Which sport, films and documentaries come in 4K, which televisions and boxes can show them, and the TV settings that make a bright Ultra HD picture comfortable in a dark room at 05:00.
The last of a run of night shifts is over, it is 05:00, and you are home and wide awake with a day off ahead and a house that is still asleep. For a film in 4K it is a good hour: nothing else wants the television, and nobody minds if the credits roll at 07:30. This page covers what a Televixy subscription offers in 4K, which hardware can decode it, and how to set the TV up so a vivid Ultra HD picture suits a dark room.
4K, also called Ultra HD, is a picture 3840 pixels wide and 2160 tall: four times as many pixels as a 1080p, or FHD, picture. On a big screen that shows as finer detail in grass, faces and on-screen text. In the line-up, 4K is a copy rather than a separate service. Where a channel or a title is offered in 4K, its FHD and HD copies sit right beside it, and you choose which one to open.
| Part of the setup | Enough for 4K | More comfortable |
|---|---|---|
| Television | A 4K panel with an HDMI 2.0 input | A 4K panel with HDR |
| App on the device | IPTV Smarters Pro or a similar player | TiviMate set to hardware decoding |
| Streaming device | Any box, stick or TV app that outputs 4K | Apple TV 4K, Formuler Z11 Pro Max, Fire TV Stick 4K Max or Nvidia Shield |
| Connection | About 25 Mbps, held steady | Around 50 Mbps, over a cable |
| Televixy plan | Any of them: the 4K copies come with every plan | |
Most Sony, LG and Samsung 4K sets from 2019 or later decode 4K on their own; whether your model runs a suitable player app is covered in the setup guides. The Fire TV Stick 4K Select decodes 4K too, but it runs Vega OS and cannot sideload, so the Downloader steps apply only to Fire OS models such as the 4K Max. Fire TV Sticks that are not 4K models, and many budget Android boxes, stop at 1080p whatever the stream carries; on those, open the FHD copy.
Ultra HD, and HDR above all, is made to look its best with plenty of light coming off the screen. In an unlit room before sunrise that can be a lot. None of the following involves us: they are settings on the television or the sound system, and the names differ from brand to brand.
$ 15 25 35 49 for 1 month
one month, nothing renews one month, nothing renews one month, nothing renews one month, nothing renews
$ 29 49 65 99 for 3 months
$9.67 for each month it covers $16.33 for each month it covers $21.67 for each month it covers $33.00 for each month it covers
$ 45 75 99 149 for 6 months
$7.50 for each month it covers $12.50 for each month it covers $16.50 for each month it covers $24.83 for each month it covers
$ 69 119 159 239 for 1 year
$5.75 for each month it covers $9.92 for each month it covers $13.25 for each month it covers $19.92 for each month it covers
The tabs count streams playing at the same moment, not installs: the app can sit on the bedroom TV, a phone and a laptop, and the tab decides how many of them stream together. Length and price are the only differences between the four cards, so the 25,000+ channels and 120,000+ films and series come with each. When a term ends, nothing is charged and the line simply stops until you buy another; you also have 7 days to ask for a refund. All figures in USD.
The 4K copy earns its place on a large television seen from across the room, roughly 55 inches and up, for sport and films. On a phone in bed, a tablet propped on the kitchen counter at 06:00 or a small set in a bedroom, the FHD or HD copy looks no different at that size and asks less of the connection. Since the copies are listed side by side, the choice is made per channel, each time you watch. For the decoder settings that help 4K play smoothly on a Fire TV device, see the Firestick guide.
Every 4K copy is open during the 24-hour free trial, so your own screen can show you the difference before you pay.
A copy of that channel at a resolution of 3840 × 2160, which packs in four times the pixels of FHD (1080p). Channels that offer it list their 4K, FHD and HD copies next to each other, and you open whichever suits the screen in front of you.
The Formuler Z11 Pro Max, Nvidia Shield, Apple TV 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max are all 4K-capable, and so are most Sony, LG and Samsung 4K sets from 2019 or later. A Fire TV Stick that is not a 4K model, and many budget Android boxes, top out at 1080p.
No. It decodes 4K, but it runs Vega OS, which does not allow sideloading, so the Downloader route in our Firestick guide applies only to Fire OS models such as the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. If you are buying a stick with 4K in mind, that is the difference to check.
Switch the TV to a Movie, Cinema or Filmmaker picture mode, lower the backlight, and turn on the ambient light sensor if the set has one. A night mode or auto volume in the sound settings evens out the loud scenes, and many televisions have a sleep timer for the film you might not finish.
No. Every plan, from one month to one year and from one connection to five, includes the 4K copies along with FHD and HD.
No. The highest-resolution copies we carry are 4K.
