YouTube has announced that it is launching an upgraded 1080p Premium option for internet users and some TV devices.
The new option, which is available to YouTube Premium subscribers, offers a higher bitrate than the standard 1080p option, resulting in sharper images and less compression.
The update was confirmed to The Verge and Paul Pennington told The Verge: “YouTube’s highest quality 1080p option is now available to all Premium subscribers on desktop globally.”
The upgraded 1080p Premium option is currently available on YouTube’s web client for desktop, as well as on some TV devices, including non-Android-based Google Chromecasts and gaming consoles.
YouTube has not yet announced a specific timeline for when the new option will be available on all supported devices.
If you don’t have YouTube Premium, then the platform has the regular 1080p option, which is still largely the same as the advanced bitrate version.
\YouTube says the upgraded 1080p Premium option is particularly beneficial for videos with a lot of motion, such as action movies or sports broadcasts. The higher bitrate helps reduce compression artifacts, which can make video look blurry or pixelated.
YouTube also recently increased the Premium subscription plan from $12 to $14 and the company is testing many new features to make its subscription plan stand out.
The company recently announced a screen lock feature that has been part of Netflix for years so that users don’t have to worry about pausing or skipping videos.
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