720p Youtube

[DMA 135]

Apparently you can watch some videos in 720p on Youtube now...it looks fantastic. All you have to do is add "&fmt=22" at the end of a video, if the video is uploaded as 720p or higher. I uploaded one video as a test:

 

[Weeters 1969]

I need one of those tuners you have.

[PTVNews 196]

How large was the file you uploaded?

[DMA 135]

I think 70-80 MB, but it could have been more. Youtube has upgraded the upload amount to 1GB.

[jestbiteme 13]

I have a 34 MB file up there that looks pretty good!

 

[Weeters 1969]

I tried it out earlier today:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txx-xUcyD4s&fmt=22

[thafernykid 2]

What type of tuner do you guys use?

I'm thinking of buying this one:

 

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hauppauge-WinTV-HVR-850-HD-USB-TV-Tuner-1200/sem/rpsm/oid/209619/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

[Vlad 329]

Really nice observation! I like it.

[Weeters 1969]

What type of tuner do you guys use?

I'm thinking of buying this one:

 

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hauppauge-WinTV-HVR-850-HD-USB-TV-Tuner-1200/sem/rpsm/oid/209619/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

I have a OnAir GT.

 

The recording quality is great, but as it records as a "transport stream" it's a little difficult to convert for Youtube.

[TennTV1983 806]

I have a OnAir GT.

 

The recording quality is great, but as it records as a "transport stream" it's a little difficult to convert for Youtube.

I may have to put that on my wish list (even though I really want an HD television).

[Vlad 329]

Here is a test video:

 

[News24/7 3]

is it just me or anyone with old computers have stuttering on the videos? i think its my old gfx card

[Geoffrey 872]

This is what I use: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV+Tuners/PCTV+Flash_TV+Stick/PCTV+HD+Ultimate+Stick.htm

 

I love it when it works, but the software seems slow and crashes frequently. Every once in a while, it stops working completely and I have to reset it to the way it came and then download the software updates again. It's a pain in the neck.

 

I'm only able to the broadcast stations in HD, though. It probably has to do with Cablevision only making the cable HD channels available with a box.

[kjohnson 17]

Looks great. Kind of jerky in Safari...

[Vlad 329]

Looks great. Kind of jerky in Safari...

 

There definitely is some sort of Jerkiness going on there, I also noticed that the framerate has diminished as well from 60 Frames Per Second to about what seems to be 25 Frames Per Second..

[TennTV1983 806]

Apparently, YouTube has updated itself to display all videos in

format now (though I don't quite know the code for that).

[Weeters 1969]

Apparently, YouTube has updated itself to display all videos in

format now (though I don't quite know the code for that).

 

It's automatic.

 

And it makes the 720p video look .

[Weeters 1969]

Re-converted and re-uploaded a WLS open I had:

 

[Vlad 329]

That open is pretty nice Steve, that is the clearest WLS video I've seen so far on YouTube, lol. Here is an HD Version of the new WABC Open in 720p HD, to compare with WLS's open that Steve posted, I don't think anything compares with WLS lol..

 

[Weeters 1969]

"Watch in HD" is now a official option for watching videos on YT.

[TennTV1983 806]

Indeed.

 

 

[KRGV5 0]

I tried it out earlier today:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txx-xUcyD4s&fmt=22

 

Sounds like you got a copyright claim on your hands... What did you do upload a whole NFL game?

 

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NFL Properties LLC

[Weeters 1969]

Sounds like you got a copyright claim on your hands... What did you do upload a whole NFL game?

 

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NFL Properties LLC

 

I uploaded about 20 seconds of whatever game was on FOX at the time because it was the only thing I could find in HD.