Add popular 1440p resolution to YouTube playback quality options

[mikkovedru]

SMPlayer preferences -> Network -> Youtube (and other sites) There is a gap of 1440 in quality between 1080p and 2K. 1440 is a very popular video/monitor resolution. Please add it to the list.

Additional context I am using:

• SMPlayer Version: 22.7.0 (revision 10091)
• Using Qt 5.15.3 (compiled with Qt 5.15.3)
• Using MPV 0.34.1

[smplayer-dev]

I think 2560x1440 is 2K.

[mikkovedru]

You are right and I apologize for that.

Fortunately, my confusion actually indicates something useful. Here is how the resolutions are named on Youtube:

• 1440p is not technically "HD", but "Quad HD” or “QHD".
• Well, if we are really technical, 1080p is not "HD", but "Full HD".

My mistake was confusing "2K" with the 4K's "2160p" numbers, the only numbers available.

But my point is that this confusion can be minimized by better naming.

Proposed solution

• Rename 2K to 2K (1440p)
• Rename 4K to 4K (2160p)

Additionally could also:

• Rename 1080p to FullHD (1080p)