Unfortunately, the majority of the cable channels that YouTube TV streams only broadcast in 720p for most content, and YouTube TV doesn’t enhance the quality of the video.
Sometimes YouTube TV subscribers are getting 4K content that’s been upscaled from 1080p, but the overall sentiment is that picture quality picture is quite low for live streams.
But that’s about to change (hopefully), as YouTube TV is now rolling out a new “1080p enhanced” streaming option for its subscribers. The option will be available on updated 4K-compatible streaming devices and promises to offer the service’s highest video quality below 4K.
So, if you want to benefit from the best possible viewing experience and be able to set the video quality to 1080p Enhanced, you’ll need to upgrade to a 4K- compatible streaming device, if you don’t own one already.
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