4K televisions and monitors have made their way to the point that it is normal for us to have at least one at home. These devices allow us to enjoy an image quality that is much higher than that offered by HD or SD, but unfortunately not all the content that we can find is offered at this resolution. If this is your case, we will tell you all the places you can go if you want to see content of all kinds in 4K.
We have more and more options to watch movies and series in 4K, but for the vast majority of them you have to pay , either a subscription or a fee. There are of course also some free options on this list, as well as others from carriers and even video games.
Streaming platforms
The place we usually go to see 4K content most frequently is streaming platforms, and it is for a fundamental reason: it is where we are going to find the largest amount of content of this type.
Netflix
The first of these platforms and that we could consider as a pioneer is Netflix. This platform allows us to watch a large selection of movies and series in 4K , both from our own production and from third parties.
The only “but” is that for this we have to compulsorily get the most expensive plan of all those it has , since it is the only one that has UHD broadcasts available. It has a cost of 17.99 euros, but you can share the account with 3 more people.
HBO max
Another great platform for watching things in 4K is HBO Max. This has the great advantage that it brings some very recent films almost to the premiere, such as The Batman , and it does so without the viewer having to pay a supplement.
Subscribing to HBO Max costs 8.99 euros per month (or 69.99 euros per year, with which we save 35%), and you can see content on three different devices simultaneously with the same account.
Disney Plus
Disney Plus also has quite a bit of 4K content. Do not think that this is only content for children, since on this platform we will be able to find everything you can think of about Marvel or Star Wars, for example. To this we must add that series of all kinds are coming thanks to Star.
Disney Plus has a monthly cost identical to that of HBO Max, although in this case the alternative model offers us a year for 89.90 euros, which is 20 euros more than HBO Max. Like the previous ones, you can also share an account without any problem .
Amazon First Video
The giant Amazon of course could not be far from this list, and its Amazon Prime Video is one of the best options to watch 4K content that we have today. In it we will also be able to see a lot of original content, such as the great series The Boys .
If we talk about subscriptions, Amazon may be the most attractive. For 3.99 euros per month or 36 euros per year we will have access to all its content, in addition to the advantages of having Amazon Prime to make purchases in the store or those associated with Prime Gaming, to mention a couple.
ApplePlus+
This is perhaps one of the least popular in our country, but lately it is doing great with its exclusive content. Apple Plus + has been active for a short time, but with series like Separation it is making a significant hole in our homes.
For price it is also one of the ones that offers a more attractive subscription. It costs only 4.99 euros per month, although you can try the service for 7 days for free . If you get an Apple device you have 90 days to request 3 months free, quite an offer.
Youtube
What to say about YouTube that we don’t already know. Today this platform is still one of the best Internet sites to “get lost”, and it has thousands of videos of all kinds, many of which can be seen in 4K .
There are channels in fact that are especially dedicated to showing all kinds of content in 4K, from exploding wine glasses to landscapes of paradisiacal islands, including animals in their natural habitat.
DTT
Oddly enough, it is possible to see some DTT in 4K. This is quite surprising considering that there are still several channels broadcasting in SD (they only have 6 months left to make the jump to HD), but we still have that possibility, as long as we live in one of the places where signal arrives.
The only channel that is broadcast in this resolution in Spain is TVE 4K, and as we said, it is only broadcast in the following cities: Madrid, San Fernando de Henares, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Santiago de Compostela and Valencia. To do this, it is necessary to have installed the module that allows receiving the frequency, otherwise we will not be able to see it even when we are in these cities.
Operators Television
The other large group that we are going to find on this list is made up of some of the main operators in our country . These have been betting very strongly for some time on improving the television services that are available to their clients, and that has allowed them to have various contents available in 4K.
Movistar Plus+
Movistar Plus + is the television of the blue operator, and in it we are going to find content in 4K more than enough. We are not only talking about cinema, but also series and documentaries of great quality .
Another of the great advantages of this service is that it also has channels where this content is broadcast . If you have a UHD disc at home you will be able to watch the best football in 4K, as well as Formula 1.
Orange TV
Orange is another of the large operators in our country to have its own television service, and of course it has a lot of content available in 4K. This content adds up to a lot if we add the Rakuten video store , although the price is separate.
Orange TV also has 8 linear channels in 4K , which are the following:
- Orange Series (in some, but not all, the contents)
- Odyssey.
- Kitchen Channel.
- FashionTV UHD.
- Festival 4K.
- All Flamenco 4K.
- Movistar LaLiga UHD. (In 4K quality the matches of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona).
- Movistar Champions League UHD.
VodafoneTV
Vodafone didn’t plan to be left behind, and they also offer a lot of content in 4K. For this, it is necessary that we have or that we first get the decoder that they call Vodafone TV 4K Pro .
Vodafone also has some linear channels that broadcast all their content in 4K , and they are ideal for all kinds of tastes. The channels are Odisea, Slow Channel, Decasa and Canal Cocina.
blu ray
This option of viewing content in 4K may not be for everyone, since for this it is necessary that we get hold of a Blu-ray and that we have a device to be able to play it . Of course, if we opt for this we will be able to assemble our own collection.
Another option we have for this is to rent Blu-ray . The rise of streaming platforms has meant that most of the traditional neighborhood video stores have closed, but some are still available in cities throughout the Spanish territory.
digital stores
A little along the lines of the above, we have digital stores. These allow us both to get hold of a movie forever and to rent it to be able to watch it for a certain period of time. We tell you which are the most important.
Microsoft Store
By typing Microsoft Store in the search bar of your Windows you will be able to access the Microsoft store, and although it is true that we usually use it almost always to download applications, it is also used to view content in 4K .
If we click on the tab on the left where it indicates Movies and TV we can access its entire catalog. We will have the option of both renting and buying, although obviously the most expensive option will be if we opt for 4K .
Google Play Store
As with the Microsoft store, the Google store also gives us access to the exact same thing. Simply access it and click on the upper part of the window where it indicates Movies, or use the search engine if we know what we want to see.
In the event that we choose to rent, as the page informs us, we will have exactly 30 days to see the content or 48 hours from the moment we give it to play the first time, so be careful if you rent it and do not you plan to see her right away.
IPTV lists
To use 4K content with IPTV lists, we must bear in mind that we will have to get a device that is compatible , and that of course has an HDMI to connect to our television.
4K by Satellite
Watching 4K content via satellite may not be for everyone, but it is certainly an option just as valid as the others. Thanks to a good antenna we can have access to many channels to see even free channels in 4K .
Not only will we need an antenna for this, but we will also need a good Universal LNB that is compatible with this resolution and a modern decoder that also supports it.
Next generation consoles
Everything that we have brought you on this list is to watch movies, series and other multimedia content in 4K, but we cannot forget about the consoles. Both the consoles of the past generation (Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro) and the new ones are capable of displaying video games in 4K .
The latest console that Microsoft has launched on the market, Xbox Series X, is in fact capable of using backward compatibility to put old games in 4K and give it a second life. If your television is modern and has HDMI 2.1 you can also enjoy more than 100 Hz.
