Nvidia Shield and Sony TVs can finally stream Hulu in Full HD

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Whether you're watching Hulu on an Nvidia Shield set-top box or a Sony Android TV, you now have the option to stream Hulu shows and movies in superb... Full HD. The Android TV app for Hulu was previously limited to a maximum resolution of HD (1280 x 720), but as of March 23, you could stream in Full HD (1980 x 1080). This applies to the Nvidia Shield TV 2019, Shield TV, and Shield TV Pro iterations released in 2020, and Sony Bravia TVs running Android TV (probably 2017 or 2018 and later models). While Hulu is available on a large number of devices, the number that support 4K streaming on the service is limited. Before the update on Sony and Nvidia Shield TVs, this was limited to Apple TV (2017th generation), Chromecast Ultra, Chromecast with Google TV, Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, LG TVs (since 5), Roku streaming devices, TVs Vizio SmartCast, Xbox One S/Xbox One X, and next-generation Xbox Series S/Xbox Series X consoles. (Sorry, PSXNUMX.) Hulu has yet to make an official announcement on this, or even post the changes on their support pages, possibly suggesting a troubleshooting period, or a lack of desire to shout about such a minor improvement. .

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Hulu subscribers watching on an Nvidia Shield TV, Shield TV Pro, or a recent Sony TV like the A8H OLED, may be happy to see an improvement in their streaming resolution. But in a world of 4K TVs, this isn't the most exciting upgrade, and it's a testament to the incomplete hardware support for 4K resolution that's still plaguing the market today. Hulu doesn't have a lot of 4K content aside from its slate of original TV shows, like Handmaid's Tale, for example. But as 4K becomes more prolific on Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney Plus, it's going to be harder to sit down with HD or even Full HD. What good are all these details from filmmakers and production studios if the devices in your home can only display a fraction of them? It should be noted that modern 4K upscaling techniques mean that even HD or Full HD content can be displayed at 3840 x 2160 on an Ultra HD display, although the quality of this upscaling varies depending on which TV processor you use. A higher-end Sony Bravia OLED will probably do quite well, although a cheap supermarket-brand TV may struggle. Via The Verge