The 2022 Qatar World Cup has started. There are currently three domestic broadcasting authorized platforms: Douyin, CCTV, and Migu Video. Which software is free to watch live broadcasts on these three platforms? Which one is the best? ?Let’s take a look with the editor below.

Which app is best for watching World Cup live broadcast?

Image quality without membership:Douyin > Central Video > Migu Video

​ ​ ￥9 Image quality after opening Migu membership:Douyin ≈ Migu Video > Central Video

​​​Platforms with broadcast rights are mainly divided into three categories:

CCTV (including CCTV) and local TV stations

Douyin (including the TV “Fresh Times” App)

Migu Video (including TV “Migu Vision” App)

Mobile devices such as mobile phones/tablets

I believe that mobile phones and tablets are the preferred devices for watching games for many people

The following three software

Migu video

Tik Tok

Central video

Detailed comparison of image quality/sharpness

I personally pay more attention to clarity and picture quality

Comparison of picture quality of three major apps

Douyin: All image quality is free, no ads, supports up to 4K HDR image quality (looking at the description, it seems to support 50/60fps high frame rate)

CCTV: Free in all image qualities, no ads, supports up to 1080p image quality

Migu Video: There will be ads without membership (and the time is very long), and the highest quality is only 720p; after membership, there are no ads, and the highest quality is 4K HDR (not sure if 50/60fps is available) (High frame rate) Fortunately, this membership only costs ￥9 for the first month and is applicable to multiple terminals and devices. The World Cup finals will be held on December 18. In other words, if you use the first-month discount, you can also cover the entire World Cup if you cancel before the next month. The cost is ￥ 9 Not too outrageous

Which Douyin CCTV Migu video has better picture quality? In terms of CCTV picture quality, CCTV supports 1080P and 4K for watching football. Among them, CCTV5/CCTV5+ and other channels use 1080P to live broadcast the World Cup. Only CCTV16 has 4K sports live broadcast, and the code rate is At 30Mbps and above, the picture quality is well worth a look. However, CCTV needs to pay to watch football in 4K, and the 1080P picture quality is also very good if you don’t want to pay.

​In terms of fluency,CCTV has a team of 150 people on its trip to Qatar. It has built a main studio and adopted many advanced broadcasting technologies, so the transmission is more stable and there is no need to worry about the smoothness of watching the game.

​​​In terms of Migu video quality,Migu video supports 1080P and ultra-clear 4K playback, while ultra-clear 4K only supports screen casting. In addition, Migu playback selects high-definition image quality by default. If you want to achieve 1080P image quality, you need to pay to choose it. If there are no image quality requirements, then it is optional.

​In terms of broadcast technology,Migu can provide multi-angle images, while CCTV takes advantage of high-definition cable transmission, so both have very good image smoothness.

​In terms of Douyin picture quality,Douyin is the only platform besides CCTV that supports 4K live broadcast. It not only supports 4K resolution, but also supports HDR effects and 50FPS original frames. Therefore, the definition of watching games on mobile phones is very high. It is worth mentioning that Douyin’s 4K ultra-high definition is free, which is good for users.

​As for fluency,Although the broadcasting technology is not as good as that of CCTV and Migu, the actual experience is very good, and it is basically no problem to watch the game.

           From the comparison of the three mobile software software of CCTV, Migu, and Douyin, those who pursue picture quality can choose Douyin, those who like professional explanations can choose Migu, and those who want both picture quality and explanations can choose CCTV.

The above is compiled by the editor, I hope it can help everyone.