Can the Youtube video size be increased?

Vulcan · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:47

Posting this here rather than e-mailing an admin, as I'm after some other opinions too..

But the current embedded Youtube videos are quite small, I was wondering if there were any plans to increase them to the larger size of 640x505?

Ziggy · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:58

Widescreen support would be nice.

But my main request has to be for a 'YouTube button' that you click and then paste the URL into.

platypus · 31 Dec 2009 at 14:25

I hope they don't increase the size/quality any time soon.

Vulcan · 31 Dec 2009 at 14:37

platypus said:
I hope they don't increase the size/quality any time soon.

Explain....

gillywibble · 31 Dec 2009 at 14:44

I always watch them in YouTube.

platypus · 31 Dec 2009 at 15:40

Longbow said:
Explain....

Bigger quality and size needs more bandwidth, we're already struggling with demand versus supply in this country. Using Virgin to browse simple websites is like swimming in treacle during peak hours.

mk1_salami · 31 Dec 2009 at 15:44

With Virgin (20mbit) here and browsing at any time of the day is perfect?

Hen_Dawg · 31 Dec 2009 at 15:45

platypus said:
Bigger quality and size needs more bandwidth, we're already struggling with demand versus supply in this country. Using Virgin to browse simple websites is like swimming in treacle during peak hours.

Then blame VM

Wicksta · 31 Dec 2009 at 15:47

Maybe it would be good if it was a user defined option in the control panel or something. Personally I always click on any video I find interesting anyway and watch it in full quality. I only really consider imbedded videos to be more of a preview option rather than to watch on them.

platypus · 31 Dec 2009 at 15:56

mk1_salami said:
With Virgin (20mbit) here and browsing at any time of the day is perfect?

I'd imagine in less populous areas it is fine indeed.

Hen_Dawg said:
Then blame VM

Alrighty, I'll do that. And whilst I'm on the phone to them telling them how crap their service is, I'll get them to invest billions in network infrastructure of Britain. Right.

BloodyL · 31 Dec 2009 at 16:04

Embedded videos are rendered pretty much useless by two things:

1)The lack of a Full Screen button
2)Watching HD footage in a 320x200 window is just plain silly.

I always click through to the main youtube page.

BloodyL · 31 Dec 2009 at 16:06

platypus said:
Alrighty, I'll do that. And whilst I'm on the phone to them telling them how crap their service is, I'll get them to invest billions in network infrastructure of Britain. Right.

Along with the rest of the money they have already spent on the new DOCSIS 3 broadband backbone, the upgrade of the security countermeasure on their TV platform and the work they are doing in implementing IPTV?

PhillyDee · 31 Dec 2009 at 16:09

VM fine for me on 20mb. Never had a problem. Dont torrent so much . . .

Anyway, back to topic.

They will not even add a spoiler button. The fact that the embed link is even there you want to be happy for.

platypus · 31 Dec 2009 at 16:09

BloodyL said:
Along with the rest of the money they have already spent on the new DOCSIS 3 broadband backbone, the upgrade of the security countermeasure on their TV platform and the work they are doing in implementing IPTV?

Yes, naturally.

JAMAL · 31 Dec 2009 at 16:35

platypus said:
I'd imagine in less populous areas it is fine indeed.

Alrighty, I'll do that. And whilst I'm on the phone to them telling them how crap their service is, I'll get them to invest billions in network infrastructure of Britain. Right.

Move to another provder, its not rocket science.

Naffa · 31 Dec 2009 at 16:58

I'm confused...

Check this out:

http://www.hwvfilms.co.uk/

Do you mean that size? Or do you want even bigger still?

(Website has nothing to do with me by the way, I'm not self advertising).

Azagoth · 31 Dec 2009 at 17:03

Ziggy said:
Widescreen support would be nice.

But my main request has to be for a 'YouTube button' that you click and then paste the URL into.

Don't hold your breath, for some bizarre reason OcUK never add anything like that to the forum. People have been asking for 'Spoiler' tags only to be told that they won't be implemented. **** knows why though, it's not like it's an extremely difficult thing to do.

Vulcan · 31 Dec 2009 at 17:21

naffa said:
Do you mean that size? Or do you want even bigger still?

Something like that.

When you go to Youtube and click the cog icon to change the embedded video code, we should have the largest video size there, at the moment we have the one of the smallest.