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Will this also fix how youtube always starts high res videos at the lowest resolution making them look like crap until you manually reset it?

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Perhaps this[0] plugin will help? It's only for Firefox but I'm sure there are equivalents for other browsers. You can set a plethora of options, including auto-selecting playback quality of videos, playlists, pop-up players, embedded videos, when in full-screen mode and more.

[0]: https://www.mrfdev.com/enhancer-for-youtube

I've been using this extension for years and consider it a must-have. It turns the hot mess that YT has become into a decent experience. The site says it's available on Chrome and Edge, as well.

I know this might be an odd request but does anyone know if there's a way I can get youtube into a view mode where it makes the video as wide as the screen but I can still scroll the comments below, without scrolling the video off-screen?

Like "Theater Mode", or even the default view, but the video stays fixed and the rest of the page scrolls. I don't like the popup player.

I use Firefox if it makes a difference.

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