Swisscom is introducing a new TV box with support for UHD for its Swisscom TV2.0 platform. Swisscom customers will be the first in Switzerland to be able to watch games broadcast in UHD quality on SRF zwei. From the 2016/2017 season, Swisscom will team up with Teleclub to broadcast two games in the Raiffeisen Super League in UHD quality every week.
To coincide with the launch of the new box, Swisscom is also offering a selection of UHD programmes (films and documentaries) for rent. This content will be expanded on an ongoing basis. The first live TV channels in UHD are scheduled to be available from the end of May. Customers will also soon be able to stream YouTube content in UHD using their new box. They can already use the newly integrated VLC media player to watch their own media.
From 14 April, new customers will receive the new box if they subscribe to a Vivo package with Swisscom TV 2.0. Existing TV 2.0 customers can purchase the new box for CHF 119. To be able to watch content in UHD quality, customers need not only the new Swisscom TV box but also a television that supports UHD and a minimum bandwidth of 40 Mbps.
The new TV box also supports High Dynamic Range (HDR), which offers higher contrast and greater colour depth and therefore produces a more natural and significantly better picture quality. It also comes equipped with a new remote control that has a built-in microphone. The voice-activated search function supports German, all Swiss German dialects and French. Italian will be added by the end of the year.
