networkn:

 

hio77:

 

networkn:

 

I am a bit surprised at the suggestion that a drop from 50/60FPS 25/30Fps at the same bitrate wouldn't produce a materially lesser experience, otherwise why bother offering 50/60FPS in the first place.

 

In my mind, if you can offer 50/60FPS for the majority of the devices (assuming it is indeed a device compatiblity issue and nothing else), then surely allowing the end user to select this would be FAR preferable to stopping everyone except the (logically speaking) minority of users from having it by default?

 

 

 

 

I suspect it comes back to how these devices report back their serviceable quality.

 

 

Well, be that as it may, perhaps it could be an option enabled per device in the account page of the website perhaps? A toggle with a well written explanation of the issues that may occur and perhaps a list of devices it's recommended against changing it for. 

 

Presumably devices give a device ID string when they connect, so you can identify them, and if they are device x or y known to have issues, they are set to 30 and the rest of the devices, get 50/60.

 

maybe just default to 1080p 60fps but have a giant note somewhere saying if your device is having problems please select 720p.