Vizio Says It’s Not Withdrawing Filmmaker Mode Support on Its 2021 TV Line

Vizio denied it’s walking back support for Filmmaker Mode, the UHD Alliance initiative launched last summer to render TV movie-watching closer to the creator’s intent (see 1908270001). Though the feature “won’t be available at launch” on Vizio’s 2021 TV line (see 2006300052), a Filmmaker Mode firmware update will roll out “once the specification has been finalized,” emailed a Vizio spokesperson Tuesday. “We are currently working with the UHD-Alliance on the final specs. In the meantime, consumers can use the ‘Calibrated Dark’ picture mode” on their 2021Vizio TVs, “which offers an image that is faithful to a director’s original intent.” Vizio didn’t respond to further questions Wednesday about its statement suggesting the Filmmaker Mode spec was in flux. UHDA finalized Filmmaker Mode specs about a year ago, and other TV vendors already have brought the feature to market in products conforming to those specs (see 2004090062).