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Old 02-05-2025, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jrref View Post
The problem is with the cameras they use. The 4K high resolution camera are incredibly expensive and with technology today, they are not going to broadcast or stream in that resolution so you will see very little content at native 4K. Also, the facility, like the superbowl stadium probably has all 1080P camera and the associated infrastructure.
So, native 4K is the latest technology, but it is too expensive to use. Sad. One question I do have is, if you have an 8K TV, is the upscaled 8K picture better than the upscaled 4K picture?