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Google slows down Firefox users when watching YouTube....

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[โ€“] sxan@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, maybe that's it. I don't think I have any devices in the house capable of displaying more that 1080p, and I don't use YouTube for any content where that'd matter. That's interesting, though; I wonder if that's a limitation enforced by YT on third party apps.

[โ€“] verysoft@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The higher resolutions on YT have higher bitrate, so even on a 1080p screen the 1440p and 4K options look a lot better.