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The pitiful state of 4k for macOS
Despite Apple's boasting about 4k, HDR and Dolby Atmos support in Catalina, still is non-existent. In December, 2014 (yes, nearly 6 years ago), MacWorld.com wrote the article, why you can't get 4k Netflix on a PC or Mac (Even though they're capable). Since then, Windows 10 has had some in-roads, but it's still not great. macOS has made virtually none.
Service | tvOS 4k | macOS 4k | Windows 10 4k |
iTunes | Yes | Yes* | Yes |
Netflix | Yes | No | Yes |
Hulu | Yes | No | No |
HBOGo* | No | No | No |
Amazon Prime | Yes | No | Yes |
Disney Plus | Yes | No | No*** |
YouTube Premium | Yes | No | No*** |
ESPN | Yes | No | Unclear |
- * - Requires Catalina for Dolby Atmos, 4k/HDR.
- ** - HBOgo does not support 4k.
- *** - May work with ChromeCast via Windows, YouTube. YouTube's regular service supports 4k Streaming for macOS.