AT&T/DirecTV Offering 25 MLB Games in 4K Fresh off its broadcast of The Masters golf tournament in 4K, DirecTV says it's now planning to offer Major League Baseball in 4K for the first time in the United States. Starting this Friday with the MLB Network Showcase game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, AT&T says that DirecTV will be showing 25 MLB broadcasts in 4K throughout this year's baseball season. The announcement comes on the heels of DirecTV launching three new channels for users than have upgraded to a 4K, UHD television.

DirecTV's push comes as most cable operators still struggle to offer traditional HD. Streaming video providers like Netflix and Amazon have lead the charge toward 4K, seeing it as one way to differentiate themselves from traditional cable. In turn, DirecTV hopes its embrace of 4K helps keep users from cutting the cord. As noted previously, joining DirecTV's 4K revolution won't be cheap. To actually view the content, users first need to sign up for DirecTV's HR54 HD DVR, which requires a two-year contract. From there, users need to also connect it to a 4K Genie Mini, incurring a $50 charge if they have an installer visit. Users also have to subscriber to one of DirecTV's two most expensive tiers to actually watch 4K content. Either DirecTV's Ultimate package (starting at $92 a month) or the company's Premier option (which starts at $145 a month). Users also have to subscriber to one of DirecTV's two most expensive tiers to actually watch 4K content. Either DirecTV's Ultimate package (starting at $92 a month) or the company's Premier option (which starts at $145 a month).







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@charter.com -7 recommendations howsthis9999 Anon Yawn 4K is the new 3D. Do I really need to see some player grab his crotch in 4K? Shakrai

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United State 12 recommendations Shakrai Member Re: Yawn This site goes full on fanboy for gigabit residential connections, which have no real application as yet, but rolls its collective eyes at 4K, another bleeding edge product. I really can't understand the group consensus around here.....

ptrowski

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Woodstock, CT 2 recommendations ptrowski Premium Member Re: Yawn That gigabit connection can be used for far more 4K content than a few MLB games. 4K is great, the issue being the content is nominal at best and it stinks that the next standard is almost right behind 4k. smk11

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A whiny vocal minority does not represent the general population.



If there was ever something that didn't need 4K, it's baseball.

C0deZer0

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Tempe, AZ 3 recommendations C0deZer0 to howsthis9999

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Sorry that you have a potato to play games on.



4K is real. And it is glorious. Far more worth it than 3D or VR to me, anyway.

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Lees Summit, MO 2 recommendations powerspec88 Premium Member Re: Yawn said by C0deZer0: 4K is real. And it is glorious. Far more worth it than 3D or VR to me, anyway. I just upgraded my old 1080p set from 2009 to a new 4k TV, 100% well worth the upgrade. I also use my TV as my computer screen so having 4k desktop for work and gaming is glorious! etaadmin

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united state 2 recommendations etaadmin to howsthis9999

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4K is the new standard and as I replace my very old screen burnt 720p and 1080p sets I will replace them with 4K sets. This is the nature of the consumer electronics business... better sound, picture quality, more features etc.



I don't need so see some player grab his crouch but I'd really appreciate some babe take off her clothes in glorious 4K. smk11

join:2014-11-12 -1 recommendation smk11 Member Re: Yawn said by etaadmin: I replace my very old screen burnt 720p and 1080p sets I will replace them with 4K sets So will everyone else including people who think 4K is worthless right now. That adoption rate is glacial and ensures that most consumers will skip it for 8K. gia

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Mcallen, TX gia Member Re: Yawn Most of the consumer electronic stores I've visited are selling more 4K than 1080p sets. Prices for the 1080ps are dropping like a rock and the inventory is being replaced by 4Ks.



I just bought a samsung 4K set and the picture is amazing with 4K netflix. smk11

join:2014-11-12 smk11 Member Re: Yawn There's nothing amazing about 15.6Mbps 4K. Upscaled 1080p probably looks just as good.

C0deZer0

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Tempe, AZ C0deZer0 Premium Member Re: Yawn Well, let's see. At present, OBS needs about 9mbps upload for me to output 1080/60fps for broadcasting.



At 4x the pixels, it should be around 36mbps to get the same speed in 4K, or 18 for 30fps footage, if my fuzzy math is correct. smk11

join:2014-11-12 smk11 Member Re: Yawn I take it that 9Mbps is h.264; h.265 cuts that in half.



That still doesn't count as amazing. Bluray 4K h.265 at 100Mbps is amazing. 15.6Mbps 4K h.265 is insulting in comparison. If people can't tell the difference easily, 4K has zero shot at mass adoption. People may be forced to buy 4K TV sets as their old 1080p ones break, but they won't be specifically looking for 4k content. Jim_in_VA (banned)

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says Mr. Luddite

aztecnology

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Murrieta, CA aztecnology Premium Member #twcSUCKS I bet those assholes at TWC are going to blackout the the first game for the LA market...

kdwycha

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Ruskin, FL 1 edit 1 recommendation kdwycha Member 50.00 Fee Inaccurate



Dunno why every article mentions this "50.00" fee



Very few don't have the Protection Plan and would incur a fee.



Also sure a 24 month agreement is required however under AT&T it has been cut from upto 480 to upto 240 which is a positive change for upgrade, still 480 for new customers according to the website. If someone has the 7.99 DIRECTV Protection Plan the article fails to say the 49.00 installation fee is waived as you get free installs with Protection Plan.Dunno why every article mentions this "50.00" feeVery few don't have the Protection Plan and would incur a fee.Also sure a 24 month agreement is required however under AT&T it has been cut from upto 480 to upto 240 which is a positive change for upgrade, still 480 for new customers according to the website. NefCanuck

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Mississauga, ON NefCanuck Member Old news in Canada Rogers has committed to broadcasting all Blue Jays home games in 2016 in 4K, so AT&T seems a bit late to the party (not to mention underwhelming at a mere 25 games)



But I suppose its a start. actually I wonder if they would try to buy the 4K signal from Rogers if the Jays were facing a big market US team like the *cough* Yankees.



NefCanuck

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Ruskin, FL kdwycha Member Re: Old news in Canada said by NefCanuck: Rogers has committed to broadcasting all Blue Jays home games in 2016 in 4K, so AT&T seems a bit late to the party (not to mention underwhelming at a mere 25 games)



But I suppose its a start. actually I wonder if they would try to buy the 4K signal from Rogers if the Jays were facing a big market US team like the *cough* Yankees.



NefCanuck Americans would likely complain about the Canadian television commercials for Moose Pie and deep fried Seal Flippers. k9iua6

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Dubuque, IA 1 recommendation k9iua6 Member Are these being shot in 4K or just upscaled? Is AT&T actually bringing in 4K-capable cameras to replace all the cameras in the ball park, and therefore is really 4K coverage, or are they just upscaling some lesser-resolution pictures from "normal" cameras? BiggA

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BiggA Premium Member Re: Are these being shot in 4K or just upscaled? Some stuff already is shot in 2160p and downscaled. It allows for full-resolution 1080i or 720p digital zooming. Also, it may be a couple of main cameras in 2160p and secondary ones in 1080p, or full 2160p all around. But I'd bet it's not just upscaled. stridr69

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San Luis Obispo, CA stridr69 Member HDR I won't touch a 4K set until the competing HDR standards(HDR10 or Dolby Vision) are BOTH available on one set. Otherwise a waste of $$. Also how compressed IS that 4K stream from the "bird" to your crib. Yeah, thought so.... bidger

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Elmira, NY bidger Member Re: HDR Both formats are available on LG's Super UHD. Jim_in_VA (banned)

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Cobbs Creek, VA Jim_in_VA (banned) Member Re: HDR as well as Vizio 2016 P series your comment..

