@marcan YouTube product management is dangerously detached...

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@marcan YouTube product management is dangerously detached from the reality. This whole "guessing the resolution" thing is absolute nonsense. "Yes, downgrade my video to unwatchable because I've just had a 2 seconds interruption of the internet" - said absolutely nobody ever.

If you find any contact, explain to them that 99.9% of their users will never want anything below 720p (and even that only on very slow connections).

Like 12 Dec 2023 at 12:27 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.online

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Ayke van Laethem

@creepy_owlet @marcan it really depends! Watching video essays is fine on 144p as it's basically a podcast, and I specifically set YouTube to use a low resolution when I'm on mobile to reduce data consumption.

On the other hand, when watching a presentation it's kinda important to be able to read the slides, which usually needs 720p at least.

12 Dec 2023 at 12:33 | Open on hachyderm.io

Dmitry Tantsur

@ayke @marcan yep, I have no problem with having a setting, I have a huge problem with the tendency of large corporations to force their uninformed guesses on users (see also: most recommendation engines).

12 Dec 2023 at 12:48 | Open on mastodon.online

Gnome!

@creepy_owlet that's quite a sweeping statement, and I believe Youtube have fixed it recently (at least on mobile) with default video resolution on wifi and mobile data. I personally use 360/480p on mobile data to limit data usage.

12 Dec 2023 at 13:34 | Open on wetdry.world

Dmitry Tantsur

@GnomedDev yes, it's a sweeping statement, and it's true. Admit it: the vast, VAST majority of users don't turn on YouTube to observe fingernail large pixels on their HD or even better (even on mobile) screens. I have nothing against an option to do that for those who need it for some reason. It's a terrible default behavior.

12 Dec 2023 at 14:49 | Open on mastodon.online