Administrator DKT27 Posted April 10, 2013 Administrator Share Posted April 10, 2013 YouTube videos are buffering all the time and you can only watch them a couple of seconds before they stop to buffer again? Or maybe the buffering takes ages and there is no apparent reason for that? This is usually the case when an Internet connection is not the most reliable one, or not fast at all but can also be because an Internet service provider is throttling the YouTube bandwidth artificially. Sometimes, it may also be because your ISP started to throttle your account, maybe because you passed a certain traffic threshold or because of other reasons.YouTube introduced a new ultra-low bandwidth viewing option for select videos on the video hosting site. Up until now, videos were offered in qualities between 240p and 4k on the video hosting site with 320p being available on the site since the beginning.If you have opened YouTube's video quality menu recently you may have spotted a new 144p video quality option there.The new quality level is not available for all videos and it is unclear if it will be made available for all, or if Google uses an algorithm of sorts to determine when to make it available. It is for instance possible that it is only enabled on videos that are requested by mobile users or low bandwidth users a lot. There has not been an official announcement of the feature so this is all guesswork right now.The quality is not that great as you can imagine and only suitable if you are watching the video on a small screen, if you are only interested in the audio, or if you want to view the video no matter what and can't get the other quality levels to play properly on the site.It may be an option for the desktop as well because of this but make sure you play it in a player window that is appropriately sized as you will end up with an image quality level that is not the greatest. Still, the new option may be worth a shot for YouTube users who often experience playback issues on the site.:view: View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyon275 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 No sound on 144p ... At least for me , when i tried it :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanana1 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 No sound on 144p ... At least for me , when i tried it :lol:I got sound !... but pixelated video. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanedown58 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I LOL everytime I see a comment like "144p!? Was this video filmed with a banana?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazigh Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 No sound on 144p ... At least for me , when i tried it :lol:Me too!.. Using Chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Now they can get fully supported oldschool videos, especially the ppl that upload chiptunes and regular 8bit music.Pixelated videos? Retro feeling? Seems legit. :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Good on Google for thinking about the 'others'. Not everybody has Google Fiber :PThis will help GPRS, EDGE, ISDN and even low bandwidth DSL/Cable line users in developing countries and also in rural communities in the industrialized ones ;)Having said that though, it's a sad commentary that even after decades of the internet, we still are going backwards instead of seeing real efforts to make high bandwidth services accessible to the regular Joe :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I can bet rudrax is going to pee in his pants . . . . . . . . . . . . with joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I can bet rudrax is going to pee in his pants . . . . . . . . . . . . with joy.watching p0rn on youtube never makes me to leak my pants :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Administrator Share Posted April 11, 2013 I can bet rudrax is going to pee in his pants . . . . . . . . . . . . with joy.To be honest, I posted this article with him in mind. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 @DKT, well I've found the 144p option in youtube a few months ago. You are late.And, I can't even watch 144p streaming b'cuz my ISP is still slow for that :lol: Tell me, if they decides to shrink the vertical frame up a bit more :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 To be honest, I posted this article with him in mind. :)LOL! :lmao:I can't even watch 144p streaming b'cuz my ISP is still slow for that :lol:What in the name of God ISP is it? :o Dunno 'bout small town/rural Assam (if that's where you are), but here in Kolkata, I get 2Mbps night unlimited unrestricted uncapped broadband from BSNL for 599/- plus taxes. ;)720p loads effortlessly and plays without buffering late nights and early mornings :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I'm a GPRS user. I know this sucks but I have no other option. No landlines have reached our village, yet. Some of my friends have bought 3G dongles but finally they decided to switch back to mobile GPRS which I'm using currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_hidden Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I suppose this move was for compatibility with older devices and slow connection....who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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