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Re:2160p resolution is now premium feature on YouTube by zimpenfish on Thursday September 22, 2022 @01:39AM (#32935138)
> A counterpoint to this is that as someone notes: Do you really need 4K on a phone?

The reply further down was "I'm streaming it from my phone to my TV" which would be a definite use case for wanting 4K on a phone.

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Re:2160p resolution is now premium feature on YouTube by liminalsunset on Thursday September 22, 2022 @01:51AM (#32935176)
I was under the impression that on Android, Chromecasting typically doesn't send the actual video but rather asks the Chromecast to play locally, but I suppose this problem still exists then
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Re:2160p resolution is now premium feature on YouTube by rieTohgh6 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @03:55AM (#32935971)
It think it is the same with TV apps, totally killing app on phone doesn't do anything to the video already playing on TV.
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Re:2160p resolution is now premium feature on YouTube by Mindwipe on Thursday September 22, 2022 @06:34AM (#32937042)
This is correct.

It's also how it works with Airplay 2 on iOS now.

There isn't really a use case for wanting a higher resolution to cast it elsewhere.

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