[WestChesterUser]

Just purchased new 4K TV. Not sure if my Romio Pro purchased in 2014 supports 4K.
Am I missing out on anything? The picture looks great and I have lifetime service with it that I would hate to give up.
Thanks for any advice.

 

[dianebrat]

A Roamio only supports 1080, not 4K
But honestly it's not worth worrying about unless you have a cable system with some 4K QAM content, as far as streaming goes, you're better off buying a cheap streaming device.

 

[WVZR1]

If it's a 'NEW' that has 'on-board' apps I'd try those before buying a thing. Your TV dependent on brand/model should reasonably upscale your Roamio to keep you happy with the usual 'broadcast content'.

 

[astrohip]

If it's a 'NEW' that has 'on-board' apps I'd try those before buying a thing. Your TV dependent on brand/model should reasonably upscale your Roamio to keep you happy with the usual 'broadcast content'.

This is what I do. I have a Roamio hooked up to a fairly new Sony 4K. But Comcast doesn't have any 4k content that I'm aware of, so the Roamio is fine, and the Sony upscaling looks really good. And for streaming, I use the smart TV apps (Sony is Android TV). They're all 4K, and look great!

I also have an older TV with crappy apps, so I use a Roku on that.

 

[slowbiscuit]

Yeah if cable ever broadcast 4k it might be worth it to move on from Roamio, but no one has done that.

 

[spiderpumpkin]

Yeah if cable ever broadcast 4k it might be worth it to move on from Roamio, but no one has done that.

I would imagine Comcast will only have 4K IP channels.

 

[deathopie]

Found this from xfinity. 4K Ultra HD (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) on Xfinity TV - Xfinity Support
Not much but it's a start. I just wonder if its a better picture if the Xfinity box upscales 1080 to 4k before it gets to the tv or if you feed the tv the 1080 from the tivo and let the tv do the upscaling. My xfinity bill is high enough now so I probably won't run out and get their box anytime soon.

 

[MrDell]

Found this from xfinity. 4K Ultra HD (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) on Xfinity TV - Xfinity Support
Not much but it's a start. I just wonder if its a better picture if the Xfinity box upscales 1080 to 4k before it gets to the tv or if you feed the tv the 1080 from the tivo and let the tv do the upscaling. My xfinity bill is high enough now so I probably won't run out and get their box anytime soon.

Just my two cents…. I have a TiVo Bolt paired with a Sony A90J OLED with Verizon Fios cable. I enabled HDR in the TiVo Bolt settings and while the signal is not 4K coming in, I can see a definite increase in picture quality … deeper colors, deeper blacks and better contrast.