topic Re: Youtube Video Playback Has Deteriorated... in Discussions

Youtube Video Playback Has Deteriorated...

JeffG1 — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:29:19 GMT

... to the point where anything above 1080p is unplayable. This is on 120.08b (64-bit) Windows 10 and has gotten progressively worse over the past week to the point where a video played (full screen or windowed) at 1440 or higher will stop dead, data will still be coming in, but will not render to the screen - or restart without reloading the page.

I've done all the things including updating to the latest video drivers, refreshed Firefox, tried in SAFE MODE... nothing works.

This is beginning to show up on other forums so I don't know if it's a YT problem or a Firefox problem.

Re: Youtube Video Playback Has Deteriorated...

smuch — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:50:10 GMT

I think this is a google corporate issue. It's their attempt to frustrate users into signing their paid subscription service (related to ad blockers). I don't have the proof, but it seems to be the case, every few videos a popup disrupts the viewing.

Re: Youtube Video Playback Has Deteriorated...

JeffG1 — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:58:35 GMT

That is possible as the problems began right around the time UBlock was attacked by YouTube. I have a help ticket into Youtube as well so let's see if they ever respond.

Re: Youtube Video Playback Has Deteriorated...

Running925 — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:19 GMT

Sure seems firefox related because if i use microsoft edge it works fine. Any further updates on this topic?

Re: Youtube Video Playback Has Deteriorated...

JeffG1 — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:16:45 GMT

I switched from Starlink to fiber and the problems went away.

Re: Youtube Video Playback Has Deteriorated...

fyrokid — Wed, 15 May 2024 06:19:28 GMT

Youtube premium with no adblockers still stutters and skips with poor buffers