By Phillip Swann
The TV Answer Man –Follow on X.
Former editor of 4 TV magazines. Author of TV Dot Com.
TV Answer Man, The USL football season starts this weekend with two games on Fox. Do you know if Fox is showing the games this year in 4K? I love your web site. I have learned a lot of great news from the TV industry from your site. Keep up the great work. — Marc, Reading, Massachusetts.
Marc, you are right. The 2024 UFL (United Football League) starts on Saturday (March 30) with two games on Fox: Birmingham at Arlington at 1 p.m. ET and St. Louis at Michigan at 4 p.m. ET. Both games will be in high-def on Fox network affiliates. And the Birmingham-Arlington game will be available in 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range) on the Fox Sports app. The network is expected to offer more 4K games throughout the season.
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How Can You Watch the USFL On Fox In 4K?
The UFL games can be seen in 4K on the Fox Sports app by logging 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 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.
What Is Upscaled 4K On Fox?
Fox’s 4K live sporting events 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.
Marc, hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!
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