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It looks like YouTube is trying out a new video player...

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I don't really like it that much. Here's why:

• The old YouTube player is ubiquitous. You see it anywhere, and you automatically know that you're looking at a YouTube video. The new one just looks like a generic flash video player.
• The new player is missing the little "view at actual resolution" button. I know there aren't a lot of people who like to watch videos smaller, but sometimes it's better to watch it smaller and better quality than bigger and blown up.
• The volume control is unintuitive. You have to mouse-over the button to bring up the control, but not click on it--clicking on it mutes it. You also can't click somewhere on the slider to move it there...because that mutes it. You have to click and drag the slider.

I mostly always choose to watch videos at their intended resolution, for the better quality. It's a pity to hear they've removed that feature, especially since Youtube videos are almost universally in a low resolution and bitrate <grumbles about Stage6 shutdown>