randybruder

randybruder t1_j907pa8 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Why can’t I choose better resolution? The video is 4K in YouTube by ArtLover357

> Stop D riding Apple

My original comment is explaining how the max 720p is literally Apple's fault, and not YouTube's fault. I'm the only one in the entire thread correctly blaming Apple for this. And I'm D riding Apple?

You should try reading the comments before you say stupid shit.

> literally just a codec.

I explained in my comment that it isn't a codec, but a web specification. It's not "Safari doesn't support the V9 codec" like a lot of people mistakenly think—apparently you're misinformed about that too.

> Bruh, this is a fanboy excuse,

Educated guess, not an excuse.

Still waiting on you to explain how "Apple does try to worsen the experience"

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randybruder t1_j8zt2j3 wrote

Reply to comment by gordito_gr in Why can’t I choose better resolution? The video is 4K in YouTube by ArtLover357

> Apple surely does try to worsen the experience

How does Apple "try to worsen the experience"? The obvious guesses are that Apple hadn't gotten to implementing it in a way they want to be performative.

Or maybe Apple intentionally won't enable it because making Safari work smoothly means deciding not to support certain popular technologies, and forcing everyone else to adapt—perfect example of that is Apple's refusal to support Adobe Flash. Was Apple's motivation to not support Flash "trying to worsen the experience"?

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randybruder t1_j8xeemv wrote

Reply to comment by ArtLover357 in Why can’t I choose better resolution? The video is 4K in YouTube by ArtLover357

Every time I see this asked, the person asking gets highly-upvoted answers that are complete bullshit. You want a real answer?

YouTube stores all of their video files and audio files separately. It's a clever way of saving server space—you can have all of the different video files (at a bunch of different resolutions and video codecs), and then a few audio files (at different bitrates and formats), and then on the fly pick the best video file for the user, pick the best audio file for the user, and play them back at the same time. For example, here's all the individual files that YouTube generates/stores for the Costa Rica video from your post.

In a browser, YouTube uses Media Source Extensions which allows them to combine those video and audio streams, and do things like let you switch resolution without the video stopping (or even dynamically switch the resolution based on available bandwidth without interrupting the video.)

Safari on iOS doesn't support Media Source Extensions. So in addition to the multitude of individual video-only and audio-only streams YouTube generates, they also generate a few versions that include both the video and audio in one file—but only up to 720p. That's why Safari only shoes those options, it's all it's capable of playing, because there's no assembly needed by the browser. (Interestingly, Media Source Extensions is implemented in Safari on iPadOS, which is why you'll see more resolution options there.)

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randybruder t1_j2oluq1 wrote

Reply to comment by C00catz in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico

Oh that stretches the limit of what I know, I just remember the Pebble Time being specifically a color E-ink display (that I re-confirmed on Wikipedia before posting) and, like nitish_anand99, remember a time where that technology seemed like it was growing in popularity to then disappear—while the regular E-ink screens have stuck around like most E-readers and a surprising number of phone manufactures

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randybruder t1_iu1q1ms wrote

Reply to comment by Insomnisquirrel in iPhone 14 No SIM Card Implications by Ok_Drive1036

"Significant" is just a matter of perspective. It's significantly more expensive, 4.8× the price. Or it's an insignificant extra $19 on a vacation that costs over $1K, or work trip where a company worth working for would cover the cost for you.

Like yeah, it sucks that the 1Phone 14 limits you to more expensive options, but overall it's not something I'm going to get significantly worked up over.

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