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Almost nothing you own will be able to stream 4K movies

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Maybe you have a Chromecast or an Amazon Fire TV, or perhaps an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 sits below your TV, but whatever media box you have, you’re likely subscribed to a streaming service. These devices all provide great overall experiences, and each offer something unique that makes it worth owning. Some of them, particularly the latest next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft, included the ability to play 4K content as a feature when the hardware was launched. This holds true if you have 4K content on a Blu-ray you want to watch, but if you think you’re going to be streaming 4K content from any of the above devices, think again.

The slow march of 4K content availability across 2014, combined with the steadily dropping prices for 4K televisions, has finally reached a point where people with regular-sized wallets may be considering an upgrade for the living room. Unfortunately, as more of our favorite services roll out support for streaming 4K content, it’s becoming increasingly clear that none of the boxes currently in your entertainment center are going to be able to handle those streams. As the most recent supporter of 4K streaming, Amazon’snew page for their 4K Prime Instant Video service lists 34 televisions that will be able to play 4K streams. A quick look over at Netflix reveals a similar set of televisions that will support this feature. What isn’t made clear, though, is that these televisions will be handling those streams through the Amazon app that is built into the TV, and for right now those native apps will be the only way to get the 4K content you’re looking for.

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Amazon’s provides an explanation regarding the technology needed to make everything work, and HDMI 1.4 spec is insufficient for 4K streaming. According to Amazon, HDMI 1.4 “doesn’t support the security requirements that the studios require for the delivery of 4K.” Since the studios are a fairly important part of this equation, Amazon and Netflix need to play nice in order to stream this content. Unfortunately, the number of devices you can buy right now that support HDMI 2.0 are nearly zero. The spec is very new, which is why Sony and Microsoft didn’t include it in their consoles, and according to the people who built the spec, there’s currently no system in place for any company to upgrade 1.4 to 2.0 because most conversions would require a hardware upgrade and firmware updates.

It’s likely that we’ll see plenty of hardware in 2015 to address this, but for the time being you’re stuck using the 4K apps that are baked into your television. The means no Kinect voice commands, no instant loading from Amazon’s Fire TV, and your Roku remote will probably start collecting dust as more 4K content becomes available. It means those smart TVs that record your activity and dial home about it will have a record of your viewing history. Most importantly, it means you’re going to need to spend even more money if you want to go back to the way you are currently streaming content if you want it in 4K.

 

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