Home entertainment has largely transitioned from cable to streaming. Sure, the cable business is still around, and there are plenty of people with cable subscriptions — but even most people who have cable subscriptions subscribe to streaming services for all the content that they offer.
But sports content lives in both worlds. Live sports are still usually available on cable channels, often broadcast in 1080i, but increasingly, it’s streamed on platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and even Netflix too.
Unfortunately, while streaming sports is more convenient than tracking down the game on cable, some streams are only available in lower resolutions, while others might appear to be 4K, but actually aren’t.
So, what if you want high-quality sports streams? Things are complicated, but here’s what you need to know.
Why aren’t sports broadcast in 4K?
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