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Internet => Web Browsing & Email => Topic started by: Bowdon on April 01, 2018, 02:07:41 PM
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https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/some-firefox-users-cant-watch-4k-videos-on-youtube/ (https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/some-firefox-users-cant-watch-4k-videos-on-youtube/)
Ultra-high-definition content has been gaining prominence these past couple of years, with Netflix, YouTube and many other video services bolstering their content to include 4K resolution. Unfortunately, some Firefox users aren’t getting this option, with the browser capping them at 1080p and in rarer occasions 1440p.
While the issue was brought up by KitGuru’s senior editor Leo Waldock, one of the first notes regarding the problem can be traced to 2015 on Mozilla’s own support page. True enough, YouTube’s increasingly popular 4K option could not be found when using Firefox, but appeared for the very same videos when utilising a rival browser.
Firstly, users are instructed to open a new tab and place about:config in the address bar. A warning message appears after clicking enter, explaining that changing settings can be harmful but the process is simple enough to click “I accept the risk!” without worry. Next, type media into the search bar (not the address bar) and navigate to media.mediasource.webm.enabled. Double click or right click this option to ensure that it is enabled.
This was broke for me when I checked. I enabled the setting they mention and now its working again.
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Thanks for that. Mine was set to false and I have been having problems with video on FF so will give it a go.