Google Play Movies rolls out 4K resolution at last

A few weeks ago it seemed like Google was all ready to start rolling out 4K movies, but it turned out it to be a mistake. Now the higher resolution option has arrived, for real this time. Google says there are 125 films currently available in 4K, with more on the way soon. The videos are encoded in Google’s VP9 codec, and there doesn’t seem to be any support for HDR as of yet. Google says 4K support is currently enabled on the Chromecast Ultra, Sony Bravia Android TVs, and Xiaomi Mi Box 3, but the option showed up…
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