Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months 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-square51fedilinkarrow-up1586arrow-down18
arrow-up1578arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squarebrochard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months 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-up6·11 months 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-up4·11 months 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.