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Netflix 4k android tv#
Though the 4K TV adoption rate is still very low - it's the start of what will be a long process - of anything and everything NVIDIA needed to do to secure their spot as the set top box to have for 4K TVs, getting Netflix 4K support in place is it.
Netflix 4k android android#
On one hand, it is nice to see the SHIELD Android TV's 4K Netflix capabilities as well as support for high frame-rate HEVC playback in a power-efficient system. For 4Kp60, we only have Main profile videos, and the SHIELD has no trouble with that. The video shows perfect playback of 4Kp24, 4Kp25 and 4Kp30 HEVC Main and Main10 profile streams. In order to confirm this, we put our HEVC test suite through Android's native Video Player. The Netflix app gives us an indication that the SHIELD has no trouble with HEVC. Unfortunately, we don't know the exact characteristics of the encode, but, based on the immediately preceding lower bit-rate streams, it is probably a HEVC Main10 encode too. Beyond that, we have the 4K stream at 9.6 Mbps. There is also a higher bit-rate version (6.96 Mbps) with similar characteristics. On devices with HEVC support, it appears that this is replaced by a 5.16 Mbps HEVC Main10 stream at the same resolution.
Netflix 4k android 1080p#
Regular readers of our HTPC reviews might remember that the Windows 8.1 Netflix app tops out with a 5.8 Mbps 1080p H.264 stream. In the adaptive streaming process, we came across a host of different encodes. As expected, the SHIELD had no trouble in getting to the 4K encode. Netflix has a special test stream that shows the characteristics of the currently playing stream. We tested out Netflix 4K on a Samsung HU6950 without an AV receiver inbetween. If the SHIELD is connected to a HDMI 2.0 4Kp60 sink supporting HDCP 2.2 and the Netflix account is on a supported plan, the Netflix app's UI presents a row of Ultra HD 4K streams in addition to the generic categories. The UltraHD-capable Netflix streaming plan is the highest-end one, coming in at $11.99 per month before taxes. Thus, the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV has turned out to be the first set-top box to meet Netflix's criteria for 4K certification. They are also extending this lead to the SoC space with the Tegra X1.
Netflix 4k android Pc#
NVIDIA was the first in the PC space to bring HDMI 2.0 together with HDCP 2.2 support as well as a hardware decoder for HEVC in the GTX 960.
