How to switch to old youtube theme? I'm dropping frames

>>61502074
use mp4. it's HW accelerated by even the shittiest graphics cards. nothing accelerates vp9.

>>61502074
what kind of shit tastic resolution is that? Specs?
Have you tried using H264ify and reading the sticky?
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>>61502091
How to change codec on youtube?

>>61502097
use H264ify (browser extension) I don't drop frames on my Atom N270 netbook so you should be fine my guy.

>>61502121
Thanks amazing

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>>61502121
Nvm still dropping frames

>>61502165
Nigga, tell me your computer specs/resolution/browser before I can help you properly.

>>61502121
Thanks, just installed this on my shitty laptop. Can confirm youtube works waaay better now.

Use the flash player then

>>61503868
>inb4 flash

>>61502087
my baby lake accelerates vp9 nicely

that made 720p video go from "eh" to "great" so thanks for that >>61502091

Install mpv+youtube-dl

>>61502087
How do you use mp4 on youtube? You mean downlod the entire video and watch it offline?

>>61507017
no, there's plenty of extensions/addons for browsers that can force YT to serve H.264/AAC video/audio instead of vp9 crap. which browser do you use? see if you can find an extension that does it.

I've been forcing YT to serve h.264 for years. even an old C2D can play 1080p H.264 video without any stuttering.

>>61507215
Why is vp9 considered crap? I thought it's better?

>>61507437
>Why is vp9 considered crap? I thought it's better?
Better for whom? It's better for Google because it uses less bits than H.264 but it's worse for you since you'll be using a lot more CPU/power to decode it since none of the graphics cards can decode it in HW.

Yes, Google can show you a good looking video at a smaller bitrate but end users pay for it with decoding costs.

>>61507437
lack of hardware decoding

>>61507488
But that doesn't matter for high-end pc users, right? As long as their cpu is strong enough, there will be no problem?
What about bandwidth? Would vp9 consumes less data because of less bitrate?

>>61507562
if you don't care about fans spinning up and if you don't have anything running in the background and if you don't plan on doing something else while the video is playing, then it doesn't make much difference to you what the codec is.
yes, it uses slightly less bandwidth. that's why Google prefers it (lowers their costs). but your system pays the price in increased energy use.