Best 4K Streaming Boxes of 2017
It's easier than ever to watch 4K content. It's also more confusing than ever. This will point you in the right direction.
It's all about 4K, right? Ask anyone about streaming video, and they'll all try to push you toward the future, which is Ultra High-Definition, or UHD. We're talking about resolution, or the number of pixels pushed to a display. More is better — it means crisper, sharper pictures.
Maybe.
The problem is that there are a whole lot of variables at work. You need a display that can do a native 4K resolution. Sure, 1080p is good, but it's not 4K. And it can't do 4K. Then you'll need a streaming solution that does 4K resolution. That's pretty easy to come by. And then you have to deal with the fact that you can't do a thing about the source feed itself — what's being fed to your streaming provider.
And things get even more muddied when you consider things like HDR — both the display and the box need to support the same standards, whether it's the open-source HDR10, or the proprietary Dolby Vision. Same goes for audio with Dolby Atmos. It can't be just one or the other — both the display and the box have to support the standard.
So, yeah. It's kind of a mess. Here's a high-level look at streaming boxes to get you started.
from Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows Phone http://ift.tt/2BOC6m0
via IFTTT
No comments: