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Scorsese2002
10/03/22 12:14:12 PM
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https://www.tomsguide.com/news/youtube-could-be-about-to-lock-high-res-videos-behind-a-paywall

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PiOverlord
10/03/22 12:19:38 PM
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I already pay for premium B)

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Kloe_Rinz
10/03/22 12:20:59 PM
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They already profit off tracking my browsing habits. Why do they need me to pay or to show me ads?
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Jupiter
10/03/22 12:22:40 PM
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A new video hosting site needs to come out and be what YouTube used to be before Google bought them.

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YeOld3DS
10/03/22 12:24:38 PM
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I never play videos higher then 360 anyway.
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Questionmarktarius
10/03/22 12:26:02 PM
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Jupiter posted...
A new video hosting site needs to come out and be what YouTube used to be before Google bought them.
https://joinpeertube.org/
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wackyteen
10/03/22 12:26:15 PM
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Something like 95+% of videos are streamed at 720p+

Not only would a 1% capture of that audience be massive money, reducing the demand by even half would save plenty of money.

Its an actually logical business decision.

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CADE_FOSTER
10/03/22 12:29:11 PM
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1080 is fine with me fuck em
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Rexdragon125
10/03/22 12:29:59 PM
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That's fine, my ISP throttles Youtube anyways

I can get 200mbps in a speed test but Youtube always struggles at 360p
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Questionmarktarius
10/03/22 12:41:36 PM
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wackyteen posted...
Something like 95+% of videos are streamed at 720p+
and probably 95% of that is pirated stuff youtube hasn't taken down yet.
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FL81
10/03/22 1:08:59 PM
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  • buys fancy gaming laptop
  • resolution is only 1920x1080
ah well, Invidious only supports up to 720p anyway

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wackyteen
10/03/22 1:14:45 PM
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FL81 posted...
* buys fancy gaming laptop
* resolution is only 1920x1080
ah well, Invidious only supports up to 720p anyway
Say what

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Lordgold666
10/03/22 1:16:37 PM
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Hope we can get a comment from the, "there isnt an ad before every video" crowd

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FL81
10/03/22 1:20:25 PM
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wackyteen posted...
Say what
most laptops on the market are still only 1080p

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pokedude900
10/03/22 1:29:57 PM
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This would really suck. I record my PC game series at 4K. It's not just for the resolution, but the bitrate. 1080p compresses the shit out of action games while 4K actually makes for decent freeze-frames.

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I4NRulez
10/03/22 1:32:21 PM
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Jupiter posted...
A new video hosting site needs to come out and be what YouTube used to be before Google bought them.

Dailymotions time to shine bayyyybeeeeee

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FL81
10/03/22 1:33:07 PM
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also, nope I'm still not going to pay for YouTube

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CADE_FOSTER
10/03/22 1:33:25 PM
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Apple and Ms could easily challenge youtube it speaks volumes that no one has tried
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Master_Bass
10/03/22 1:34:02 PM
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Man, fuck Google.

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FL81
10/03/22 1:34:55 PM
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CADE_FOSTER posted...
Apple and Ms could easily challenge youtube it speaks volumes that no one has tried
throw Amazon in there too and we can have the full Four Horsemen

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pokedude900
10/03/22 1:36:33 PM
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FL81 posted...

throw Amazon in there too and we can have the full Four Horsemen

Amazon has Twitch, which is worse than Youtube by pretty much every metric. Especially now that they've cut partner revenue from 70/30 to 50/50.

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FL81
10/03/22 1:37:57 PM
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pokedude900 posted...
Amazon has Twitch, which is worse than Youtube by pretty much every metric.
sadly, you're not even wrong

need a different add-on just to block their ads, and it doesn't even work all that well

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Malcrasternus
10/03/22 1:39:08 PM
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Joke's on you YT, I can't even play 4k without buffering.

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PiOverlord
10/03/22 2:42:57 PM
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pokedude900 posted...
Amazon has Twitch, which is worse than Youtube by pretty much every metric. Especially now that they've cut partner revenue from 70/30 to 50/50.
They cut partner revenue for the millionaire streamers. Normal partners were getting 50/50 anyways.

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PiOverlord
10/03/22 2:45:47 PM
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Also, I think the reason why YT hasn't been challenged is that it's insanely hard to make a profit. Sure, it brings in a lot of revenue, but the costs with running it are insanely high. A lot of YT's value comes in with it being a centralized hub for vids. It's got an insane Network effect.

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CADE_FOSTER
10/03/22 2:48:00 PM
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Dont forget the massive amounts of piracy that youtube and google get sued for constantly probably aint worth that hassle
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Paragon21XX
10/04/22 12:42:55 AM
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One guy on Reddit said so.

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YellowSUV
10/04/22 1:02:10 AM
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Jokes on you Youtube, my monitor is only 1440p!

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SuperVegitoFAN
10/04/22 1:03:39 AM
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Not a dealbreaker to me, whilst i can play them, my display is 1440p only so the advantages are limited.

But i am worried about what this could end up becoming in the future.

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Ratchetrockon
10/04/22 1:22:58 AM
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Oh I already pay for youtube premium anyways. That said that really sucks man.


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