Amazon’s Thursday Night Football Is Back! Will It Be 720p HD, 1080p HD Or 4K?

By Phillip Swann
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TV Answer Man, I’m excited about watching my Packers play tonight against the Washington football team. Do you know if Amazon will have the game in 4K – Frenchy, Madison, Wisconsin.

Frenchy, Amazon’s Thursday Night Football begins its fourth season tonight (September 11) with the Washington Commanders-Green Bay Packers game at 8 p.m. ET. (Pre-game coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET.)

In 2022, Amazon’s first season of carrying TNF contests, the company offered 1080p HD SDR (Standard Dynamic Range) streams. While 1080p HD SDR is an upgrade over what you see during NFL games on CBS (1080i) and Fox affiliates (720p), it cannot display the color range and vividness of a 1080p HDR (High Dynamic Range) image.

So for the 2023 season, Amazon upgraded to 1080p HD HDR and it will stay with that format in 2025. It’s not 4K, but it does provide a sharper and more colorful picture than in 2022.

The Amazon TNF games will also be available in Dolby Surround Sound audio and each game will be delivered with what the company says is ‘ultra low latency’ which is designed to reduce the delay between the real time action and what you see at home. As you may know, live streaming is often up to a minute behind the actual play, but Amazon has cut that gap to around 20-25 seconds for most games.

Frenchy, I hope that answers your question. Happy viewing and stay safe!

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