Netflix and 4K

[bakkies]

hi flame certain devices only support Netflix 4k copied from there web site

The following devices support Ultra HD streaming when paired with an Ultra HD TV via HDMI Port 1:

Air 7410X (Waoo! in Denmark)
Airtel Hybrid (India)
AirTV Player
Amazon Fire TV (New Version)
BANDOTT BA101 (FLnet in Taiwan)
British Telecom - BT DTRT-4000
Broadcom VIP5662 (Bell Canada)
Chromecast Ultra
Dish Hopper 3
Fetch Mighty
KPN, Telfort, XS4ALL ZXV8001
New TIMvision Decoder
New Vodafone TV (Spain)
Nvidia Shield
Orange Livebox Play 4
PCCW nowOne
Pik TV (Telus Canada)
PlayStation 4 Pro
Roku (4K capable models)
Sagem 4K (Totalplay in Mexico)
Sunrise DIW384
TiVo Bolt
UHD Swisscom TV-Box
Virgin Media - V6 powered by TiVo
Vodafone TV (Italy)
Xbox One S
More devices coming soon!

 

[bwana]

fyi all browsers are max 720p netflix quality. If you want more you MUST use MS Edge, then you can go up to 1080P

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

I'm not sure if you can make it out but I'm watching 1080p in my browser.

 

[techead]

I'm not sure if you can make it out but I'm watching 1080p in my browser.

View attachment 439264

Might be becasue you are on Apple?

I tried with latest Chrome and IE and it wont go higher than 720p res. Some googling confirmed what I was experencing

 

[bakkies]

i'm using a Nvidia Shield tv and it gives you the option in youtube and netflix for 4k

 

[bwana]

Might be becasue you are on Apple?

Could be - I don't have a windows machine to test the theory so I can live with that.

 

[Nithan15]

If the speed says 7.63Mbps you're not streaming 4K Netflix, you're streaming 1080P Netflix and also the reason you're getting HD on YouTube.

On Netflix app under information it does state 7.63/2160 its 4K cause I can see the difference between 1080p and 2160p.

 

[techead]

just tested again now, def 720p in the latest ver of Chrome

 

[Soul Assassin]

fyi all browsers are max 720p netflix quality. If you want more you MUST use MS Edge, then you can go up to 1080P

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

Could be - I don't have a windows machine to test the theory so I can live with that.

Google Chrome up to 720p
Internet Explorer up to 1080p
Microsoft Edge up to 4K*
Mozilla Firefox up to 720p
Opera up to 720p
Safari up to 1080p on Mac OS X 10.10.3 or later

 

[techead]

On Netflix app under information it does state 7.63/2160 its 4K cause I can see the difference between 1080p and 2160p.

well 2160p is 4k

 

[Soul Assassin]

On Netflix app under information it does state 7.63/2160 its 4K cause I can see the difference between 1080p and 2160p.

Unless it's 7.63MBps not 7.63Mbps you're not getting 4K.

 

[techead]

Unless it's 7.63MBps not 7.63Mbps you're not getting 4K.

that rate jumps up and down when I am streaming 1440p

ranges from 5Mbps to full line speed 22Mbps. I don't think one can accurately assume that it's not 4k just because one screen showed 7.63Mbps, dont you think?

 

[Soul Assassin]

that rate jumps up and down when I am streaming 1440p

ranges from 5Mbps to full line speed 22Mbps. I don't think one can accurately assume that it's not 4k just because one screen showed 7.63Mbps, dont you think?

I did assume his line speed is 10Mbps, maybe I assumed incorrectly.

 

[techead]

I did assume his line speed is 10Mbps, maybe I assumed incorrectly.

lots of factors in play here, good luck to him

one thing to note though, you can have a resolution of 4k with a crappy bitrate (pet hate of mine!!)

Just to complicate things further... lol :twisted:

 

[Soul Assassin]

lots of factors in play here, good luck to him

one thing to note though, you can have a resolution of 4k with a crappy bitrate (pet hate of mine!!)

Just to complicate things further... lol :twisted:

Agreed, give me the highest bitrate 720P instead of the lowest bitrate 1080P.

 

[techead]

Agreed, give me the highest bitrate 720P instead of the lowest bitrate 1080P.

+rep

 

[Nithan15]

here is a strange result I got, using the YouTube app I get maximum 1080p however if I access youtube via web browser I can manual select 4k and it does play videos in 4K. So it seems its an issue with the app.

 

[techead]

+rep

nothing pisses me off more than seeing a movie on TPB in the HD section, 1080p... and its like 800mb

 

[Soul Assassin]

nothing pisses me off more than seeing a movie on TPB in the HD section, 1080p... and its like 800mb

That's why I was actually happy when YIFY decided to stop uploading.