As 4K technology slowly starts entering the mainstream content providers are moving to make access to content in Ultra High Definition more easy. Online video streaming sites like Netflix and Amazon have already started streaming content in 4K. Now a major pay-TV provider, Comcast, is getting in the game as well.
Today the launch of Comcast’s Xfinity in UHD app took place. It is an on-demand programming application, and there’s just one thing wrong with it, the app is only available for 2014 Samsung UHD TVs. So if you own a 4K television but its from a manufacturer other than Samsung, even if the model is from 2014, you’re out of luck.
This app will be available from today from the SMART Hub. Customers have to login with their Xfinity credentials and they can start streaming content in 4K right away. This happens over the internet. Support content includes the current season of NBC’s Chicago Fire and USA’s Suits and Covert Affairs. Parks and Recreation from NBC will be available starting February 2015.
Viewing experiences can be customized from within the app. It gives the ability to set parental controls, manage audio preferences and enable closed captioning.
Comcast hasn’t said if and when this application will be released for 4K TVs from other manufacturers, at least it hasn’t said the app won’t be released for them.
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