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Most TVs won’t have Dolby Vision as HDR10 is the free HDR streaming tool where as Dolby Vision requires a license.ĭolby Vision does look slightly better than HDR10, it has more tone to it and it appears that it can access a wider selection of tones.

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As per the prior points, you will need a TV that fully supports either Dolby Vision or HDR10. Netflix does support multiple HDR streaming formats, these are HDR10 and Dolby Vision. If you wish to do this on a Mac, as of current you would need to dual boot Windows 10. If instead you have an Nvidia 10-series GPU, this should be able to handle the hardware load. In most cases, if you have a machine from late 2018/early 2019, you should be covered.

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You need to make sure that your PC is fully capable of using at least PlayReady 3.0, this requires an up to date version of Windows 10 and you will also need 10-bit HEVC encoding support via a seventh generation processor (Preferably Intel Kaby Lake or later). You can also only stream 4K using Windows 10 & Microsoft Edge, although this is being replaced with a Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, so we may be seeing this across all Chromium based browsers very soon. Much like the need for a 4K TV, your display will need to support HCDP 2.2 and run at around 60Hz, a cheaper monitor may advertise this but not work as expected, so do be careful! One of which is that your monitor needs to be 4K Compatible, much like your TV would be. Yes, this is entirely possible but there’s a set of requirements for this.

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Roku Streaming Stick Plus Can I watch 4K Netflix on my PC or Mac?.

You can stream in 4K using the following connected via HDMI into your TV: However, in the case your TV isn’t a Smart TV, this breakdown should help with setting up you external 4K playback hardware. Chances are you already have a Netflix App on your 4K TV as it’s likely to be a Smart TV. Now that you have your 4K TV ready, you’re going to need a method of streaming 4K to that TV.

And the Sony Bravia range Streaming Devices.

It’s definitely worth reading over their program! Netflix does have their own suggested TVs to get started with your 4K journey, each with their own “ Netflix Recommended TV” Badge.

It is worth noting, HDCP has been around for 10 years, so this isn’t anything new! It’s just becoming more standardised. This makes your TV fully 4K Copy-Protected, as such, you will need at the very least a HDMI 2.0 cable. If you have an older 4K Television (Anywhere before 2014), it may not be HDCP 2.2-compliant. You will mostly see these on YouTube in very rare occasions.īy the time 8K UHD is available commonly, you’ll likely see budget 8K TVs on the market. (A resolution of 3840px x 2160px).ĨK TVs are becoming fairly popular however, streaming capabilities haven’t caught up. This means you will need any TV which has the capability to show at 2160p. It’s pointless to get the 4K package for streaming if you don’t have a 4K compatible TV.

HDMI 2.0 Cable (At the very least) You will need to change your plan to the Ultra HD Premium Subscription here The best TV for 4K streaming.

Netflix 4K Subscription (Upgrade your current plan).

What do I need to stream 4K on Netflix?Ī basic list of things you need to stream Netflix in 4K are:

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As such, you may wish to upgrade if you have a low-end or average speed. Given that 4K is quite popular now, you shouldn’t see too many issues, but it’s still worth checking.Īccording to fastmetrics, the average mbps in the US is 14.2 and in the UK it is 13mbps. Note: Make sure you don’t have a data cap, this will get chewed up in no time. I would suggest at least going for something that does 35Mbps or try doubling it.

Whilst Netflix does suggest 25Mbps at a very minimum, this will be sapped up by other devices on the network. I would however suggest using an ethernet connection to your TV or Streaming Device as the buffering time for 4K can be a pain over WiFi. Did you know, you can search “Speedtest” on Google and it will have an option in the search results for this.