YouTube uses lower quality options on browsers running on Arm-based systems — misreporting as an x86 CPU appears to be a widespread browser fix

Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.world – 587 points –
YouTube uses lower quality options on browsers running on Arm-based systems — misreporting as an x86 CPU appears to be a widespread browser fix
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Why wouldn't it be my browser asking for the codecs it prefers instead of the website trying to guess my computer's hardware ?

Lots of hardware lies about its useful capabilities.

Can you run 4k? Of course. But can you run more than 4 frames a second?

The browser can lie all they want, at the end of the day the user has the final word if they want to change things.