▲ 588 ▼ YouTube uses lower quality options on browsers running on Arm-based systems — misreporting as an x86 CPU appears to be a widespread browser fix (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 123 points 2 years ago (2 children) What the heck...? My CPU is none of their business. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kbotc@lemmy.world 76 points 2 years ago (2 children) Google chooses codecs based on what it guesses your hardware will decode. (iPhones get HEVC, Android gets VP9, etc) They just didn’t put much thought into arm based home devices outside of a specific few like the shield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] brochard@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why wouldn't it be my browser asking for the codecs it prefers instead of the website trying to guess my computer's hardware ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] custard_swollower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of hardware lies about its useful capabilities. Can you run 4k? Of course. But can you run more than 4 frames a second? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brochard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The browser can lie all they want, at the end of the day the user has the final word if they want to change things. permalink fedilink source parent [–] barsoap@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago My by now rather ancient rk3399 board can hardware-decode both at 4k 60Hz. Which has nothing to do with the fact that it's aarch64, but that Rockchip included a beast of a VPU (it was originally designed for set-top boxes). How about, dunno, asking the browser what kind of media it would prefer? permalink fedilink source parent [–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago* (1 child) If you use any Google service, everything of yours is their business. You are their product, voluntarily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (2 children) No. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Look how cute. He’s still kicking permalink fedilink source parent [–] clgoh@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago By using their services, you pretty much agree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 76 points 2 years ago (2 children) Google chooses codecs based on what it guesses your hardware will decode. (iPhones get HEVC, Android gets VP9, etc) They just didn’t put much thought into arm based home devices outside of a specific few like the shield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] brochard@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why wouldn't it be my browser asking for the codecs it prefers instead of the website trying to guess my computer's hardware ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] custard_swollower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of hardware lies about its useful capabilities. Can you run 4k? Of course. But can you run more than 4 frames a second? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brochard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The browser can lie all they want, at the end of the day the user has the final word if they want to change things. permalink fedilink source parent [–] barsoap@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago My by now rather ancient rk3399 board can hardware-decode both at 4k 60Hz. Which has nothing to do with the fact that it's aarch64, but that Rockchip included a beast of a VPU (it was originally designed for set-top boxes). How about, dunno, asking the browser what kind of media it would prefer? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brochard@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why wouldn't it be my browser asking for the codecs it prefers instead of the website trying to guess my computer's hardware ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] custard_swollower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of hardware lies about its useful capabilities. Can you run 4k? Of course. But can you run more than 4 frames a second? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brochard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The browser can lie all they want, at the end of the day the user has the final word if they want to change things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] custard_swollower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of hardware lies about its useful capabilities. Can you run 4k? Of course. But can you run more than 4 frames a second? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brochard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The browser can lie all they want, at the end of the day the user has the final word if they want to change things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brochard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The browser can lie all they want, at the end of the day the user has the final word if they want to change things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago My by now rather ancient rk3399 board can hardware-decode both at 4k 60Hz. Which has nothing to do with the fact that it's aarch64, but that Rockchip included a beast of a VPU (it was originally designed for set-top boxes). How about, dunno, asking the browser what kind of media it would prefer? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago* (1 child) If you use any Google service, everything of yours is their business. You are their product, voluntarily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (2 children) No. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Look how cute. He’s still kicking permalink fedilink source parent [–] clgoh@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago By using their services, you pretty much agree. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (2 children) No. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Look how cute. He’s still kicking permalink fedilink source parent [–] clgoh@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago By using their services, you pretty much agree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Look how cute. He’s still kicking permalink fedilink source parent
[–] clgoh@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago By using their services, you pretty much agree. permalink fedilink source parent