV to follow the instructions left by the creators during the final editing of a specific scene. This is a huge help, since the dark scenes of a thriller and a floodlit soccer field require completely different processing. The system detects this automatically, freeing viewers from having to manually switch picture modes. This feature, along with the basic image engine, is available to everyone as standard.
The Max version, however, offers features that set all four of the mentioned Hisense models apart, starting with Authentic Motion. This option smooths out image jerkiness, aiming to avoid the βsoap operaβ effect common to most motion processing systems.
This also includes Light Sense 2, which uses the TVβs ambient light sensor to preserve the clarity of dark scenes in a sunlit room.Β Itβs worth noting that none of these features will be available on older TVs with Dolby Vision, as the format requires a specific chip β the MediaTek Pentonic 800 β to process the data.
Nevertheless, such devices will be able to play Dolby Vision 2 content, though they will simply ignore the additional metadata. Currently, the amount of content created specifically to utilize this metadata remains limited: among streaming platforms, Dolby has so far named only Canal+, Peacock, and iQIYI.
Netflix and Disney+ are currently missing from this list. In addition to the three services mentioned, Dolby plans to roll out the technology on select TCL TVs and European Philips models later this year.
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