4K 8K UHD Video

This topic describes how to implement 4K / 8K UHD video playback in your application.

Related Info

Samsung TVs support 4K / 8K UHD video playback. Video in 4K UHD has a resolution of 3840x2160 px. Video in 8K has a resolution of 7680x4320 px.

Only some media formats can be played in 4K / 8K UHD resolution on Samsung TVs.

For more information on the supported codecs, see Specifications.

To implement 4K / 8K UHD video playback:

  1. Check that the TV supports

    1.1 4K UHD video playback using the isUdPanelSupported() method of the ProductInfo API:

    • isUDPanelSupported()
      true : 4K or higher resolution supported. It returns true when either 4K or 8K, or both are supported on the TV.
      false : Not supported (up to FHD supported)

      if (webapis.productinfo.isUdPanelSupported()){
  console.log("4K UHD is supported");
} else {
  console.log("4K UHD is not supported");
}

    1.2. 8K UHD video playback using is8KPanelSupported()method of the ProductInfo API:

    • is8KPanelSupported()
      true : 8K supported
      false : Not supported
      if (webapis.productinfo.is8KPanelSupported()){
  console.log("8K UHD is supported");
} else {
  console.log("8K UHD is not supported");
}

  2. Implement video playback using the AVPlay API. For more information, see Using AVPlay.

  3. For more information on 4K / 8K adaptive streaming, see Adaptive Streaming.