But it’s currently offered at a $10-a-month promotional discount, which is good for the first 12 months. The 4K Plus add-on costs another $20 a month. That still runs $65 a month (as of September 2021), plus tax. Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends YouTube TV 4K price and how to add itįirst things first: You’ll need an existing YouTube TV subscription if you want to watch anything in 4K. Here’s everything you need to know about 4K streaming on YouTube TV. Those are the big points, but let’s break it down a bit.

The ability to watch recorded shows and movies offline on mobile devices.

The ability to watch as many streams on your home network as you want.

That YouTube TV 4K Plus add-on actually gets you three major features, and they definitely help justify the price (especially considering that you don’t get everything in the higher resolution). NFL Sunday Ticket price looks to push more viewers toward YouTube TV One user said, “I might quit if YouTube and Susan keep acting like fucking greedy clowns.YouTube TV details fixes for audio sync, better 1080p quality We could be seeing the same thing with the new YouTube Premium requirement for 4K.Īs you can imagine, Reddit users don’t seem too happy about the potential change. Tech companies are known for gradually rolling out new features and, in this case, limitations in specific locations. And it could even be region locked to certain places. This could be a sort of test from Google and YouTube. One commenter said that they still have access, while another said that it was true and rolling out in multiple locations. It’s unclear exactly who YouTube is targeting with this new YouTube Premium 4K requirement.

READ MORE: What are YouTube handles, and how do they work? But it looks like tapping the 4K option would require you to upgrade to a premium subscription. In screenshots, the option for 4K was still there.

Some users on Reddit recently posted about how YouTube was requiring a Premium subscription to watch videos in 4K resolution. Now, it looks like YouTube might soon require you to subscribe to YouTube Premium to watch videos in 4K. YouTube Premium gives you the ability to watch ad-free YouTube videos for $12 per month.

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