Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube uses lower quality options on browsers running on Arm-based systems — misreporting as an x86 CPU appears to be a widespread browser fixwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1598arrow-down17
arrow-up1591arrow-down1external-linkYouTube uses lower quality options on browsers running on Arm-based systems — misreporting as an x86 CPU appears to be a widespread browser fixwww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squarebrochard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoWhy wouldn’t it be my browser asking for the codecs it prefers instead of the website trying to guess my computer’s hardware ?
minus-squarecustard_swollower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoLots of hardware lies about its useful capabilities. Can you run 4k? Of course. But can you run more than 4 frames a second?
minus-squarebrochard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThe browser can lie all they want, at the end of the day the user has the final word if they want to change things.
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.