No “Match Frame Rate” option in YouTube app?

[Random Gecko]

So I’ve been trying to optimise my Apple TV 4th Gen over the past few days as I just subscribed to Now TV here in the UK for Premier League football and noticed how the Now TV app doesn’t use the Match Frame Rate option so the 50fps 1080p streams look pretty juddery at 1080p 60Hz.
No problem whatsoever setting it to 1080p 50Hz and enjoying the smooth picture. I also have Match Frame Rate switched on as Netflix, Prime Video, etc all switch to the native frame rate perfectly.
However I noticed this evening that YouTube doesn’t? Interestingly, if you AirPlay the same YouTube video, my TV will switch to 60Hz but in the app, it stays locked at 50Hz, again causing some judder, presumably because it’s trying to play the 30fps (don’t think Apple allow the 60fps YouTube content?) YouTube video at 50Hz?

Is there a workaround for this that isn’t switching my output settings constantly?!

 

[-Gonzo-]

Until certain app developers make them compatible with frame rate matching there’s not much you can do other than manually switch yourself.
YouTube used to support frame rate matching when it was the old app, but since they updated it to what we have now it hasn’t done so since.
I just leave my ATV4K set to 4K @60hz which is fine for YouTube, I very rarely use iPlayer and don’t use Now TV as have SkyQ.

 

[Racineur]

Until certain app developers make them compatible with frame rate matching there’s not much you can do other than manually switch yourself.
YouTube used to support frame rate matching when it was the old app, but since they updated it to what we have now it hasn’t done so since.
I just leave my ATV4K set to 4K @60hz which is fine for YouTube, I very rarely use iPlayer and don’t use Now TV as have SkyQ.

I have the AT HD. Should I leave the setting at "Match Frame Rate"?

 

[-Gonzo-]

I have the AT HD. Should I leave the setting at "Match Frame Rate"?

That’s entirely up to you, if you want movies and TV shows playing back at the correct frame rate via the apps that support it then then yes.

 

[Ninja Dom]

So I’ve been trying to optimise my Apple TV 4th Gen over the past few days as I just subscribed to Now TV here in the UK for Premier League football and noticed how the Now TV app doesn’t use the Match Frame Rate option so the 50fps 1080p streams look pretty juddery at 1080p 60Hz.
No problem whatsoever setting it to 1080p 50Hz and enjoying the smooth picture. I also have Match Frame Rate switched on as Netflix, Prime Video, etc all switch to the native frame rate perfectly.
However I noticed this evening that YouTube doesn’t? Interestingly, if you AirPlay the same YouTube video, my TV will switch to 60Hz but in the app, it stays locked at 50Hz, again causing some judder, presumably because it’s trying to play the 30fps (don’t think Apple allow the 60fps YouTube content?) YouTube video at 50Hz?

Is there a workaround for this that isn’t switching my output settings constantly?!

Apple TV does play 60fps content in YouTube no problem.

 

[Random Gecko]

Apple TV does play 60fps content in YouTube no problem.

It does, but it doesn't match the frame rate. So some content is at 24 fps which it doesn't switch to etc etc.

However, if you Airplay, it does... weirdly?

 

[dan980]

So I’ve been trying to optimise my Apple TV 4th Gen over the past few days as I just subscribed to Now TV here in the UK for Premier League football and noticed how the Now TV app doesn’t use the Match Frame Rate option so the 50fps 1080p streams look pretty juddery at 1080p 60Hz.
No problem whatsoever setting it to 1080p 50Hz and enjoying the smooth picture. I also have Match Frame Rate switched on as Netflix, Prime Video, etc all switch to the native frame rate perfectly.
However I noticed this evening that YouTube doesn’t? Interestingly, if you AirPlay the same YouTube video, my TV will switch to 60Hz but in the app, it stays locked at 50Hz, again causing some judder, presumably because it’s trying to play the 30fps (don’t think Apple allow the 60fps YouTube content?) YouTube video at 50Hz?

Is there a workaround for this that isn’t switching my output settings constantly?!

I got the exact same problem. NOW runs at 50fps, Youtube at 60fps.

Neither support the match frame rate setting, so I have to manually switch between 50hz/60hz. That’s very annoying.

 

[Danilo - Italy]

YouTube app doesn't match the frame rate. I thought Google was a serious company.