CEA Video Board Approves ‘Voluntary Guidelines’ on HDR Displays

A TV, monitor or projector may be designated “HDR-Compatible” if it includes at least one interface that supports high-dynamic-range signaling as defined in the CEA-861-F standard, “as extended by CEA-861.3,” CEA said in voluntary guidelines approved by the CEA video board and released Thursday. To carry that designation, the display should also receive and process static HDR metadata compliant with CEA-861.3 for uncompressed video, it said. It also should be capable of receiving and processing the “HDR10 Media Profile” from IP, HDMI or other video delivery sources, though additional media profiles may also be supported, it said. The HDR10 Media Profile means compliance with the SMPTE-2084 electro-optical transfer function standard with 4:2:0 color sub-sampling for compressed video sources, CEA said. The 10-bit HDR10 Media Profile also includes compatibility with BT.2020 colorimetry and SMPTE-2086, MaxFALL and MaxCLL metadata standards, CEA said. “HDR provides a significant step-up in delivering an incredible viewing experience for the consumer,” said Brian Markwalter, CEA senior vice president-research and standards. “We encourage manufacturers and our industry partners to use this voluntary compatibility guideline to provide greater consistency and clarity while ensuring compatibility and interoperability across the full content development to display ecosystem.”