Update (Oct 18, 4:38 pm ET): YouTube's testing ends, removing the paywall behind its 4K video quality. YouTube appears to be in the process of delivering a 4K resolution option to Premium members.

For a small number of people, Google briefly tested a change to YouTube Premium that would make 4K videos unavailable to free users. YouTube has supported 4K videos since 2010, years before the ...

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Earlier this month, YouTube ran an experiment where it asked some free users to upgrade to a premium account to watch videos in 4K resolution. The company has now ...

If you've seen TVs in stores or shows on Netflix labelled with '4K' or '1080p' resolutions but aren't sure what that means or, indeed, what the differences between them are, you've come to the right ...

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