Most of the YouTube Users, even some computer geeks think that youtube videos are low quality. I also think they are not up to the mark but I was wrong. As you know YouTube is owned by Google and how is it possible that Google provides you low quality videos? They are providing low quality videos just because there are users who didn’t have good internet and tons of bandwidth.

There are few methods through which You can watch best quality videos If you have high speed internet connection.

1-URL Hacking Technique

Simply add the &fmt=18 at the end of a normal YouTube URL and see if it loads in matter of seconds, If there’s a high quality version available, that extra string will cause it to load otherwise it fails. I have tested this trick on more than 30 youtube videos and I was able to watch about 10 high quality videos.

Normal YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6UXqjYzrOI
Normal YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6UXqjYzrOI&fmt=18

2-Firefox Add-On

The Lifehacker team makes the Better YouTube extension for Firefox using Greasemonkey user scripts. You can also do few other things with this extension like downloading high quality videos on your computer. This extension uses the same URL hacking technique mentioned above.

3-YouTube Account Settings

YouTube team has added new functionality in account settings to watch high quality videos right from your YouTube account. Simply login to your account using your login credentials and follow the link to enable your account. Select “I have a fast connection. Always play higher-quality video when it’s available” and you are done. Save settings and enjoy the best quality videos based on availability.