Philips OLED809 chooses HDR10+ instead of Dolby Vision in Emby

[yzxvw 19]

Hi, I’m having an issue with Dolby Vision playback on a Philips OLED809 Google TV.

Some of my files contain both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ metadata. When I play them through Emby on the Philips TV, the TV always switches to HDR10+ / HDR10+ Adaptive instead of Dolby Vision.

I tested the same files with Emby on two different TCL TVs, and they trigger Dolby Vision correctly there. So I’m not sure if this is an Emby issue, a Philips Android/Google TV issue, or just how this TV reports/handles HDR capabilities.

The files are Direct Play, not transcoding. Is there any way in Emby to prefer Dolby Vision over HDR10+ on this device, or is this controlled entirely by the TV/system player?

Happy to provide logs if needed. But I think it's more like a client side issue so I don't think the server log could help much.

[GrimReaper 5035]

Since it's DirectPlay, I tend to lean more on TV itself being the culpit, but it doesn't have to necessarily be. 

First, are you using Emby for Android or Emby for AndroidTV client app? Whichever it is, if you install the other one, does the same occur? 

Also, does it happen on all DV items or only that particular one?

You can also put it on a stick and try to play it with native player, does DV get triggered in that scenario? 

Edited 1 hour ago by GrimReaper