Problems With YouTube Resolution Selector (February 2017)

[DanMunteanu]

Hi, everyone!

It's been a few days since I've started noticing some irritating stuff going on now on YouTube... I'm unable to watch any video at a resolution higher than 2K (1440p). I'm basically stuck at 2K. I tried on Chrome, Edge, Mozilla, it's the same... None of them seems to make things work again... I didn't make any changes inside Windows, Chrome or other browser. It just happened...

My PC specs:

Intel Core i7 7700
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
Windows 10 Pro
2560 x 1080p LG Ultrawide
4K LG TV connected to the PC

Any help will be much appreciated!

P.S. here is a screenshot! Hope it'll help - http://imgur.com/buh1nti

Best regards,
Dan Munteanu

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Have you tried the HD YouTube addon for Firefox, I use it.

 

[DanMunteanu]

Have you tried the HD YouTube addon for Firefox, I use it.

Nope, not at all. I'm not a Firefox user. I use Google Chrome on 99% of the time, it gets the job done for me and I am familiarized with it, I never had problems with it, so there is no need to use Firefox... 🙁

Thanks for the heads up, SR-71. Maybe your recommendation will be helpful for someone else who will see this thread. 😀

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The HD addon in Firefox works great for me.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hd-for-youtube/akjbfncbadcmnkopckegnmjgihagponf?hl=en
CHROME addon.

 

[grmnlxndr]

I don't know where did I read, but it seems that google is working in a new codec for 4k videos in youtube.
https://youtube-eng.googleblog.com/2015/04/vp9-faster-better-buffer-free-youtube.html

But I don't know. There are some videos that I have same issue, but for example this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAP1a1H0Mg0 I can select 4k.

Best regards

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

With the addon in the FOX the 4K auto play at the 4K when available which is nice.

 

[DanMunteanu]

I don't know where did I read, but it seems that google is working in a new codec for 4k videos in youtube.
https://youtube-eng.googleblog.com/2015/04/vp9-faster-better-buffer-free-youtube.html

But I don't know. There are some videos that I have same issue, but for example this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAP1a1H0Mg0 I can select 4k.

Best regards

Hmm, it seems to work for me, too. So maybe they are adapting the codecs to the majority of the videos with the much awaited HEVC codec. Who knows. Thanks for the heads up, I might need to calm down for a while, until everything goes back to normal. 😀