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Is YT planning to block free access to 4K streaming?


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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.

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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. 

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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

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