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Che Castro

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May 21, 2009
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if the video is 720p does the youtube app select the highest quality to play?

720p
480p
240p

???
 

saberahul

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Nov 6, 2008
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if the video is 720p does the youtube app select the highest quality to play?

720p
480p
240p

???

I believe it picks the highest and it limits out at 720P. I know for a fact that it doesn't support 1080P or anything higher.
 

DDustiNN

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Jan 27, 2011
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It's crappy on 3G, HD on Wi-Fi, but you can also get HD via 3G if you have My3G installed.
 

Che Castro

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May 21, 2009
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I believe it picks the highest and it limits out at 720P. I know for a fact that it doesn't support 1080P or anything higher.

i have yourtube from cydia

and when i download a vid at the highest quality. the size of the video is not as big as when i download the video at the highest quality on my computer
which is 480p
 

Donny Jepp

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Feb 9, 2011
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i have yourtube from cydia

and when i download a vid at the highest quality. the size of the video is not as big as when i download the video at the highest quality on my computer
which is 480p

.flv and .mp4 are different files types and have different sizes.
 

Travisimo

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Dec 22, 2009
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The Apple Youtube app will limit quality over 3G. However, you can use the Google Youtube Webapp and click on the HD button to get high quality over 3G. Just remember this uses a LOT of data if you have a limit. Over WIFI, either app should be HD.
 
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