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YouTube has just announced that users now have the option of watching some videos in 720p HD . These streams are available on certain videos, depending on the source file uploaded to YouTube. The ability to upload higher quality videos means improved sharpness and visual clarity for some YouTube videos. It’s very noticeable in videos that contain text or fast movement and also in full-screen mode. Here you can check the video in Normal,High quality and HD Quality Normal Quality=&fmt=6 increases the resolution from 320×240 to 448×336, Flash 7 video @ 900Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 96Kbps Mono CBR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY&fmt=6 High quality=&fmt=18 increases the resolution to 480×360, H.264 video @ 512Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 128Kbps Stereo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY&fmt=18 HD Quality=&fmt=22 increases the resolution to 1280×720 (720p), H.264 video @ 1024Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 232Kbps Stereo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWw...

Youtube has finally added along with High Quality, Annotations and CC (Closed Captioning if Available) Comes one of the best feature that users like me have been waiting in a long time. Widescreen ! You can read on YoutubeBlog : We're expanding the width of the page to 960 pixels to better reflect the quality of the videos you create and the screens that you use to watch them. This new, wider player is in a widescreen aspect ratio which we hope will provide you with a cleaner, more powerful viewing experience. And don't worry, your 4:3 aspect ratio videos will play just fine in this new player.