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2014 LG TVs 4k streaming HEVC and HDMI 2.0

WebOS will be available in all mid-range and high-end 2014 TVs from LG. One of the first apps to launch for the system is Netflix. Netflix and LG have partnered to make the Netflix app on webOS TVs compatible with 4K streaming via HEVC, as all of LG’s Ultra HD TVs and will support HEVC and HDMI 2.0.

An interesting aspect here is that most of LG’s Full HD TVs will also support HEVC decoding in up to 2K at 60fps. Potentially this is very interesting if streaming services such as Netflix decide to encode Full HD content in HEVC, too.

Other notable apps include YouTube, Picasa, twitter, Hulu Plus, Redbox, CinemaNow, Amazon Instant, and Pandora. Besides Netflix, LG has not announced any 4K partnerships, which means that there is still very little native content to watch on one of their new Ultra HD TVs. Hopefully that will change in the near future.

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