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YT videos aren't looking that good on this laptop.

Gat Pelsinger
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So I am on that Elitebook again and I am trying to daily drive this thing (even though it is broken but I am trying to find the fix) because it has a better screen. It is 1080p, 8 bit, 60 Hz. It is way better than my other laptop which has a really bad screen and is also 768p. Even though the resolution is higher, YouTube videos for some reason don't feel that sharp. That is because I think it is because of the bitrate? I am not much into video production but I think it is because the bitrate feels less. LTT videos are primarily affected for me. There are also other videos which I know look sharp but aren't looking that sharp on this device. It looks like I am using the standard vp9 encoding which shouldn't be a problem.

 

Also I have some other settings that I have doubt about. In the settings I can see it supports HDR video streaming but not use HDR. What is the difference? Is that messing up YT videos? But disabling HDR video streaming and altering settings in the Intel graphics command centre have no effect, if not immediate effect on YT videos.

Microsoft owns my soul.

 

Also, Dell is evil, but HP kinda nice.

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YouTube has been experimenting with lowering the bitrate on videos but allowing users to pay for higher quality bitrates (I think via a YT Premium account). I don't think it's a thing on all videos and I'm not sure if it's something the creator controls, but this may be the primary reason behind your issue. How does a high quality bluray rip look with something like VLC Media Player? If it looks great, then you at least know there's nothing wrong with your laptop.

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Make sure you're actually in 1080p and let it time to switch, YT tends to often just select 480p or whatever by default out of the blue....

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Bruh come on you can't be serious that I didn't look out for that.

Microsoft owns my soul.

 

Also, Dell is evil, but HP kinda nice.

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@Kilrah

 

Maybe at least explain this -

5 hours ago, Gat Pelsinger said:

In the settings I can see it supports HDR video streaming but not use HDR. What is the difference?

 

Microsoft owns my soul.

 

Also, Dell is evil, but HP kinda nice.

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