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Is this true? It seems insane that you cannot watch 4k video on arguably the most powerful platform there is..
by booi 6y ago
Is this true? It seems insane that you cannot watch 4k video on arguably the most powerful platform there is..
- Mindwipe 6y agoIf you mean a PC here, some video providers support 4K video to PCs. Netflix do. Amazon don't. But the hardware has to support PlayReady SL3000 (or Fairplay on a modern Mac), expose that to the relevant parts of the OS and have an HDCP 2.2 chain to the monitor (and all monitors).
- lstamour 6y agoOn Windows, in Microsoft's Chrome-based Edge browser, with the HEVC extension installed[1] (might not be required), I see 2160 when I run that command on the test video in that URL. Using an Nvidia graphics card hooked up via HDMI to a 4K TV in HDR mode, with HDCP 2.0 enabled according to the TV. I've also had success streaming 4K using the Netflix app for Windows, as well as using Safari on a Mac. A 4K plan from Netflix is also required. That said, when I tried to stream HBO Max or Disney+ in 4K HDR10 from the same web browser, I wasn't able to. Best I could get was 1080p, I think, for either. For those other services, I had to stream instead using my TV or set-top box to get full resolution and full HDR quality. [1]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/hevc-video-extensions/9nmzlz57r3t7 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/hevc-video-extensions/9nmz...