#QOTD 27 Feb 2026 - What is the lowest video quality you can tolerate?

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thorn adder
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supple bridge
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Depends on how far away I'm from the screen

dreamy lion
lusty wyvern
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If I can't read text it's too low quality

dreamy crow
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DVD quality, but even then Blu-Ray is preferred

clear horizon
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Anything but Brainrot.

harsh ravine
thick seal
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Depends

austere quartz
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I tolerate everything 😋

thick seal
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there's a bit in the middle where it gets kinda eh (unless it's something like a DS screen which inherently has a low quality) but then once you get low enough it's just funny

fathom lintel
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Potato

kind linden
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It depends but I'm generally forgiving of it, I hit a limit at like, if I happen to be watching some basketball highlights and you get one from the early digital broadcast era than I'll break https://youtu.be/XU1wDWvOB5A

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small flare
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anything if it makes it comically bad

lunar nimbus
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360 or 480p in general, 720 if I have a particular reason to care about the quality

lament coral
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720

night spoke
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i do not know actually

leaden lion
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:3

merry ferry
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360p
But I watch on a phone and tablet so the pixel density is higher than on a standard PC display/ TV so it looks better than 360p on those

slate merlin
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I grew up where "certain" TV channels were distorted. As such, I can handle just about any video resolution.

sullen mango
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Webinars from 2003

indigo surge
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480p