Watching Youtube on Chrome vs Safari

[seasurfer]

Just curious, is there really any different?

I am mainly using a MacBook Pro 16 M1 Max. I like to know from a video quality and battery usage standpoint. Is there a benefit of using one over the other. I couldn't find any good answer after extensive google search.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

YouTube on Chrome uses a different codec than YouTube in Safari. Will you notice…probably not. You can see it in the video quality settings.

 

[seasurfer]

YouTube on Chrome uses a different codec than YouTube in Safari. Will you notice…probably not. You can see it in the video quality settings.

But which one is better?

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

But which one is better?

Compare for yourself and decide. That type of stuff is subjective and dependent on the hardware as well. If you’re 80yrs old and using a CRT then it won’t matter.

 

[seasurfer]

Compare for yourself and decide. That type of stuff is subjective and dependent on the hardware as well. If you’re 80yrs old and using a CRT then it won’t matter.

I don’t have an objective way to tell the difference sadly, it feels almost the same.

Hence I wonder if there is any difference in practice