Tag: 4k
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Comcast Debuts First-Ever Enhanced 4K Viewing Experience for the Olympic Games on Xfinity X1
Comcast has announced the launch of its enhanced 4K viewing experience on Xfinity X1, set to premiere for the Paris Olympic Games. This first-of-its-kind offering combines industry-leading video, audio, and network technology to deliver an unmatched high-definition viewing experience. Available on USA Network’s 24/7 coverage, this feature promises to bring the excitement of the Olympics…
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Streaming in 4K Has Arrived on Sling TV, Beginning With the 2024 MLB All-Star Game
MLB All-Star Week is here and Sling TV is hitting a home run by making the 2024 MLB All-Star Game the first event to have 4K coverage on the platform. Unlike other major streaming services, watching events in 4K will not be an additional charge to your Sling TV subscription. The 2024 Paris Olympics will…
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College Football National Championship Game Will Stream in 4K on YouTube TV, But There’s a Catch
YouTube TV will stream the Michigan versus Washington college football championship game next week in 4K, although it may not be the feed you’ll want to entirely rely on. The streamer posted a listing on its platform showing the game will stream in 4K through Skycam 4K. This is a single-camera system run by a…
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James Cameron’s The Abyss, Aliens, Avatar, and More Are Coming Out In 4K For the First Time
James Cameron’s filmography has long been left out of 4K releases, but that’s about to change this December as his entire collection, from Aliens to Avatar, gets a staggered release on 4K. On December 5, Titanic will come out on 4K, along with a digital 25th anniversary collector’s edition. Avatar and Avatar: The Way of…
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Netflix Loses Patent To Stream in 4K in Germany
A Munich, Germany, court last month ruled against Netflix in the long-standing dispute between the streaming giant and tech company Broadcom in a decision that could impact its customers’ experience on the service. The court said Netflix was illegally using a Broadcom patent related to video coding, which means Netflix can no longer stream 4K…
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When is 4K Coming to NEXTGEN ATSC 3.0 Free OTA TV? We Explain…
Over-the-air (OTA) broadcasting is trying to keep up with the high quality of streaming services. Nextgen TV is already planning to roll out ATSC 3.0 in 14 cities but 4K has yet to launch over-the-air. When will it be available? No one is quite certain for now. One of the main reasons is that the…
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The Most Affordable 4K Streaming Players of 2023 – Roku, Fire TV, & Google TV
Is 2023 the year you jump into streaming TV? Or do you just need a cheap affordable 4K streaming player? We have a quick breakdown of some of the best but also most affordable streaming players available in 2023. Why buy a 4K streaming player vs HD streaming player? So why get a 4K streaming…
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PlayStation 5’s Disney+ App Finally Lists Titles with 4K HDR, But Playback Still Limited to 1080p
Recent updates to the PlayStation 5 version of the Disney+ app finally features badging for titles that indicate support for 4K resolution. However, the app still appears to limit playback to 1080p. It’s a confounding limitation we’ve been tracking ever since the Sony PlayStation 5 launched nearly a year ago. Up until recently, titles on…
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LG Update Enables 4K Dolby Vision Gaming at Up To 120Hz on Certain TVs
Thanks to a recent update, certain LG OLED TVs can now display games that support Dolby Vision at up to 4K resolution at 120 frames per second. Of course, we’ve already seen TVs that support the newest HDMI 2.1 standard, which allows for 4K/120 output. What’s notable here is that LG’s C1 and G1 line…
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Why You Should (And Shouldn’t) Buy a Budget 4K Streaming Device
The world of budget 4K streaming devices has certainly gotten more interesting of late. We got an updated Chromecast in the latter half of 2020, and Roku just came out with its latest budget streamer, the Express 4K+. And with so many well-regarded and popular choices on the market, we thought we’d examine the current…