Emanuel Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/4/23386782/youtube-premium-subscription-4k-quality-resolution-restriction-google I don't really think so... Mere rumor I guess and want to believe since even that tweet which seemed to appear confirming it, is now missed. Anyways, what do you guys think? Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Emanuel said: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/4/23386782/youtube-premium-subscription-4k-quality-resolution-restriction-google I don't really think so... Mere rumor I guess and want to believe since even that tweet which seemed to appear confirming it, is now missed. Anyways, what do you guys think? Any thoughts? That would be brilliant!! The vast majority of people wouldn't pay to watch 4K content, YT would take their 4K-preference out of the algorithm, without 4K watching ability most people would stop insisting on 4K content, creators wouldn't be ruthlessly pummelled for not shooting 4K, and the entire platform could switch focus from irrelevant pedantry to actual real content. solovetski, A_Urquhart, IronFilm and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Urquhart Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 No 4K on YouTube? No great loss. Nothing wrong with HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 8 hours ago, A_Urquhart said: No 4K on YouTube? No great loss. Nothing wrong with HD. I often watch YT in various resolutions, from 4K to 480p, and I've noticed that the 1080p quality can be hugely variable. Some content looks great and other stuff looks absolutely atrocious. The only thing that seems to predict it is the quality of the camera, however we all know that better cameras are typically used by people who pay more attention to things like uploading at an increased bitrate etc, so it may not be the camera but something else from the image pipeline. If they went 1080p-limited it would be great to see a bump in the associated bitrate, although I suspect that wouldn't happen. For some reason everyone seems to allocate constant bitrate per pixel, completely ignoring the fact that screen size is a completely independent variable. Emanuel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Urquhart Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 7 hours ago, kye said: I often watch YT in various resolutions, from 4K to 480p, and I've noticed that the 1080p quality can be hugely variable. Some content looks great and other stuff looks absolutely atrocious. The only thing that seems to predict it is the quality of the camera, however we all know that better cameras are typically used by people who pay more attention to things like uploading at an increased bitrate etc, so it may not be the camera but something else from the image pipeline. If they went 1080p-limited it would be great to see a bump in the associated bitrate, although I suspect that wouldn't happen. For some reason everyone seems to allocate constant bitrate per pixel, completely ignoring the fact that screen size is a completely independent variable. Completely agree, higher bitrate 1080p over 4K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Seems the plot is over now -- interesting discussion out there too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_one Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 1440p is my data-conscious sweet spot for most web delivery and general streaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTheDP Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 That would suck. YouTube 1080p blows, its like 10mbps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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