Sometimes YouTube will bump you down to like 720p while still showing the quality as 1080p
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EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 11 months agoHas anyone noticed YouTube’s video compression has become much worse lately?
I tried watching a video I’ve seen before and I felt like I stepped back into 2007 again.
trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 11 months ago
EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 11 months ago
I’m on gigabit fibre, so not sure why they would do that.I have noticed that though.
What I’ve noticed is the resolution isn’t necessarily lower, but the amount of detail and texture is lower
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I suspect that they can detect ad blockers in more cases than they try to block them. They could do that to “divert” the ad blocker/ad blocker blocker arms race. Assuming you’re blocking ads. If not, then it’s a moot point.
anarchy79@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m in IT and I find it annoying to have to update my scripts and such every time they push new anti-adblock measures. A friend of mine who is perfectly tech savvy has not bothered updating his and is getting ads on everything now.
Just imagine the number of people who are completely clueless or are just so ~~ brainwashed~~ used to ads that they don’t even care- I’d be surprised to find functioning ad blocking on over 15-20% of videos served on YouTube.
creditCrazy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’ve noticed that they also sometimes change the speed of a video. Always a slight change but an annoying amount
Perfide@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Yes. Auto is essentially the “720p or less but we’re gonna lie and say it’s 1080p still” option now. I’m constantly having to manually choose my resolution to get the full bitrate.
Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
YouTube Enhancer for the win. Or Revanced if you’re on Android.
XiELEd@lemmy.world 11 months ago
There was that whole controversy about the Wish trailers because of Youtube compression…
Chailles@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It really makes their tests for the higher bit rate “1080p Premium” quality just seem like reducing the current 1080p and locking out the one we already had.
EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 11 months ago
Are they actually doing that?
Krauerking@lemy.lol 11 months ago
I would not be surprised at all if they are ramping up their compression algorithm to save additional bandwidth. Netflix has been feeling like that too. Blacks are a mess on both now. I get that it costs money but man you got to question where all of it is going for how much they make.
tobbue@feddit.de 11 months ago
Netflix definitely increased 1080p compression (or said better, nerfed it). 1080p even looks a little pixelated on my mobile phone now when it looked great on a PC monitor a few years ago.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yet another +1 in piracy’s favor. Never had a video I got through a 🧲 look like shit