Charter Spectrum → Re: 4k support

4K cable? One can only wish cable networks would move into the future but all we get the highest is 1080i because of compressed video and shitty cable boxes but it isn't impossible I mean almost all cable boxes can handle 1080p for some reason but never happened and blame for this really goes with the cable companies also not upgrading their hardware just look at the current guide in the LA area still getting the one from the 90s.

Plus i'm still waiting for the so called 100 Mbps download speed probably after my grandfathered bill expires it should automatically change but I doubt it.

It’s been stated several times you have to contact Spectrum to move over to the spectrum 100 meg plan

Even if 4k content was widely available and even if the cablecos wanted to provide it...wouldn't doing so be an obstacle to providing the faster internet speeds that everyone is clamoring for?

I've only ever seen 4k in the store. Yeah, it looked good...but not good enough to make me unhappy with the 720p/1080i that I now have.

More specifically, you need to move to Charters SPP (Spectrum Plan Pricing). All plans now badge themselves as a Spectrum TV or Internet service, but under the covers one may still be on a legacy plan (L-TWC, L-BHN, or NPP (which is L-Charter)). That all the bills now say Spectrum, no matter your plan type, can be confusing to everyone, even those that know of the difference between the plans.

Moving to SPP tends to be clearly pricing/speed advantageous if one only has an Internet plan (I do not think, with the exception of one of those on the slow and cheap 3/1 plans, I have ever seen someone would not be better off after the various promos expired). Those with additional services need to do a lot more research, as there is not a one-to-one equivalence in all TV or Phone plans (sometimes a certain channel is no longer available, or only available in a much higher tier). And moving to SPP is one way, so one has to do the research before calling, chatting, walking into the office.

With virtually all 4k being in 265 one would expect that the cable companies would use it at a rate similar to netflix/amazon (15Mbps). Mpeg2 (current ota standard) is limited to 19Mbps per channel. So the difference in bandwidth(for similar picture quality) should be negligible.

As stated previously, 4K (other than some stunts here or there), *will* be via IPTV. For that matter, eventually, all TV content will likely be via IPTV (pretty much all the newer models of STB support IPTV (although for Charter the WorldBox 2.0 is not yet widely deployed)) as part of the transition from linear QAM to IPTV delivery (first they deliver 4K that way, and then they deliver the premiums, or maybe the lessor watched niche channels, and free up more spectrum for more IP bandwidth). Fibre deep (N+0) deployment will also be part of that being able to deliver faster Internet speeds (and better IPTV services). And it should be noted that the "any content, on any device, on any schedule" future than many are clamoring for (on-demand streaming) is all IP based too. Those that sit in front of the TV waiting for their favorite program to start are turning into the minority of content consumers.

The ELP is on the SPP rate card for NY but the reps are so clueless they try to push you to the the SIA

Presuming the OP's location is accurate (California), the specialiness that is the NYS market does not apply (which is why I did not mention those plans).