Description
- This is the official and real 4K Ultra Cast streaming media player device. Just like the regular streaming media player, this little HDMI dongle lets you watch streaming content on your TV from services like Hulu, Netflix, and YouTube, but it supports 4K video in HDR.
- 4K video is the biggest advantage the Ultra has over the standard 1080p streaming media player, but it also has improved performance with ultra fast load times.
- The headline feature and raison d’etre of the Ultra is the ability to deliver video in 4K and HDR. That it certainly does, and you can find 4K HDR content on Netflix and YouTube. As always, you control the streaming media player with any smartphone or tablet. As long as you’re on the same network as the media player, compatible apps will display a little ‘cast’ logo. Tap that, select your player, and off you go.
- The streaming media player is very easy to set up. Just follow the on-screen prompts and you’ll be up and running in a minute. This 4K streaming device does everything it sets out to do. It lets you cast video in 4K and HDR. It works. It’s stable. It’s easy to use. Mission accomplished.
- The Ultra streaming device is so special not only because it adds 4K playback and HDR video – it also boasts an Ethernet port and improved internal components, so videos load faster and are less susceptible to lag. Those features help the latest streamer feel more premium than its predecessor, without offering a major departure in terms of form factor or available content
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One of the key points to make content-wise is that every app that works with the earlier streaming media players also works with the Ultra (and vice versa). The Ultra just does it faster and in a higher resolution. Our streaming media player supports Netflix, HBO Now, Spotify, NFL Sunday Ticket and Twitch here in the US to name just a few, as well as Sainsbury’s Movies and TV, Blinkbox, BT Sport, NowTV, Napster and, of course, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport in the UK. But this is just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.
