arturasb

> Do you have the proxy video through Invidious setting enabled? It seems, I don't 

> If you set the default quality to 1080p instead of auto in the player settings, does it stay at 1080p with smooth playback? No, it starts buffering in ~5...

> Do you have a proxy setup in the proxy settings section? If yes please try disabling it and seeing if that fixes the issue. No, I do not have...

Additionally checked with LibreWolf web browser, 1440p widescreen video plays without a single hiccup.

An update - tried enabling proxying through Invidious and now I'm able to play 720p, 1080p smoothly. But I had to experiment and find an Invidious proxy instance which worked....

> @arturasb are you still facing this issue on v0.20.0? Yes, but the nature of the issue is a bit different - there are days and weeks when I can...

Fresh example. For ~4-5 days now FreeTube drops resolution to **144p** and playback only of this resolution is not choppy. This is how it looks:  And the same video...

> Fresh example. For ~4-5 days now FreeTube drops resolution to **144p** and playback only of this resolution is not choppy. Interestingly, if I toggle "Proxy Videos Through Invidious" ON,...