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Although rating Epic the #1 android phone, PCMag says that YouTube videos are "unwatchable"

Johnny Cakes

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Oct 13, 2009
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Isn't playing a video in HQ a matter of selecting it from the menu? So does this review make any sense?

One painful omission is YouTube HQ, which Sprint made such a big deal about when they introduced the EVO. On the Epic, the YouTube app is unwatchable; it's a hideous mush of blocky compression. I don't understand why Sprint didn't give the Epic the same sharp YouTube video quality that the EVO has.

Is it possible to make HQ the default with the Epic?
 
the reviewer is an idiot. pcmag needs to find someone else to do that kind of "official" reviews.

the epic will default to non-HQ when data connection is not good, but yes, you can still go to the menu option and force it to HQ (then suffer through the lags). just like trying to stream an HD video through dial-up.

There's no lag in HQ if you let the red bar make considerable progress before playing.
 
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x2...what you guys talking about? How do i make the switch to HQ?

I have been using JetVD instead, but i would like to know about this HQ thing!

I just opened a video and pressed the menu button and chose watch it in HQ. Haven't had to do that again since. Every time I open a video, it automatically puts it in HQ if it's available for that video.

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G
 
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the reviewer is an idiot. pcmag needs to find someone else to do that kind of "official" reviews.

the epic will default to non-HQ when data connection is not good, but yes, you can still go to the menu option and force it to HQ (then suffer through the lags). just like trying to stream an HD video through dial-up.

I figured that out the first day I had the phone. You're right, the reviewer is an idiot.
 
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I just opened a video and pressed the menu button and chose watch it in HQ. Haven't had to do that again since. Every time I open a video, it automatically puts it in HQ if it's available for that video.

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G

I just tried with 10 videos and I had to go into the menu each time to watch it as High Quality. Are you on 3G or 4G?
 
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The new Youtube 2.0.26 which has a mod version for the Epic can be set to be run HQ mode default even over mobile networks. Not to mention that it's a pretty slick running update.

Same thing with the EVO Youtube HQ app which was has been working on the Epic since day one.

Videos load fast on HQ even on 3G, especially since the last update.
 
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