Jump to content

after I buy a 4k monitor how do I Watch 4k movies?

zindan
By zindan
in Home Theater Equipment
 Share
Posted

So, I am going to buy a 4k monitor. IPS screen 4ms. How do I watch 4k movies? Do I just watch them as I usually would and it will be 4k? On HBO nordic for instance?  

someone mentioned 4k blu ray? What is that is it ordinary blu ray just with 4k resolution? Can I buy this and connect it to my pc then just insert regular blu ray movies and it will be amazing? 
https://www.netonnet.se/art/datorkomponenter/cd-dvd-bluray/asus-bw-16d1htblkg/194017.8959/

THANKS

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

If the movie supports 4k then it should just automatically use it. That being said, i'm referring to online movies. If you want to watch discs then go ahead and get the disc player.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I think Netflix has 4K

and YouTube has some 4K content

 

There's also 4K Bluray which is Blu Ray but in 4K

 

I think some other streaming services have 4K.

PSU Nerd | PC Parts Flipper | Cable Management Guru

Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't know about HBO.

But in general, nothing changes. If you have 1080p movie/video, it will play 1080p stretched to the whole screen (with some scaling that the video player does), the same way as you play lower resolution videos from a 1080p screen. 4K movies will play 4K videos if they 4K.

So if you insert a 4K movie Blu-ray disk (assuming you have the player), or play YouTube video in 4K (assuming the video is available), it will play in 4K. In the case of YouTube, you click on the gear icon, and pick the video resolution. It will remember your setting and pick the best available quality.

 

Please note that 4K streaming videos over the internet requires more bandwidth, so if you don't have a fast enough internet connection, then you will see a lot of buffering.

 

Some streaming movie/shows services ("Netflix-like" services), MAY require to pay premium plans to get 4K footage (all depending on the service provider, and your region)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
2 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

I don't know about HBO.

But in general, nothing changes. If you have 1080p movie/video, it will play 1080p stretched to the whole screen (with some scaling that the video player does), the same way as you play lower resolution videos from a 1080p screen. 4K movies will play 4K videos if they 4K.

So if you insert a 4K movie Blu-ray disk (assuming you have the player), or play YouTube video in 4K (assuming the video is available), it will play in 4K. In the case of YouTube, you click on the gear icon, and pick the video resolution. It will remember your setting and pick the best available quality.

 

Please note that 4K streaming videos over the internet requires more bandwidth, so if you don't have a fast enough internet connection, then you will see a lot of buffering.

250mb/s download and 12mb/s upload? That enough? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You also need Kaby Lake and Windows 10 to view any 4K content on Netflix and stuff.

 

For UHD Blu-Rays, you need a UHD Blu-Ray player. It must specifically say UHD Blu-Ray. Normal Blu-Ray players can't play UHD Blu-Rays. And so far there's only one I'm aware of that exists for PCs and it costs $200+ or so.

I have a blog! And a list of guides I've posted

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

if you have intel or nvidia then u just go to control panel and set your monitor to 4k then videos will play in 4k if they are in that resolution. movies that are atleast 5 years or older wont be in 4k

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

You also need Kaby Lake and Windows 10 to view any 4K content on Netflix and stuff.

 

For UHD Blu-Rays, you need a UHD Blu-Ray player. It must specifically say UHD Blu-Ray. Normal Blu-Ray players can't play UHD Blu-Rays. And so far there's only one I'm aware of that exists for PCs and it costs $200+ or so.

 

Just now, overturnedv1 said:

if you have intel or nvidia then u just go to control panel and set your monitor to 4k then videos will play in 4k if they are in that resolution. movies that are atleast 5 years or older wont be in 4k

My specs are: 
 

System

  • CPU
    i7 7700k
  • Motherboard
    Aorus by Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5
  • RAM
    LPX 2x8GB DDR4 Black 3000MHz
  • GPU
    ASUS GeForce GTX1080Ti STRIX OC
  • Case
    Cooler Master Storm Stryker - White
  • Storage
    Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB
  • PSU
    EVGA PowerSupply (PSU) SuperNOVA G2 850W
  • Display(s)
    AOC G2460VQ6 + AOC E2470SWDA
  • Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
  • Keyboard
    Mission SG GGK 3.1
  • Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder Elite
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 pro

    Is that enough?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, zindan said:

250mb/s download and 12mb/s upload? That enough? 

Yes. You need ~30mb/s for smooth 4K videos.. of course it depends on the codec, compression, and number of people in your home playing 4K videos and current demand.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

haha. just set it to run at 4k in nvidia control panel. if it doesnt come up then make a custom resolution

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 hours ago, zindan said:

 

 

2 hours ago, M.Yurizaki said:

You also need Kaby Lake and Windows 10 to view any 4K content on Netflix and stuff.

 

For UHD Blu-Rays, you need a UHD Blu-Ray player. It must specifically say UHD Blu-Ray. Normal Blu-Ray players can't play UHD Blu-Rays. And so far there's only one I'm aware of that exists for PCs and it costs $200+ or so.

you dont need kabylake for 4k

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
1 minute ago, overturnedv1 said:

haha. just set it to run at 4k in nvidia control panel. if it doesnt come up then make a custom resolution

I don't have a 4k monitor :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

You need it to view 4K content from streaming websites because of DRM shenanigans.

I have kaby lake right? You are talking about a CPU right? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

whatever the case is if you get a 4k monitor then just set your resolution to 4k, and if you cant make a custom resolution. change the settings when you watch movies, and if it cant do 4k then the movie simply isnt that resolution. someone said that kabylake and windows 10 is a must for 4k, i don't really know what he is talking about, that isnt true.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
1 minute ago, overturnedv1 said:

whatever the case is if you get a 4k monitor then just set your resolution to 4k, and if you cant make a custom resolution. change the settings when you watch movies, and if it cant do 4k then the movie simply isnt that resolution. someone said that kabylake and windows 10 is a must for 4k, i don't really know what he is talking about, that isnt true.

 

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Yes. And yes.

So M.Yurizaki is lying ? Right? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

i have an external 4k monitor with my laptop and it isn't kabylake or windows 10... i can run netflix videos at 4k. doesn't mean it's smooth because my laptop only has a gtx 1060, but that doesn't mean it doesnt work

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, overturnedv1 said:

someone said that kabylake and windows 10 is a must for 4k, i don't really know what he is talking about, that isnt true.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/11/netflix-4k-streaming-pc-kaby-lake-cpu-windows-10-edge-browser/

 

You need Kaby Lake if you want to view 4K content on Netflix and likely Hulu, Amazon, and other subscription based streaming sites.

I have a blog! And a list of guides I've posted

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, overturnedv1 said:

i have an external 4k monitor with my laptop and it isn't kabylake or windows 10... i can run netflix videos at 4k. doesn't mean it's smooth because my laptop only has a gtx 1060, but that doesn't mean it doesnt work

Oh right, I forgot NVIDIA added the DRM to their latest drivers on Pascal.

I have a blog! And a list of guides I've posted

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

Oh right, I forgot NVIDIA added the DRM to their latest drivers on Pascal.

So you were wrong? and that dude was right to accusing you of lying. Damn stormcloak. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Correct you don't need Kaby Lake or Windows 10 for 4K.

You only need Windows 10 with Kaby Lake OR GeForce 10-series graphics card (or newer) specifically for Netflix DRM. You also need to use Edge web browser, if I am not mistaken. Might also work with the Netflix Windows 10 app, which you can get for free from the Windows Store, under Windows 10.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, zindan said:

So you were wrong? and that dude was right to accusing you of lies. Damn stormcloak. 

 

10 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

You also need Kaby Lake and Windows 10 to view any 4K content on Netflix and stuff.

 

Reading is hard I guess.

 

But I forgot NVIDIA added PlayReady two months ago: https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/nvidias-latest-driver-unlocks-4k-netflix-series-for-gtx-10-series/

I have a blog! And a list of guides I've posted

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

note that a lot of hit movies that aren't exactly "new" arent even in 4k, so you might be wasting your money on a 4k monitor.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Home Theater Equipment

×