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Three New Ways to Watch YouTube: Lights Out, Theatre View and Super HD
Posted by Matt Buchanan at 10:00 AM on October 8, 2008
Not just one, but three new ways to view YouTube today. The first two should be familiar to anyone who's used Hulu—lights out and theatre mode. Lights out dims your whole screen except the video, while the latter also blows up the player and adds tacky/cool theatre curtains on the side. Right now, they're only available for feature-length videos, but don't be surprised if they trickle down. The third, and definitely most exciting, is Super HD, which you should definitely check out, even though the selection is currently limited. [YouTube via Lifehacker, Mr Doob via core77]
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Vash21
Posted 11:25 AM 8/10/08
@ purple-pillows
by super hd they mean higher than
">the youtube hackalso why can't they get rid of that bar for the top 2 windows...??
Vash21
D.E.P.C.
Posted 11:21 AM 8/10/08
Masaharu Morimoto!!!
D.E.P.C.
TheMurderer
Posted 11:09 AM 8/10/08
@TheMurderer: AGH! A TRAP IT WAS!
TheMurderer
TheMurderer
Posted 11:08 AM 8/10/08
S.... SUPER HD?! Good lord. Hide the muffins!
TheMurderer
Stang70Fastback
Posted 11:07 AM 8/10/08
Damn you Giz.
***resets "Days Without Rickrollings" counter on desk***
Stang70Fastback
re-cyclist
Posted 11:07 AM 8/10/08
@purple-pillows: I get the feeling from that video that MrDoob is his own marketing department.
re-cyclist
purple-pillows
Posted 11:04 AM 8/10/08
i have to do that for regular youtube... should i wait a few minutes for SuperHD... and is really SuperHD... meaning better than 1080p or did someone in marketing not know what HD means?
purple-pillows
Jason Chen
Posted 9:33 AM 8/10/08
For SuperHD, you'll want to hit play, wait a few seconds for everything to start, pause, then restart so it syncs correctly.
Jason Chen
Glare
Posted 11:53 AM 8/10/08
OMG SUPER HD JUST MADE MY DAY.
I NEVER KNEW THAT I'D GET SO TURNED ON FROM A RIK ASTLY SONG... JESUS.. I THINK I SAW A NIPPLE.
Glare
ttech10
Posted 11:51 AM 8/10/08
That's awesome. It'd work better if you couldn't realize what it was before the video even begins, though.
ttech10
Boot Shrew
Posted 11:37 AM 8/10/08
@D.E.P.C.:
By far my favorite Iron Chef... though Sakai-san would be awesome on the American show IMO.
Boot Shrew
Vash21
Posted 11:32 AM 8/10/08
can an admin plz delete my last 2 posts, i didnt realize the youtube link did it automatically w/ tags... sry
Vash21
Vash21
Posted 11:31 AM 8/10/08
@Vash21
Why arent my links working????
+ Watch video
Vash21
Vash21
Posted 11:30 AM 8/10/08
@Vash21:
ugh
>THIS youtube hack!!
Vash21
f0rge
Posted 12:10 PM 8/10/08
hahahahaha been a good while since i've been rick rolled...oh man...
was anything in this post real?
f0rge
daftrok
Posted 12:09 PM 8/10/08
Just type &fmt=18 at the end of the URL to watch YouTube videos in h.264 (high quality) format. It works even for videos that don't have the high quality option.
daftrok
MANIKENZ
Posted 12:04 PM 8/10/08
Fuck you, fuck you, oh and fuck you.
I can't believe I fell for that! Nice job Matt (You bastard).
MANIKENZ
kmkl
Posted 1:07 PM 8/10/08
Its kind of hard to watch Rick Astley with the Control bars running through the middle, what kind of HD is this?
... oh wait...
kmkl
Shikestarr
Posted 2:32 PM 8/10/08
Astley hilarity aside, why would anyone use lights out or theater mode instead of full screen?
Shikestarr
socioecoboy
Posted 2:22 PM 8/10/08
OMFG
socioecoboy
NCMO
Posted 3:50 PM 8/10/08
Gizmodo, you have now taken my rickroll virginity, you had better still repect me in the morning.
NCMO
Boba.Fett
Posted 5:16 PM 8/10/08
GAHAHAHA!
Getting Rickroll'd never gets old...
Boba.Fett
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 10:25 PM 8/10/08
OH YOU!
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
joandrade
Posted 12:16 AM 9/10/08
@Shikestarr: Exactly my thoughts.
joandrade
kazemizuhi
Posted 4:07 AM 9/10/08
@purple-pillows: Yeah, if you have a monitor that can run such a res' you can now get your daily dose of stupid @ 7,680 × 4,320.
Such a monitor might be a little expensive for your average joe, so why not try this one (last on the page):
[www.tftcentral.co.uk]
3840 x 2400 and only costs 2,079,000 Yen.
kazemizuhi