Peacock web - has anyone ever seen a 4K badge on any titles?

DarkSkies

Asking again, because the thread where I previously asked was locked with an erroenous conclusion that I was blaming StreamFab for something that I clearly stated was a Peacock problem.

As asked before, with the opener BOLDED for emphasis:

A big problem with Peacock is I’m not seeing any badges for “4K” or “UHD” on titles while browsing their site, so I have to waste time with a download/analysis cycle just to find out if H265/4K is an option or not. (I have Peacock Premium with ads, and it’s a hassle waiting for analysis to complete on Peacock, while ads play in the background!)

If anyone knows where to find a 4K/UHD badge on Peacock, please share!

Ex: Hamnet is in 4K, but no badges. Same for other movies and other series I’ve tried - no resolution indicators at all.

And before it’s locked again, No, I’m not expecting anyone else to tell me what content is in 4K. Please consider the goal of the previous and this post - I’m looking for confirmation that Peacock DOES or DOES NOT have 4K badges, which will help ME and likely help others also looking for 4K content on Peacock.

0xFeedBeef

DarkSkies Asking again, because the thread where I previously asked was locked with an erroenous conclusion that I was blaming StreamFab for something that I clearly stated was a Peacock problem.

No, the thread was closed because (a) this is a StreamFab forum and neither of the two “complaints” had anything to do with StreamFab whatsoever, and (b) trying and checking every title was clearly not worth your time:

so I have to waste time with a download/analysis cycle just to find out if H265/4K is an option or not.

but I suppose if someone who didn’t value their time as much as you do did it, you’d happily consume the fruit of their labour…

Fun fact: Peacock don’t even publish whether something is available in 4K in their updates, so even sites like justwatch can’t tag something as 4K for want of the necessary info.

On the plus side, you’ve answered your own question:

use nVidia Shield or similar to find out

glad this can now be marked as resolved and closed 😆

simchris

I don’t recall ever seeing a 4K download on Peacock the past 16 months. Universal is notable stingy on UHD content, I’ve found.

DarkSkies

Thanks @simchris . Googled a lot and I saw comments that Universal titles that had a 4K release will show the 4K indicator, and comments that it’s hit or miss for other studios.

Peacock itself says they show badges based on “device and plan”: https://www.peacocktv.com/help/article/4k-uhd

Because I have a plan with ads, I never watch Peacock directly on the big screen, but I just installed it on my Shield and lo and behold, Peacock DOES show 4K indicators - so it’s definitely not on the website, but can be seen on the big screen.

Image is from Peacock on Nvidia Shield:

So for anyone else looking to confirm something is in 4K, check your streaming device!

Stan001

I hate to post when something is locked, but I really so far have no issue with 4K on Peacock.

I RANDOMLY picked 2 movies. I see options H.264 and H.265. I picked H.265 and found the movies are in 4K, or 3840×2160.

If I see no H.265, it means don’t bother to look for 4K, or 3840×2160.