Would 4K video on Netflix work on iMac 5K

[ansabakhan]

When you have a smart 4K TV, Netflix know you are using a 4K display and play 4K content at UHD resolution. Would that happen with 5K iMac too?

 

[orestes1984]

It really doesn't matter the screen is not big enough to notice it from any real sitting distance. You can see barely more than 2K on a 32" TV screen from a normal viewing distance in a living room.

 

[lewisd25]

It really doesn't matter the screen is not big enough to notice it from any real sitting distance.

I don't think the OP plans to sit far away from it. If I'm sitting at my desk there would be a definite difference.

In reply to the OP, I think the web browser and Netflix's website would have to support it.

 

[AxoNeuron]

It really doesn't matter the screen is not big enough to notice it from any real sitting distance. You can see barely more than 2K on a 32" TV screen from a normal viewing distance in a living room.

It makes a huge difference for me. The difference between 1080p and 4k to me is like the difference between night and day.

 

[Sonmi451]

4K is also higher bitrate, so you will notice a difference even on a 27" screen if you sit 3-4 feet away or so. I'm pretty sure Netflix won't enable it though, so you're most likely out of luck.

 

[Akash.B]

Pretty sure browser based Netflix doesn't have 4K streaming. I got a Samsung 4K panel and was disappointed to learn that. At the moment, Netflix will only stream to a select number of TVs and set top boxes in 4K

 

[bwsteg]

Pretty sure browser based Netflix doesn't have 4K streaming. I got a Samsung 4K panel and was disappointed to learn that. At the moment, Netflix will only stream to a select number of TVs and set top boxes in 4K

Correct. I have built in Netflix app with 4k content on my brand new Sony XBR 4K tv. I must say that the difference between 1080 and 4k on my 65" tv is dramatic but I don't believe there would be any noticeable difference on such a small panel like a 27".

 

[Dcgod]

http://techblog.netflix.com/2014/06/html5-video-in-safari-on-os-x-yosemite.html

 

[forg0t]

Correct. I have built in Netflix app with 4k content on my brand new Sony XBR 4K tv. I must say that the difference between 1080 and 4k on my 65" tv is dramatic but I don't believe there would be any noticeable difference on such a small panel like a 27".

There's a huge difference on the retina imac. I assume you don't have the retina, or if you do you haven't tried to watch something in 1080p yet. To get to full screen each 1 pixel is expanded to taking 8 pixels worth of space. And you're not sitting more than a few feet away from this display. Unfortunately 1080p movies look pretty bad on the RiMac.

I think 4k content is available on Netflix through the Internet though. I think I tried house of cards and it looked like it was, I'll have to double check when I have free time.