If you scroll down the main page for a bit you eventually hit a ‘uhd 4K TV box’.
It’s a bit buried but it is on the home page.
App version 1.0.29 is a bit better.
UHD content is 19 rows down on the home page, but only 4 rows down in the TV section.
I’m still not sure if Amazon have any enthusiasm for UHD, but it’s a very small step in the right direction.
It shows as 1080p for while as it ramps up the bitrate. Wait a bit longer and it will go to ultra hd.Yeah it's such a muddle. I can find UHD TV programmes in the Amazon Prime app, although for example if I click on the Grand Tour (Ultra HD) - the HDR pop-up comes up but when I click on the remote it shows "HDR 1080p"? Is that right?
Also I can't for the life of me find any 4K/HDR movies in the app. Is there any?
It shows as 1080p for while as it ramps up the bitrate. Wait a bit longer and it will go to ultra hd.
There used to be buy or rent 4k movies somewhere down the page...a long way down. I assume they are still there. I’ve not looked recently. There aren’t any that are included with Prime.
The only thing that puts me off Apple TV is that I just know I would drive myself mad going through movie reviews to see what to spend money on, but you’re absolutely right, Apple TV plus a Netflix subscription is almost a complete solution.If you go down about 400 rows they are there.
The big issue with amazon is that its UHD store for prime shows all content to purchase but doesn't tell you if it is HDR compatible or not. Which most of it isn't. I'm not buying content for those prices if I don't get the HDR/DV version.
Getting to the point where I need to be an Apple TV 4K as they are the only service offering 4K/HDR/DV content for all new releases. And their prices for that content is good. If only I had a spare HDMI to plug the thing into!
The only thing that puts me off Apple TV is that I just know I would drive myself mad going through movie reviews to see what to spend money on, but you’re absolutely right, Apple TV plus a Netflix subscription is almost a complete solution.
I really don’t understand where Amazon are going. Their UHD content is very limited and the fact they hide it so well makes me wonder if they are going drop it altogether.
I definitely don't think they'll drop it. They're bought in on HDR10+ and all their originals seem well mastered. The store itself is just poorly organised.
For the same reason that Netflix doesn't, they likely don't have the rights to the 4K content.But why aren't they offering all movies as 4K/HDR-DV options?
That's about my experience. A right pain.If you go down about 400 rows they are there.
I suspect they've optimised the layout based on telemetry on what the majority of people access, similar to the way the Amazon site works.That's about my experience. A right pain.
To be fair Netflix aren't really any better and should do the same.
It will be interesting to see if Netflix have got their redesign right.Really? I don't see anyone complaining about finding 4K content on Netflix, but I do see plenty of people complaining about finding such content if using Amazon. For a start, Netflix do not list the HD and UHD variants of their content separately so you always get the UHD version if there is one available. Why would you even need an option to select HD or UHD and who's opting to watch the HD version rather than the UHD version?
To be fair, Netflix and their GUI make a mockery of Amazon and their's.
But on netflix and can type in 'HDR' or '4k' and get all relevant titles. Doesn't work on amazon.I suspect they've optimised the layout based on telemetry on what the majority of people access, similar to the way the Amazon site works.
But I still wonder why they don't normalise the content to 1 tile, and when you click to view the seasons/episodes you can opt for HD or UHD when you playback.
To be fair Netflix aren't really any better and should do the same.
Yes, risible really, but all the comments here were about navigating the UI, not searching. But Netflix recently have contrived to hide my watch list, god knows how I navigate to it? Is it just me experiencing this?But on netflix and can type in 'HDR' or '4k' and get all relevant titles. Doesn't work on amazon.
If it's the new interface with the sidebar it's in there.Yes, risible really, but all the comments here were about navigating the UI, not searching. But Netflix recently have contrived to hide my watch list, god knows how I navigate to it? Is it just me experiencing this?