Quick fixes: When Disney Plus is so dark you can barely see anything

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Issue

You’re watching Disney Plus and it’s too damn dark to see. So damn dark you’re likely to be eaten by a grue. What the heck were these filmmakers thinking?

Quick fix

Turn off Dolby Vision, and maybe turn off HDR, in your set-top box or TV’s settings menu.

Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge

I’m not sure why Disney Plus has an HDR problem, but here’s a quick solution (as shown on Apple TV)

The full story

I love HDR. I think every modern movie, TV show, and game should take advantage of the incredible clarity that the extra dynamic range can deliver — particularly on my OLED TV, where the bright beautiful colors and inky blacks are enough to make an art-lover weep.

However, the Disney Plus streaming...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/31/23522169/how-to-fix-disney-plus-brightness-dark-hdr-dolby-vision