ever since the new layout update came out, youtube videos have been loading choppily in firefox, but when i open the same video in chrome it's at perfect 60fps with no stuttering.
the choppiness of the videos also slows down any game i am watching, which it never did before (if i have the video open on my second monitor, the performance of any game goes from 60fps to bouncing between 40-60fps.
i'm going to address the "solutions" you're probably going to give me;
- is your computer just running slow? while my computer isn't the greatest in the world, it could handle youtube before the layout and firefox v57 update. considering how it can handle 1080p 60fps videos on chrome, it's not my computer, rather the differences between browsers
- why not just use chrome? currently, i'm using chrome for watching videos only. i personally dislike how chrome looks (window design just looks weird for me, idk why; no userstyle looks good to me.) and would prefer not to use it.
- update your drivers all drivers are up to date on my computer and there are no problems there. once again, not my machine causing the problem.
- revert to an earlier version of firefox/youtube layout maybe? i have tried older builds of firefox, but the same problem still occurs. additionally the old youtube layout is only marginally less laggy and choppy (still visible to see the video stuttering and page slowness). i have also tried an addon which claims to help youtube videos on firefox, but it only made it even worse.
if you still think it's my machine, you can do a bit of research on it; specs herei have been dealing with this for a week and any information about this online is scarce (most google results just gives me posts from like 2012, which is for an entirely different problem); i want to know if anyone else on the forums uses firefox and has noticed the same problems, and if possible how they solved it.
solved, findings in thread; if you don't wanna read then i'll sum it up for anyone else with the same problem.
- uBlock origin seems to have an effect on video smoothness.
- reverting to the old layout can reduce the stuttering.
- waterfox functions much nicer on youtube, thanks hootaloo for the suggestion
