Users have found that some new releases on the iTunes Store list availability in 4K resolution and high dynamic range, suggesting that support for ultra-high-resolution video formats may soon come to iTunes, along with new Apple TV hardware.Apple may be mulling 4K support for iTunes content, a report said, adding that few users in the UK spotted a 4K HDR listing for recently-purchased films on iTunes.
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According to a Report:
- iTunes does not support content in 4K HDR as of now.
- However few users found that several films including ‘Fantastic Beasts’.
- In addition,’Passengers’ and ‘Where to Find Them’ showed copies of the film as 4K HDR, Apple Insider reported on Saturday.
- Twitter users checked their own iTunes purchase history to confirm after the listings were leaked.
- But there is no actual 4K support on iTunes so far and files are being downloaded in standard HD.
- Also, a few users in the US said they did not have the 4K option at all.
- This comes amid rumours that the company is preparing an Apple TV 4K model that could be launched later this year.
- Apple will need to release a new model to play 4K movies from iTunes.
- Also,as hardware limitations within the current Apple TV prevent it from supporting 4K resolutions with a software update.
- Apple is offering content in 1080p at a time when the likes of Amazon.
- In addition,Google and Netflix are ahead with 4K HDR movies.