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Different content providers will have their own requirements as to what hardware and software are required, as well as minimum speed requirements of your Internet connection.
Typically, UHD 4K video will require a minimum of 25Mb/s, however, some providers are encoding their video streams in different ways (eg using Variable bit rate as apposed to constant bit rate) meaning that lower speeds are required - perhaps around 17Mb/s. (in 2018) Netflix 4K UHD tends to be around 17Mb/s, other services, such as BBC, Amazon etc may well be higher.
During the 2018 football World cup, the BBC suggest that 40Mb/s speed is required for their 4K streams at 50 frames per second. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44308154
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