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Onkyo and Pioneer have announced that a Dolby Vision firmware update for a number of 2016 models will be available by end of December. The update will enable the passthrough of high dynamic range (HDR) content encoded in the Dolby Vision format.

Onkyo models slated for the update are the PR-RZ5100 AV controller and eight AV receivers: the TX-RZ3100, TX-RZ1100, TX-RZ810, TX-RZ710, TX-RZ610, TX-NR757, TX-NR656, and TX-NR555. For more information on product updates, visit the company’s Support page at onkyousa.com.

The 2016 models will join seven 2017 Onkyo AV receivers with Dolby Vision already onboard: the TX-RZ920, TX-RZ820, TX-RZ720, TX-RZ620, TX-NR777, TX-NR676, and TX-NR575.

Eight Pioneer AV receivers are slated for the update: the Elite SC-LX901, Elite SC-LX801, Elite SC-LX701, Elite SC-LX501, Elite VSX-LX301, Elite VSX-LX101, VSX-1131, and VSX-831. For more information on product updates, visit the company’s Support page at pioneerhomeusa.com.

The 2016 models will join five 2017 Pioneer models with Dolby Vision already onboard: the Elite SC-LX502, Elite VSX-LX302, Elite VSX-LX102, VSX-932, and VSX-832.