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How to Find 4K HDR Content on Amazon Video

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Dec '16 Update: Amazon has now made it easier to determine whether content is 4K HDR capable (click here for updated review). 

Netflix makes it very easy to identify which content support 4K HDR (click here for more info).  For some reason, Amazon Prime doesn't take the same approach allowing the user to easily select shows based on 4K HDR support.

We were able to painfully find 4K content by navigating to the Featured shows and selecting 'Ultra HD TV' at the top.  Unfortunately, there is no further indication which shows are HDR capable.

The only way to see if a 4K show is supporting HDR is to actually play it and observe if the Dolby Vision or HDR icon is shown at the bottom of the show info overlay screen.

When playing Dolby Vision enabled content from Amazon Video like Bosch Season 2, the LG B6 OLED 4K HDR Smart TV - 65" Class will also show the Dolby Vision icon on the top right of the screen.

Note if there is not enough network streaming bandwidth to show 4K, Dolby Vision would still be used when showing HD 1080p resolution.

Note other shows like Red Oaks Season 2 just use HDR10 and not Dolby Vision.  While Netflix 4K HDR shows all seem to support HDR10 and Dolby Vision, Amazon Video seems to have more variation on using HDR10 vs Dolby Vision.  Shows using HDR10 just use the HDR icon displayed at the bottom of the show info overlay screen.

When playing HDR10 enabled content from Amazon Video, the LG B6 OLED 4K HDR Smart TV - 65" Class will also show the HDR icon on the top right of the screen.

4K shows on Amazon Video that don't support HDR will not have the Dolby Vision or HDR icon displayed at the bottom of the show info overlay screen.

Perhaps as more Amazon video content become 4K HDR enabled, Amazon will make it easier to find them.  Until then, users will need to use a lot of trial and error.

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