YouTube Premium: users will be able to access an improved version of 1080p

Google has begun testing the new 1080p transmission option for Youtubewhich would be exclusive for users of the paid version of the video platform, YouTube Premium.

Currently YouTube has different display configurations, which depend on the formats in which the creator has uploaded them. These range from 144p, the minimum quality 244p, to 7680p (8K), which is the maximum, going through 240p or 1080p HD, among others available.

Some Reddit users have spotted on YouTube a new option in the quality settings menu, called 1080p Premium, a button that “is currently available to a small group of subscribers” of the paid version of YouTube.

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As confirmed to The Verge by YouTube spokesman Paul Pennington, “1080p Premium is an enhanced bitrate version of 1080p that provides more information per pixel and gives a higher quality viewing experience.”

Given the rumors that the platform is considering eliminating this format for users of the free version, the spokesperson has confirmed that “no change to existing quality offerings for 1080p (HD) resolution”.

It is not the first time that YouTube has experimented with its viewing options, since in October last year it eliminated the 4K mode, which became available only to subscribers of its paid service.

Source: Elcomercio

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