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YouTube TV Quality Changed
Posted on 8/7/21 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 8/7/21 at 12:42 pm
When YouTube TV recently offered a 4k service for $9.99 per month ($19.99 per month after 12 months), the basic $64.99 plan degraded the picture quality.
My streaming quality was HD (1080) that was clear and sharp. Then, when YouTube TV offered 4k service, my HD quality was diminished unless I fork over the premium service for 4k. My NBA pictures, Golf pictures, and the recent NFL game were not as clear and sharp as before.
The comparison of HD quality is obvious. If I watch Amazon video, Disney video, AppleTV, or PBS Masterpiece, the HD quality is clear and sharp. If I return to YouTube Tv, the video quality is definitely not HD.
Has anyone else noticed the video quality? Or did you just automatically pay for the "premium" 4k quality?
My streaming quality was HD (1080) that was clear and sharp. Then, when YouTube TV offered 4k service, my HD quality was diminished unless I fork over the premium service for 4k. My NBA pictures, Golf pictures, and the recent NFL game were not as clear and sharp as before.
The comparison of HD quality is obvious. If I watch Amazon video, Disney video, AppleTV, or PBS Masterpiece, the HD quality is clear and sharp. If I return to YouTube Tv, the video quality is definitely not HD.
Has anyone else noticed the video quality? Or did you just automatically pay for the "premium" 4k quality?
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Posted on 8/7/21 at 1:01 pm to mrbayoublu
Not saying they didn't reduce the quality but every live TV channel is 99% 720p/1080i. Nothing even broadcasts in 1080p, would be surprised if they lowered it less than the native broadcast since that is basically minimum to call it HD. Maybe isp issues?
Posted on 8/7/21 at 1:24 pm to UltimaParadox
I’m watching golf tournament on cbs now. It looks fine.
I switched recently from my tv processing to fire stick 4K, now chrome cast with google tv. Google tv processing is the best including sound. My wife even noticed and she never notices that stuff.
I switched recently from my tv processing to fire stick 4K, now chrome cast with google tv. Google tv processing is the best including sound. My wife even noticed and she never notices that stuff.
Posted on 8/7/21 at 2:00 pm to mrbayoublu
It may be the ISP, but I suspect something in my connections is causing video quality. Funny, it is only on "live" Youtubetv the video quality is poor.
Thanks for the feedback. If I problem solve it, I'll update here.
Thanks for the feedback. If I problem solve it, I'll update here.
Posted on 8/7/21 at 2:20 pm to mrbayoublu
I noticed this too! No doubt the quality has changed.
Posted on 8/7/21 at 2:37 pm to mrbayoublu
To add...... I bought the 4K upgrade and it’s better......
Posted on 8/7/21 at 4:28 pm to Corn Dawg Nation
I bought the 4K "upgrade" and it didn't change the video quality, so it leans more like, in my case, it might be my own connection, which I haven't played with yet.
And you know what happens when playing with connections...I make it worse. lol
And you know what happens when playing with connections...I make it worse. lol
Posted on 8/7/21 at 6:22 pm to mrbayoublu
I did the trial and my fire cube would not play in 4k unless I specifically set it to 4k in the settings.
Didn't have that issue with any other service, but YouTube TV would only play at 1080p.
Didn't have that issue with any other service, but YouTube TV would only play at 1080p.
Posted on 8/7/21 at 8:06 pm to mrbayoublu
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Funny, it is only on "live" Youtubetv the video quality is poor.
That pretty much isolates your internet connection as the culprit. Is the TV connected via ethernet or wifi? If wifi, what kind of speeds do you get if you run a speed test standing next to your TV?
Posted on 8/7/21 at 8:36 pm to UltimaParadox
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Not saying they didn't reduce the quality but every live TV channel is 99% 720p/1080i. Nothing even broadcasts in 1080p
It has nothing to do with the resolution. It's the compression. 720p, 1808p, even 4k all look like pixelated shite if their compression is screwed up, which on most native tv streaming apps and a lot of devices it is.
Literally every single streaming native app on my Q90A looks unbelievably crisp except for YoutubeTV, which most channels look pixelated as shite for 5 seconds everytime the scene changes.
Posted on 8/8/21 at 12:17 am to mrbayoublu
How are you receiving YouTube TV?
If you used an nVidia Shield TV with AI upconversion, you wouldn't be writing or starting this thread.
If you used an nVidia Shield TV with AI upconversion, you wouldn't be writing or starting this thread.
Posted on 8/8/21 at 12:30 am to mrbayoublu
What device are you using to watch?
I found this:
I found this:
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For the last two days, I've noted the resolution on the Live side of YouTube TV is dropped in quality to a degree. I have a 4K LG TV, and I see this on both the TV's native app and on the YouTube TV Roku app. Content from the Library appears to be OK, but the quality of the Live feeds just seems poor. I noted a lot if pixelization in motion on some channels. Other Roku streaming sources are fine. Tried a reset of the Roku anyway, but it didn't help. Anyone else experiencing this? Update on this issue: I contacted YYTV support on line, just to see what the response would be. I was stunned to receive a reply a couple of hours later, and the tech offered a list of ideas to try (most of which I already had without improvement). The one thing I had not tried was to delete and reinstall the YTTV app from the Roku. As a systems engineer by trade, I didn't think much of the suggestion, generally equating it with "did you turn it off then turn it on again?" as a solution. But it didn't cost me anything other then a few minutes and a re-initialization of the app to try it, so I did. Apparently, that did the trick. The performance issues with all channels were gone and everything was back to normal. I have experienced occasional flakiness with this specific Roku device, and we do hammer that YTTV app pretty hard, so who's to say something didn't get screwy in the code. And it's been fine for a week now.
Posted on 8/8/21 at 12:33 am to Korkstand
Guess I'm a big picture guy and don't get down in the weeds like I should. Posted on 8/8/21 at 12:14 pm to Joshjrn
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That pretty much isolates your internet connection as the culprit. Is the TV connected via ethernet or wifi? If wifi, what kind of speeds do you get if you run a speed test standing next to your TV?
My TV is "hardwired." The speed test is 450. I have a wired loose somewhere.
Now the 4k is definitely sharper than I said earlier.
Posted on 8/8/21 at 1:46 pm to mrbayoublu
I went to manage apps on Amazon fire, clear data and cache on the app, force stop. Restart firetv… seemed to fix all the grainy picture I was having
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