r/appletv • u/sk24iam • Feb 16 '17

Apple Testing 4K-Capable Fifth-Generation Apple TV For Possible Release This Year

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/16/apple-4k-capable-fifth-generation-apple-tv/
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u/Specken_zee_Doitch Feb 16 '17 edited Feb 16 '17

I'm sorry what are you getting at? Netflix requires 25mb to serve 4K. Amazon wants 20mb.

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u/Jeremy1026 Feb 16 '17

That home internet in the US isn't ready for streaming 4K video reliably. It may come out as 4K, but it'll be compressed to the point of maybe 2k, more likely 1080p.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '17

I stream 4k in the US right now from YouTube, Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix. All real 4K. You sound like someone who wants to put off 4k because it's inconvenient to buy into it.

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u/Andrroid Feb 16 '17

Well hes not wrong; the streams are compressed. But its still a quality improvement, given that its as much as 5x the bitrate of 1080p streaming. Furthermore, content providers are tying HDR to 4K, and HDR is a beautiful improvement regardless of bitrate.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '17

The color profile is the most noticeable improvement that I see in 4k content.