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The Super Bowl will be streamed and broadcast in 4K for the first time, providing you have the right hardware.
- This year's Super Bowl will be streamed and broadcasted in 4K for the first time, and it'll also be available in HDR on certain media streaming devices.
- Only certain streaming devices from Roku and Amazon will support 4K and HDR. The Apple TV 4K will only support the game in 4K.
- To watch the game at the best quality that's possibly available, you'll need a TV with the right features, the right media streamer, the Fox Sports app, and an internet connection that's fast enough to stream 4K video.
- Some cable TV providers will also have the game available in 4K, providing you have the right package and set-tob cable box.
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For the first time, you'll be able to watch the Super Bowl in 4K resolution and high dynamic range (HDR).
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Now, I should nitpick that this year's Super Bowl won't be streamed or broadcasted in true 4K. The game is being produced by Fox Sports in the more standard 1080p resolution, and Fox Sports is "upscaling" the video and delivering it to you in 4K resolution. Upscaling is an artificial enhancement to convert lower resolution video to higher resolution. It's typically pretty good, but it's not always as good as true 4K. Still, the game will look great regardless.
Fox Sports executives said during an industry summit that true 4K resolution in sports can create blurry scenes during fast-paced action shots, at least when TV standards display a certain number of frames per second (60, in this case).
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