“A huge aggravation with the Apple TV 4K is about to be history,” my coworker Chris Welch composed, when we found out that Apples premiere set-top box would finally be able play 4K YouTube videos at their native resolution rather of being stuck at 1080p. Nowadays, even a $40 dongle can do much better than that.
Though Apples newest software updates did bring YouTube 4K to the Apple Television 4K, the disappointments arent always over. It ends up youre restricted to enjoying 4K at 30fps, rather of a smooth 60 frames per 2nd, and without the depth of color and contrast that High Dynamic Range (HDR) provides. Thats what 9to5Mac observed the other day, and weve confirmed with Google that– in the meantime– Apple TV only supports 4K at 30fps with SDR content.
ipads and iphones dont always have this restriction
Maybe Apple is conserving that for a future design? It has actually been over three years considering that the business last upgraded the Apple TV, and theres at least one rumor walking around that brand-new models are on the method.
On the plus side, the latest ipads and iphones do support 4K 60fps HDR material if youve got iOS 14 set up. Simply find a supported video (this is one of my go-tos), struck the three-dot settings icon at the upper-right hand corner, and alter “Quality” to 2160p.
Its simply a shame that the best-of-the-best still isnt available on a huge 4K television screen, where you d more quickly notice the distinction. On my iPhone 11 Pro, I cant always tell.
