1080P update

[Anonymous User]

I have seen a few posts wanting to know when the Now TV output will be upgraded from 720P to 1080P, so I contacted Now TV support today to get an update.

They confirmed that this is definitely being 'worked on' but they could not confirm when or if it will be available. They also could not confirm that it will arrive in 2019.

It sounds like it is not a quick & easy thing to do, otherwise we would have it already. 

My personal view is that we will get it eventually as there will be a strong commercial reason for it, because competitors are commonly providing 1080P or even 4K output now.

Hope that helps some of you. 

[UKTVPlayapp]

I’ve got a feeling 1080p upgrade will happen just before the 2019/2020 football season starts and BT Sports channels will appear also. I think it will launch either July or August time.

[Anonymous User]

@UKTVPlayapp 

Apparently call centre staff have been telling folk it's been delayed to October at the earliest. Don't know how much store I'd put in that though.

[Anonymous User]

Good news if it’s true but my guess is the testing will go on until Q4 of 2019, and then they will do a limited launch of 1080p on the NowTV 4K boxes with an increased monthly subscription charge and a one-off activation fee for upgrading to 1080p, and after another 6 months or so there’s a chance they might roll it out to other devices/ platforms with Apple TV presumably being the last given the app on there has not been updated for 4 or 5 years now.

[Anonymous User]

Doesnt matter what box or app you use, all the same rubbish 720 and poor frame rate.

[Anonymous User]

Hmmm, interesting. I just watched Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom and it looked like the usual 720P to me. And I had such high hopes... 🤔 

[Anonymous User]

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@Anonymous User wrote:

Hmmm, interesting. I just watched Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom and it looked like the usual 720P to me. And I had such high hopes... 🤔 

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Hi, I have Fallen Kingdom on as I text and it looks amazing, defo 1080p!! Sharp, detailed, lovely deep colours 😊 ( watching through NowTv latest box)

[Anonymous User]

So is this telling us that 1080P can be achieved but only through the NowTV hardware? Seems possible. 

I watch via the PS4 app and it is definitely still in 720P (watched Curvature movie last night). Therefore it would have to be the case that the 3rd party apps (like smart tv and PS4) will need software updates to achieve the same output. Makes sense. 

Fingers crossed for that and let's see. 

[gavs82008]

Not at all, I don’t have. Now TV stick or box and the movies was definitely 1080p or near as damnit.

my guess is that it’s just a rollout they could be doing. 

Either way it is another small step in the right direction 

[Anonymous User]

I hope you are right there. I would be interested if you perceive 1080P on every single movie, including some of the older back catalogue. 

When I watched Leave No Trace it looked like 1080P, but the two movies I watched after that were certainly 720P.

Would be good to gather some more evidence of what is going on...

[Anonymous User]

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@Anonymous User wrote:

I hope you are right there. I would be interested if you perceive 1080P on every single movie, including some of the older back catalogue. 

When I watched Leave No Trace it looked like 1080P, but the two movies I watched after that were certainly 720P.

Would be good to gather some more evidence of what is going on...

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Funny you should mention 1080p being on all movies as I thought the same, a lot of the older ones were in 1080p and up to now I haven't come across any that looks 720p, so fingers crossed, also the LIVE movie channels are also in 1080p which is good as I was a bit sceptical they'd only be restricted to catalogue titles.

[Anonymous User]

I watched Ocean's Eight last night, via the PS4 app and it was in 720P. Definitely.

[Anonymous User]

Where are people getting this 1080p from, nothing has changed, its running at 720p as normal and the bit rate is 4865, you can see the bitrate on the samsung Tv's, I have tested on now tv box and 2 Tv's, nothing has changed. I actually have sky movies via sat which ends in a few weeks, nowhere near as good as that.

[gavs82008]

For me I had noticed an improvement on the usual pciture quality from the movies on my Samsung TV app. Would say it was wishful thinking that it was bumped up to 1080p. 

Either way its still better than Standard Definition.

The usual from Now TV/Sky, no updates on when 1080p is officially getting released. 

[Anonymous User]

I watched GOT 2 nights ago on my samsubg TV, looked decent, bit rate was exactly the same as I did check that, I'll need to try a movie tonight. I tried sky sports news and it was the usual awful, really not fit for purpose.

[Anonymous User]

Is it possible that the Samsung TV is somehow upscaling the image, using its own Samsung software? Does it say anything about that in the manual? 

My new Sony 4k HDR TV does not - PS4 Now TV app outputs at 720P and 4865 stream quality. 

[Anonymous User]

Hi there, its still running at same resolution and same bit rate on samsung.

[Anonymous User]

Well, I just watched the movie 'Blue Iguana' and the picture looked almost 1080P to me. Most confusing... 🤔 

[Anonymous User]

Not even sure why in 2019 that Sky would say there would be any kind of issue broadcasting NowTv in 1080p.The competition have been doing it for some time and as Sky have always been leaders in the field of broadcasting in the UK it is simply laziness on there part.Netflix And Amazon only recommend 5mbps internet speed for 1080p and as most internet subscribers even BT will be getting an average speed of 6 to 9 mbps again laziness springs to mind.

cheers

[gavs82008]

I don’t have any Now Tv devices as I watch Now TV through my Samsung TV app.

The 1080p appears to be only on the Movies, perhaps when they did the price increase. I’m fine with that if they apply it to the Entertainment pass too. 

Still doesn’t take away that they need to add 5.1 surround sound and streaming more than 2 devices at once would be handy.

Plus don’t get me started on how poor the Sports passes are, far too much missing to justify even getting a day pass never mind a month pass!

[gavs82008]

That being said I was watching Now TV through the Samsung app on the TV and not through a Now Tv device.

Doubt that would make any difference though.

[Anonymous User]

@gavs82008

Unless the Samsung is upscaling the image with its in-built software, maybe?

Forgot to say that Aliens SE is one of my all time favourites - those Sentry Units are awesome. Never understood why those scenes were cut from the 'standard' release.