Ok I'm really frustrated with this.
On 2.1 eclair the youtube app only streams in HQ, not HD.
I updated to 2.2 and even installed the newer YT ported over from gingerbread and it STILL only streams in HQ, not HD.
WHY??? Why does google not want us to stream in HD? YT is like my favourite app yet you can't stream in HD even over WIFI. Even the iphone 4 can stream youtube in HD.
Second of all, what's with people confusing HD and HQ? Looking through posts online people seem to mistakenly say you can stream in HD when in reality they mean HQ. Do people not see the difference? It's night and day....
of course it can
just click the HD button and it will display in HD if the stream is has a higher resolution file to display
is there something I'm missing then?
I've tried many videos that have HD (on computer) on my phone and it's only HQ.
THe quality difference is noticeable.
Because it makes no sense streaming in hd on 800x480 screen unless you have set-up for hd tv output. And as far I know your galaxy sh*t ( ;-) ) can't do that. And if it could, the YT app would allow you to do that.
There is no difference between 480p and 720p on your phone. Go ahead and try it, download an yt video in both variants and see! Apparently the only difference would be in 1080p, where the audio quality would be greater, but practically, just a waste of battery and server time and... everything.
Edit:
And ye forgot, even then the videos should be optimized for that, the channel should be YouTube partner and ye, optimized for mobile. I think some videos shot in 720p with smartphones and directly uploaded to yt allow that.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
in the vibrant forum, they hacked a Froyo version of the new YouTube app, you can try that and see if you get better quality.
aside that, there are many other better 3rd party apps that can download & stream video from youtube site on HD
just type in the name of the video you want to watch and it goes straight in HD
like Tube-Mate for YouTube
i made that as my default youtube app
there is also another one that also always plays/downloads only HD versions like Tube-Mate for YouTube, but forgot the name of that other app
Dany0 said:
Because it makes no sense streaming in hd on 800x480 screen unless you have set-up for hd tv output. And as far I know your galaxy sh*t ( ;-) ) can't do that. And if it could, the YT app would allow you to do that.
There is no difference between 480p and 720p on your phone. Go ahead and try it, download an yt video in both variants and see! Apparently the only difference would be in 1080p, where the audio quality would be greater, but practically, just a waste of battery and server time and... everything.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Umm no.
I'm not one for all the technical details on what the phone can or can't display but there is a CLEAR difference when it comes to streaming youtube. HD vids I load on my phone are CRISP. So-called HD on youtube when streamed on the SGS is not even near crisp, while on the iphone (my sister has one) it is crisp.
A VERY good example is this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdtejCR413c
using the youtube app on the phone, if you search up "lebron commercial" and stream it in "HQ" note the quality. Then use Tube Mate another app to download the video in 720p quality and watch it on your video player.
HUGE difference in quality. It's noticeable.
I'm sorry but I don't understand how people can not notice the quality difference. HQ and HD is a big difference. I've never streamed an HD youtube video and had it appear sharp on my phone. The words HQ appear at the top and the lower quality is definitely noticeable.
AllGamer said:
in the vibrant forum, they hacked a Froyo version of the new YouTube app, you can try that and see if you get better quality.
aside that, there are many other better 3rd party apps that can download & stream video from youtube site on HD
just type in the name of the video you want to watch and it goes straight in HD
like Tube-Mate for YouTube
i made that as my default youtube app
there is also another one that also always plays/downloads only HD versions like Tube-Mate for YouTube, but forgot the name of that other app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hey just wondering, I used Tube-Mate but even when streaming that lebron commercial it only shows up as HQ, not HD.
If I download it with Tube-mate in 720p and watch it in video player, THEN it's in HD....
MXQBLGH said:
Umm no.
I'm not one for all the technical details on what the phone can or can't display but there is a CLEAR difference when it comes to streaming youtube. HD vids I load on my phone are CRISP. So-called HD on youtube when streamed on the SGS is not even near crisp, while on the iphone (my sister has one) it is crisp.
A VERY good example is this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdtejCR413c
using the youtube app on the phone, if you search up "lebron commercial" and stream it in "HQ" note the quality. Then use Tube Mate another app to download the video in 720p quality and watch it on your video player.
HUGE difference in quality. It's noticeable.
I'm sorry but I don't understand how people can not notice the quality difference. HQ and HD is a big difference. I've never streamed an HD youtube video and had it appear sharp on my phone. The words HQ appear at the top and the lower quality is definitely noticeable.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is a function of the Youtube app itself and NOT something merely SGS related. Want to get mad about it...Write google. This occurs on all android phones running the Youtube app...
video quality difference is definitely there
the problem comes with the 3G/3.5G speeds
HD plays fine on WiFi, but not on 3.5G (HSPDA)
masterotaku said:
This is a function of the Youtube app itself and NOT something merely SGS related. Want to get mad about it...Write google. This occurs on all android phones running the Youtube app...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I realize that. I did ask why wont google let us stream in HD.
AllGamer said:
video quality difference is definitely there
the problem comes with the 3G/3.5G speeds
HD plays fine on WiFi, but not on 3.5G (HSPDA)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
HD plays fine on WIFI for you?
seriously?
errr I can't possibly have a worse YT app then yours, mine is 2.0.26.
The button says HQ, not HD at the top of the video.
As mentioned, if I stream it's high quality, but not sharp.
Use Tube-Mate to download same vid in 720p, then watch in video player = HD quality and very very sharp.
MXQBLGH said:
I realize that. I did ask why wont google let us stream in HD.
HD plays fine on WIFI for you?
seriously?
errr I can't possibly have a worse YT app then yours, mine is 2.0.26.
The button says HQ, not HD at the top of the video.
As mentioned, if I stream it's high quality, but not sharp.
Use Tube-Mate to download same vid in 720p, then watch in video player = HD quality and very very sharp.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well it's probably due to the carriers. If you were a carrier with a 3G network would you want to stream 480p or 720p video to phones with 480p resolutions??
It makes sense for the carriers, so it probably made sense to Google as well.
There are also QOS (Quality Of Service) issues to consider. It's safe to say that google and your carrier cannot reliably guarantee that you could have the bandwidth via 3g/3.5g to always and reliably be able to stream HD video. Users in this scenario would likely make the mistake of blaming the carrier, google and youtube for making a crap system and crap app, rather than making the reasoned leap that perhaps the network isn't always going to be up to the task. It's best to impose a limitation few would complain out, to guarantee more reliable service and a more reliable perception of that service for everyone.
In my experience the difference in quality between streamed and directly downloaded (and higher resolution) video is minimal, and usually dependent on the source material as well as how old the youtube video is..
But you can directly download them with apps like Tube Mate....so I'm unsure of the problem, other than it merely being a lack of patience. But if patience is the issue(due to the amount of time it takes), it'd likely have trouble streaming in a timely manner anyway.
yeah I'm aware of the amount of bandwidth required to stream HD over 3G but that's not my concern. My concern is over WIFI because I can't seem to stream in HD over WIFI. There are people here saying they can stream HD through WIFI (not sure if it's more confusion with HQ and HD) but there DEFINITELY is no option to stream in HD through wifi for my youtube app, which is the latest one (the eclaire 2.1 app wasn't able to either).
I can only stream in HQ, not HD. The quality diff is noticeable. That lebron james commercial I posted is a very good example. Just dl it with tube-mate in 720p and watch it. Compare the quality with streaming the same video in "HQ" on the youtube app...big difference. I don't get why we can't even stream in HD through WIFI?
I also don't get why some people are saying they CAN stream in HD....
Unless for some reason my youtube app is gimped (highly doubt it), these people are still mistaking HQ for HD...
and yes the whole point of youtube is to stream, so of course I would want to stream in HD. Why would I want to have to search up the video, then download it, then watch it. That's not how youtube is supposed to work....
again bandwidth/speed isn't an issue since I'm on WIFI
sorry just had to get this off my chest.
Just an update.
I found what appears to be the best app to stream HD youtube vids.
It's JetVD, available for free from the market.
It streams 720p PERFECTLY. That lebron commercial above is crystal clear.
If you choose mp4 high quality, you get the same quality as what the youtube app streams. You can also download if you want.
I love the YT interface and being able to view my account, my favourites, see related videos...etc.
I guess I'l have to use both and switch to JetVD to stream 720p.
Shame for some reason Google decided to gimp the YT app (even on WIFI).
+1 for JetVD
Been using it since Hero days, used to let me download while streaming another video, or download multiple videos at once, but the most recent updates are missing this useful ability.
Still, its free and works great for viewing HD and saving them to ur phone for offline use as well!
i have jetVD installed too
still can't decide which one is better
Is there a way to get the Youtube HD App (modified for HTC Evo 4g)??
I'm running VEGAn-TAB 1.0.0 Beta5.1 on my Gtab
APK
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzz1ktzy2nl
ninditsu said:
Is there a way to get the Youtube HD App (modified for HTC Evo 4g)??
I'm running VEGAn-TAB 1.0.0 Beta5.1 on my Gtab
APK
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzz1ktzy2nl
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What's the difference compared to the standard Youtube that has HQ support already? Can't imagine the quality getting any better since in HQ things look great on the G tablet.
Since gtablet has 720p support, I would like to take advantage of that. Also, 480p<720p
ninditsu said:
Since gtablet has 720p support, I would like to take advantage of that. Also, 480p<720p
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
the gtabs screen isnt 720p so what is the point of viewing 720p on it? the 720p support is more for viewing video via hdmi out.
I think you are confusing the 1024x600 10.1" display with the actual output resolution like Maxdamage said.
Rear facing camera 1080p:
For mobile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwrt2rvFiKo
For HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwrt2rvFiKo&hd=1
Front facing camera 720p:
For mobile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HwgMlA5wZU
For HD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HwgMlA5wZU&hd=1
Enjoy
Still really choppy ... dam .
frame rate sucks i've read on latest Engadget review its only rec with 22 fps @9 mbps
Could be Soft related? The Front facing camera records waaaaaay better
yahyoh said:
frame rate sucks i've read on latest Engadget review its only rec with 22 fps @9 mbps
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Engadget latest review is still the same old crap, did you even look at the date of the article.
Anandtech review done today says that after the OTA it has 30FPS @ 12mbps though he hasn't uploaded the latest samples, he passively mentions this in the video section, so gotta wait for an update to his post.
You can grab the original videos from the Nexus 4 from our servers here. I pinged Google about this when I first saw it and as I write this the final 4.2 OTA has been pushed out to the Nexus 4 which appears to fix this encode quality issue. I’m going to hold off on saying much more until I get the chance to go re-shoot video at the test location, but this does appear fixed based on a video I recorded in my office quickly.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
These don’t have any issues with encode (no dropped frames) and nail the 12.0 Mbps 30 FPS target, unsurprisingly.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
asasione said:
Engadget latest review is still the same old crap, did you even look at the date of the article.
Anandtech review done today says that after the OTA it has 30FPS @ 12mbps though he hasn't uploaded the latest samples, he passively mentions this in the video section, so gotta wait for an update to his post.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This was said about time lapse. The normal video is still same crap, as is battery life and as is performance and thermal issues...
you can download original video files from the link in youtube video.
they are still 9mbps @ 22FPS
NODO-GT said:
This was said about time lapse. The normal video is still same crap, as is battery life and as is performance and thermal issues...
you can download original video files from the link in youtube video.
they are still 9mbps @ 22FPS
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They aren't the new ones bro. Look at what the said at the quote
Samsung are bringing out an internet explorer for the Gear VR.
It will support 360-degree and 3D video . It will also support HTML5 media playback.
Now for the question.
Will Plex work through the browser. If so, the Gear VR just got some serious extra awesomeness added.
It should be available December 2nd, so will test it as soon as it is available.
It is out now and according to others it will work on Plex.
Thresher said:
It is out now and according to others it will work on Plex.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It does work with plex. Pins have to be entered as 4 individual #s, not one four digit number. The interface is as smooth as if using any other internet browser.
The bad:
Can't get rid of blue pointer dot
Blacks looks bad
cant increase size of screen
wouldn't be able to do 3D playback.
Anyone know how to make Youtube vid play in higher resolution?
Thanks in advance
knite75 said:
Anyone know how to make Youtube vid play in higher resolution?
Thanks in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Buy some good resolution Camera or Smartphone shoot it with high resolution and upload it
Internet usage, poor Gear VR resolution. The letters blurred.
Why redmi k20 pro has only 1080p max resolution for videos playing in YouTube application. My 3yr old lg g5 have qhd video support. Can we enable QHD or 4k support for YouTube video?
The screen is only 1080p.
mine have 2160p,
It's a waste of data and processing.
ItsNaveen said:
Why redmi k20 pro has only 1080p max resolution for videos playing in YouTube application. My 3yr old lg g5 have qhd video support. Can we enable QHD or 4k support for YouTube video?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On default app, it's done automatically based on internet speed (maybe) and the screen resolution.
You can force 4K using the web version of Youtube in Google Chrome.
Try YouTube Vanced
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-youtube-vanced-edition-t3758757
MrCrowley37 said:
Try YouTube Vanced
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-youtube-vanced-edition-t3758757
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I instay YouTube vanced. Thanks