Comment by vel0city
21 hours ago
Supposedly the master stream from FIFA is in HDR, so if the colors are washed out its probably a bad conversion with your TV provider or TV.
I do agree its insane to me we're still not at 4K coverage for world major level sporting events.
The TV channel broadcast was 50Hz, 1080p and used image compression. They did not broadcast the master stream directly. That would have cost too much money.
It feels misleading to advertise a 4K OLED as the best viewing experience with such a poor source signal.
So your local TV provider's limitations should limit the advertising for all TVs sold?
This actually made me look up some of the specs related to the feeds. Quite an interesting read. They apparently are delivering the main feeds in 2160p.
https://www.iseurope.org/news/fifa-world-cup-2026-broadcast-...
https://www.1001tvs.com/2026-fifa-world-cup-4k-hdr-broadcast...
It’s the national government channel broadcasting the matches in that quality, the local TV providers are just passing it on. Everyone in the country is watching at a low quality feed.