Disable AV1 for video playback on YouTube
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Addendum: I tried to edit my comment to be more clear, but it says 'access denied' when I try to do that = site is broken? To be more clear...
The information at the end of your post about VP9 (relating to 'image quality') is incorrect ~>
"Important Note: Without AV1, currently you can still watch videos in 2K, 4K or above quality. However, VP9, which is worse than AV1, will be used. (Lower Quality & Lower Compression)"
Yes, AV1 has 'higher compression', because it is throwing away lots of frames, & tops out around 1080p 'native'. It's similar to the nVidia 'DLSS' stuff where they have 'upsampling' & 'frame generation' (fake size & fake frames), unlike VP9 which has no such 'soap opera effect jaggy motion errors', & a more clear & natural appearance =) Again, details here ~>
https://justpaste.it/ei1zx
AV1 having to upsample from the reduced frame size & also make fake frames in between leads to wasted CPU on top of lower quality = AV1 is a $cam.
Thanks for making this 'AV1 blocker', because AV1 is krap compared 2 VP9. Now I have a tiny script instead of needing a chrome extension wasting extra process threads on my CPU =) AV1 is a $cam = wastes CPU & looks worse than VP9, etc. Details here ~>
https://justpaste.it/ei1zx
Newer does not mean better. Same goes for operating systems, etc. ~>
https://justpaste.it/36gmp
The information you posted here is incorrect ~>
"Important Note: Without AV1, currently you can still watch videos in 2K, 4K or above quality. However, VP9, which is worse than AV1, will be used. (Lower Quality & Lower Compression)"