Youtube only playing up to 720p?

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Youtube only playing up to 720p?

i Just got my macbook pro 13 inch retina with a core i5 2.6 ghz 8gb of ram and 512 ssd and youtube videos only play up too 720p on safari but on google chrome it works fine?

Posted on Jul 2, 2014 5:21 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 9, 2014 9:23 AM in response to Glusur99

Just bought the exact same one as you, I immediately went to YouTube to see what 4k YouTube videos looked like. All I saw was 720p, I was weirded out, so I went on my girlfriend's pro, (without retina) and tried to find a video in 1080. I watched the GoPro With Lions video on her computer in 1080p and the exact same one at the same time as her. Side by side, my retina video looked better. I think it might have to do with safari recognizing the retina display and knowing it is higher resolution already?

Or.. It might be something with Safari? I will try downloading Chrome and post again later.

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mukmukb

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Jan 20, 2015 11:32 AM in response to Glusur99

Sometimes the issue may be caused by your internet connection, there was this one time I was using a public internet connection and could not watch in HD. However when I used my own in-home private connection, I could view the same video in HD. If you are certain that it's not your internet connection that is causing this problem there are a few things you could do.

Make sure that you have all of your applications up-to-date. Check the Mac App Store -> Updates Tab for any updates
Try installing or updating the Flash Player on your Mac.
Check if your browser supports HTML5 Video Playback You can check this page to see if your browser is compatible. https://www.youtube.com/html5?gl=CA

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