By Phillip Swann
The TV Answer Man –@tvanswerman
TV Answer Man, what are the Fox 4K college football games this week? They look great on my OLED TV!! — Gene, Dallas.
Gene, Fox will offer two more games in 4K this Saturday (September 23). The twin bill will be the Oklahoma-Cincinnati game at noon ET and the UCLA-Utah game at 3:30 p.m. ET. They can be watched on the Fox Sports app in 4K by using your TV Everywhere user name and password from your pay TV provider. (Note that the Fox Now app is no longer available.) The games will be simulcast in HD on Fox network affiliates.
The pay TV services that are expected to carry the Fox games in 4K on special 4K channels are DIRECTV, Dish, Comcast, Verizon, Optimum, DIRECTV Stream, YouTube TV, and FuboTV. (In FuboTV markets where the Fox affiliate is provided with your programming package.) Check your on-screen guide for more details.
(You can learn about which providers participate in the Fox 4K program here. To find out what you need to watch 4K on the Fox Sports app, including which devices are compatible, click here. The games will be simulcast in high-def on Fox network affiliates.)
Note: Fox’s 4K college football broadcasts are upscaled from 1080p HDR. Upscaling is the process when one video format is converted to another. Fox takes the 1080p HDR signal and converts it to a 4K format. Upscaling 4K is not considered as good as native 4K, but the inclusion of HDR can offer heightened colors and vividness.
Gene, hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!
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— Phillip Swann
@tvanswerman
