# HTPC: Intel GPU support HDR/Dolby Vision etc

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/htpc-intel-gpu-support-hdr-dolby-vision-etc/798706>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** plex-htpc\
**Created:** [June 27, 2022, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/htpc-intel-gpu-support-hdr-dolby-vision-etc/798706 "2022-06-27T06:24:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![TiT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@TiT](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TiT)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/htpc-intel-gpu-support-hdr-dolby-vision-etc/798706/1 "2022-06-27T06:24:52Z")

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My HTPC is a very old (2010) server running Quadro P2000, its also my Plex Server. I am looking at purchasing small PC or nuc for just HTPC and just wondering if I’m just using the GPU on the intel CPU will it support Dolby Vision/HDR??  
I also have anthem receiver so it will do all the audio passthrough too?

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/htpc-intel-gpu-support-hdr-dolby-vision-etc/798706/2 "2022-06-27T08:06:29Z")

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Supporting Dolby Vision is both a technical and a legal challenge.  
At this moment, there is no known software player which (officially/legally) supports DoVi.  
Whether the Plex players will gain support for it is, as of yet, uncertain.  
If you need/want it, you better use one of the high-end external player devices like nVidia Shield Pro or Apple TV 4K.

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**Author:** ![gbooker02](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gbooker02/32/9726_2.png) [@gbooker02](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gbooker02)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/htpc-intel-gpu-support-hdr-dolby-vision-etc/798706/3 "2022-06-27T18:02:18Z")

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> [@TiT](#):
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> if I’m just using the GPU on the intel CPU will it support Dolby Vision/HDR??

As stated, DoVi has issues but HDR10 is supported in Intel GPUs. Though if you are looking at a new machine, I’d recommend **AGAINST** one that has the `UHD Graphics` GPUs. They are very low power and require a lot of tricks to be performant. The `Iris` class and the new `ARC` class GPUs from Intel should be performant enough for HDR10 playback.

Though purchasing a PC just for running HTPC may be a bit expensive compared to other options. The Shield is a decent playback device as is the AppleTV (although the AppleTV is limited in terms of audio passthrough options). Many of the users of HTPC have a computer connected to the TV for other purposes as well (such as games) and so HTPC is providing a way to use the powerful computer already present for video playback.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/htpc-intel-gpu-support-hdr-dolby-vision-etc/798706/4 "2022-09-25T18:03:17Z")

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