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Peacock has finally added 4K resolution to its streaming service. But as always, there is a catch here. That is the fact that only a few titles have a 4K option. And the majority of these titles are older ones, so they’ve been remastered for 4K resolution.
Here’s the list of movies available on Peacock in 4K:
- The Black Phone
- The Book of Eli
- Discarded Things
- Fast & Furious
- The Fast and the Furious
- Fast Five
- For the Love of Jessee
- Home Sweet Home
- The Huntsman: Winter’s War
- The Least of These
- Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace
- Man’s Best Friend
- Minions
- Shrek
- They/Them
- Uncut Gems
- You Should Have Left
Not a large library of 4K content, but it’s better than nothing. None of Peacock’s original series are available in 4K just yet
When you open one of these titles on Peacock, you will see a small 4K icon displayed on the title screen. Highlighting that it is a 4K title.
Peacock does not offer 4K on all platforms either
This likely will come as no surprise, but Peacock’s 4K offerings don’t work on every platform. They will work on Comcast’s own set-top box, the X1, Flex, X-Class TV. As well as Roku and Android TV. Which makes sense, since Comcast’s set-top boxes and TVs are powered by Android TV.
Unfortunately, that means that Apple TV, Fire TV, iOS and even Android devices are all left out in the cold. That will likely change in the future, a lot like the number of titles available in 4K.
It’s a small push for 4K from Peacock, which is not a huge surprise, since many other streamers are doing 4K now. And the fact that Peacock is free or $5 per month depending on the plan, you aren’t spending a lot here. So taking their time with 4K makes sense. Sort of a “you get what you pay for”.