The third season of the hit series “Das Boot”, produced by Bavaria Fiction and Sky was produced, with a surprise by. As a special extra for the third season, the production has come up with something new. The third season of “Das Boot” is available to watch in 8K this Julyresolution stream. However, not every fan of the series benefits from the improved quality.
The boat in 8K resolution: A cooperation between Samsung and Sky
“Das Boot” is the first German series production to be produced natively in 8K. So that as many viewers as possible can benefit from the high resolution Sky and Samsung a cooperation at the start of the season. About Samsung TV Plus, the company’s free TV service, the new “Das Boot” episodes are on Sky Available exclusively in original 8K resolution. However, this also means that you can only benefit from the high level of detail in the original recordings if you already have an 8K-capable Samsung TV. All fans of the series who do not have a suitable TV set will initially get nothing at this point.
Samsung has been effective since the first QLED 8K TV from 2018 in the development of the new TV technology. The resolution of 8K TV is four times higher than 4K TVs. This allows even more details to be shown on the displays, which is primarily one better depth representation enable. “Das Boot” is now the first series recorded natively in 8K that is broadcast in this quality on TV. However, it could by no means be the last. Gus Grimaldi, Head of Product for Samsung Europe, highlighted that Samsung is committed to improving its Streaming Services through a combination of exciting content and display technologies are constantly being further developed. This could be an indication that the company already has more 8K content planned for its users. Or at least consider expanding 8K content in Samsung TV Plus.
8K streaming requires higher bandwidth
The ten new episodes of “Das Boot” in 8K resolution will be available in the new resolution via Samsung TV Plus from July. However, in order for the series to streamed in reasonable quality According to Samsung, an internet connection of at least 40 Mbit per second is required. Unfortunately, this is where the crux of 8K streaming lies buried. Since significantly larger files have to be transferred here, a higher one is required bandwidth needed. At peak times such as weekends and in the evening around 8 p.m., this already reaches 4KStreaming not the desired level in some households. In order for 8K content to be streamed to many households in the long term, better internet connections would be required.
Reception is possible with these Samsung TVs
There is good news, however, because older Samsung Smart TVs from previous years can also benefit from the campaign. Samsung TV Plus is pre-installed on all Samsung Smart TVs from model year 2016. So any 8K-enabled model from previous years gives you access to the free streaming service that provides the 8K version. Samsung has expanded Samsung TV Plus so that every TV with the app gives you access to sports, series, films and other content. You do not need to register, nor do you have to take out a subscription. So far, Samsung’s additional offer for TVs has not been in competition with other streaming providers, but rather a nice enrichment for Samsung customers. However, that could change in the future with more exclusive content like this one.