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EEVblog&some other YouTube channels, no longer free, at best (HD) quality levels

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tom66:
Higher bitrate video has less macroblocking during motion and still scenes, so the image looks better.  If you watch on a large screen it might matter to you, if it's just background interest while doing something else, you probably don't care.

EEVblog:
Youtube have always provided a relatively low bitrate quality 1080p video to everyone.
Now they have a Premium option for a higher bitrate.
Existing user without Premium are NOT losing out, quality remains the same as it always has.
And this one works for 1080p 30fps video, not higher or lower bitrate. And not for 4k video that's downsampled to 1080p

EEVblog:

--- Quote from: langwadt on August 10, 2023, 10:40:37 pm ---as long as the camera isn't moving much does the extra bit rate add anything?

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Not on my video with just waving hands or a talkng head.

MK14:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on August 11, 2023, 11:40:18 am ---Youtube have always provided a relatively low bitrate quality 1080p video to everyone.
Now they have a Premium option for a higher bitrate.
Existing user without Premium are NOT losing out, quality remains the same as it always has.
And this one works for 1080p 30fps video, not higher or lower bitrate. And not for 4k video that's downsampled to 1080p

--- End quote ---

You're right.

But on the other hand.  Previously, free tier YouTube users had all available resolutions, quality settings, etc.  Available.

Now they are changing that policy.

It could be the thin end of a wedge, and as time goes on, more and more features (either existing ones, or new features), get put into ONLY the premium service.

To many people (I think) and some countries, the £12.99 per Month, is not going to happen, as it is too expensive, compared to their available resources.

Edit: But if I partially answer my own post.  It is a bit like everything else, e.g. super fast internet connections, can cost a lot of money per month, hence more well off companies/people, tend to get them.

So the concept that paying more money gets better/faster/more stuff, is well established.  So the YouTube premium is just another example of the same concept.  I.e. You pay more, you get something better.

HwAoRrDk:

--- Quote from: MK14 on August 11, 2023, 11:54:28 am ---To many people (I think) and some countries, the £12.99 per Month, is not going to happen, as it is too expensive, compared to their available resources.

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That's the thing, YouTube have different prices for Premium in different countries. Here in the UK, our price is one of the highest. People are getting Premium for greatly reduced prices by using a VPN, etc and signing up as if they were in a different country. (It escapes me right now which countries have a much cheaper price - India? Turkey?)

For me personally, if Premium were more like £5-6 per month, I would pay for it, but not at £12.99.

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