Most of the people, even some computer geeks thinks that YouTube videos are low quality. I also think that YouTube vides are notorious about their low quality, but even then it is the most popular and most trafficked video streaming site on the planet.

Google OS recently discovered a tip about how to watch higher resolution videos on YouTube and I thought I should share it too. This secret trick is very easy. just append &fmt=18 at the end of youtube video you want to watch and enjoy the high resolution.

Keep in mind that high quality videos need more bandwidth and higher internet speed, so watch high quality only if you have excellent high speed internet connection.

Here is a complete example of the usage:

Lets say you are watching a video on youtube and the URL in your browser’s address bar is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqOcqq_f0bM

To watch high quality video, just append &fmt=18 like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqOcqq_f0bM&fmt=18

You will definitely feel the difference in quality