Sony Introduces 4K Ultra HD Video Download Service

[dfergie]

It's hard to sell 4K television sets to people if they have little to watch on them. Sony hopes to break through that dilemma today with the introduction of Video Unlimited 4K, which it says is the only download service with Ultra HD movies and TV shows.

Source & More: deadline.com

 

[mike123abc]

You better have high caps on your internet service. Each of these movies is expected to be between 45 and 60 Gigabytes....


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At launch the service will offer 70 full-length movies and television shows, all displayed in the 3840 pixels x 2160 lines 4K format. Pricing isn't going to start any revolutions, with TV show rentals for $4, movie rentals at $8, and film purchases starting at $30.

None of this improved video quality will come cheap. The FMP-X1 will run you around $700, including a two terabyte drive loading with ten free 4K films. The 4K television sets feature early-adoption pricing as well, with most costing above $3,000.