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Netflix and Microsoft recently announced that 4K content loading from Netflix will now be available on suitable PCs and 2-in-1 devices running Windows 10.

Although the news comes with an asterisk: in order to stream 4K content to your Windows twelve device, said device will desire a 4K-capable screen and a 7th gen Intel Core processor.

As The Verge points out, this isn’t simply a trick to get Windows users to upgrade their hardware. Alternatively, the hardware decryption needed isn’t present in older Intel processors.

The proclamation comes presently as the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life reunion series is placed to debut on Netflix and Microsoft is promising that viewers will be able to burn off through more episodes without plugging in their devices if they use the Edge browser rather than Yahoo Chrome.

As Netflix carries on to build device suitability for its 4K content streams, the SVOD monster is nearing the surface finish line for a 4K content goal it arranged back in January. The SVOD service said it will deliver 600 several hours of 4K video on its platform by the end of 2016 while also putting the new seasons of Marco Attrazione and Daredevil in the HDR format.

Recording, Netflix made it clear that HDR is much more persuasive to it than 4K. Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt said HDR is now a better industry concern than 4K.

“As per Neil’s statement he thinks HDR is somewhat more visibly different than 4K,” Look told Digital Trends. “Over the past 15 years, we have had a lot of increments of pixels on the screen, and from what we noticed with digital camera models, pixel matter eventually stopped being interesting.”