By Phillip Swann
The TV Answer Man –Follow on & X.
Former Sony employee and editor of 4 TV magazines.
Fox has revealed that it will offer 15 regular season 2023-24 college basketball games in 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range). In addition, the network will provide Big East and Pac-12 tournament games in the format in March.
The first regular season game in 4K HDR was Friday night’s (January 5) game between the 5th ranked Connecticut Huskies and Butler Bulldogs. Game two on the 4K lineup will be Connecticut against the Xavier Musketeers at 8:30 p.m. ET on January 10.
Here is the complete lineup of 4K HDR games from Fox. (The broadcasts will be simulcast on Fox or FS 1 in high-def.)
| Fri. 1/5/24 | 6:30PM | UConn at Butler | FS1 |
| Wed. 1/10/24 | 8:30PM | UConn at Xavier | FS1 |
| Thurs. 1/11/24 | 9:00PM | Michigan St. at Illinois | FS1 |
| Fri. 1/12/24 | 6:30PM | Minnesota at Indiana | FS1 |
| Sat. 1/13/24 | 12:00PM | Seton Hall at Butler | FS1 |
| Tues. 1/16/24 | 6:30PM | Butler at Xavier | FS1 |
| Thurs. 1/18/24 | 8:30PM | Illinois at Michigan | FS1 |
| Fri. 1/19/24 | 6:30PM | Georgetown at Xavier | FS1 |
| Sat. 1/20/24 | 6:30PM | DePaul at Butler | FS1 |
| Fri. 1/26/24 | 8:00PM | Michigan St. at Wisconsin | FS1 |
| Sat. 1/27/24 | 1:00PM | Seton Hall at Marquette | FS1 |
| Tues. 1/30/24 | 9:00PM | Seton Hall at DePaul | FS1 |
| Sat. 2/3/24 | 9:30PM | Xavier at DePaul | FS1 |
| Wed. 2/7/24 | 7:00PM | Villanova at Xavier | FS1 |
| Sat. 2/10/24 | 2:00PM | Providence at Butler | FS1 |
| Wed. 3/13/24 | 4:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: First Round #1 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Wed. 3/13/24 | 6:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Bridge Show | FS1 |
| Wed. 3/13/24 | 6:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: First Round #2 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Wed. 3/13/24 | 8:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Bridge Show | FS1 |
| Wed. 3/13/24 | 9:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: First Round #3 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Thurs. 3/14/24 | 12:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Thurs. 3/14/24 | 2:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Bridge Show | FS1 |
| Thurs. 3/14/24 | 2:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Thurs. 3/14/24 | 7:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Quarterfinal #3 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Thurs. 3/14/24 | 9:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Bridge Show | FS1 |
| Thurs. 3/14/24 | 9:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Thurs. 3/14/24 | 11:30PM | Pac-12 Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Fri. 3/15/24 | 5:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Semifinal #1 – Teams TBD | FOX |
| Fri. 3/15/24 | 7:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Bridge Show | FOX |
| Fri. 3/15/24 | 8:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Semifinal #2 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Fri. 3/15/24 | 10:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Postgame | FS1 |
| Fri. 3/15/24 | 10:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Semifinal #2 – Teams TBD | FS1 |
| Sat. 3/16/24 | 6:00PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Pregame | FOX |
| Sat. 3/16/24 | 6:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Final – Teams TBD | FOX |
| Sat. 3/16/24 | 8:30PM | Big East Men’s Tournament: Postgame | FOX |
| Sat. 3/16/24 | 9:00PM | Pac-12 Tournament: Final – Teams TBD | FOX |
How Can You Watch Fox’s Games In 4K?
The 4K games can be seen in the format on the Fox Sports app by logging in with your TV Everywhere user name and password from your pay TV provider. (Note that the Fox Now app is no longer available.)
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.
(To find out what you need to watch 4K on the Fox Sports app, including which devices are compatible, click here. We can’t overemphasize the importance of having a device that Fox says is compatible for 4K.)
What Is Upscaled 4K On Fox?
Fox’s 4K college basketball and football broadcasts are upscaled from 1080p HDR (High Dynamic Range). 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.
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