The biggest trouble with 4 K displays is that they miss mental object that actually takes advantage of all those extra pel , but when Netflix introduced House of Cards , along with other titles , as supporting 4 K , it was surely a footmark in the right direction . Now , that the streaming company ’s espousal is afoot , it ’s about time you pay for it .
If you ’re one of those lucky 4 K TV owners ( without a current subscription ) , and want to flex your tech muscles , you ’ll now need to sign up for a $ 12 “ Action ” family plan , a $ 3 price hike from the standard price . A Netflix spokespersontoldVarietythat the decision to price hiking for UHD subject was influenced by its growing catalog that does n’t include just House of Cards , but also collapse Bad and The Blacklist as well as other coming original serial publication . It ’s also more expensive to create and deliver 4 K content . With the price hump , you ’ll also get the add benefit of streaming Netflix on up to four screens at once ( as opposed to two ) .
So should you take the dip ? First you should ensure you have the bandwidth , at least 25mbps , and as for tone , HDTVtest did afull HD and 4 K comparisonback in April and here ’s the take away :
The opening shot of Frank Underwood ( Kevin Spacey ) and his wife ( Robin Wright ) running in a park at night is a examination sequence with lots of slope and photographic camera racket , and we saw minor posterization during the fade in , and around the street lamps . To our eyes , the [ 2160 HD ] layer did not look visibly more elaborated than the [ 1080 HD ] one in this reasonably dark scene . Where the 4 potassium translation did shine was with bright , colourful scene . On - concealment images were rendered with greater bite and smoother slope , receiving a very slight encouragement in intra - scene da Gamma and contrast in the process too . Every time the video stream switched from [ 1080p HD ] to [ 2160 HD ] , it ’s as if a veil had been pilfer from the front of the projection screen , bringing objects – even far-off ones in long stroke – into breathless clarity .
So it might not be good if you ’re last to watch a lot of Batman movies or other overly dark and shadowy TV shows , but for $ 3 a month it might be worth considering now , or at the very least , preserve an middle on as Netflix ’s high - reticuloendothelial system content grows . [ HD GuruviaVariety / The Verge ]
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