It supports High Dynamic Range in HDR10 and HLG formats.

Despite the fact that the YouTube TV app is no longer available on the Roku Channel store, Roku users will be able to watch in 4K on an existing app or inside the main YouTube app. To watch 4K Plus requires a compatible 4K smart TV or 4K streaming device connected to a 4K TV. Other sporting events in 4K on YouTube TV include the upcoming MLB All Star Game on Fox and college football on ESPN.ĤK Plus also offers some on-demand 4K content, including shows like Make this Tonight from Tastemade and Misfit Garage from Discovery, as well as content from FX. 4K Plus on YouTube TV will include live primetime Olympics 4K coverage from NBC, including the opening ceremonies and live events, according to people familiar with the matter.

The biggest upcoming live 4K event is the Olympics. Unlike 4K movies and TV from on-demand streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, live 4K TV programming is still rare. YouTube ratchets up Roku face-off by adding YouTube TV to main YouTube app.YouTube TV: Which live TV streaming service should you choose? Tokyo Olympics to allow limited spectators at Games.Unlike YouTube TV, Fubo doesn't charge extra for 4K broadcasts, but if it was a choice between the two competing services, we like the basic YouTube TV package better overall. The second is beefed-up DVR capabilities for sports broadcasts like the Olympics, offering the ability to search for and jump to specific sports within a recording, in addition to a medal counter for each country.įuboTV is the only other service with 4K sports, and it does have a couple of events coming up, but it hasn't yet confirmed if the Olympics will be broadcast in 4K. Google has beefed up DVR search to make it more useful to sports fans. Though most other live TV streaming services offer on-demand content in surround sound, they will only play stereo sound on live TV.

YouTube says 5.1-channel Dolby Audio has been one of its most requested features. The first, rolling out to select devices in the coming weeks, is surround sound audio. Two other new features are also available to all YouTube TV subscribers, whether or not they buy the add-on. Without the add-on, YouTube TV subscribers can only watch three different streams at the same time. A third benefit is unlimited simultaneous streams at home. In addition to 4K, the add-on lets subscribers download shows from the service's cloud DVR to watch offline on phones and tablets.

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