Netflix is one of the most popular subscription streaming services in the world. Thousands of television series and films are available on Netflix. Are you watching Netflix on your PC and you do not like the streaming quality? Do you to change it, but you do not know how? In this article, you can learn how to change the streaming quality on your Netflix account on a PC.
How To Change Netflix Quality On PC?
You can change the streaming quality so easily. Unfortunately, you cannot change the quality of an individual video on Netflix. Rather, you can change the overall video settings of the account. You only need to follow these four steps to change the video settings of your account:
Step 1
Sign in to your Netflix account through a web browser, and then choose your profile (if you have multiple profiles).
Step 2
Click on your profile icon in the upper right corner of the Netflix window and select “Account”.
Step 3
Scroll down to “Profile & Parental controls” and click on your profile, you will see many options when you click on your profile (profile email, language, viewing restrictions, profile lock, viewing activity, ratings, subtitle appearance, and playback settings).
Step 4
Choose “playback settings”, and then select the streaming quality you want. Finally, you should click on “Save” after you choose the desirable quality.
Netflix Streaming Quality Options
Netflix provides many streaming quality options. When you change the quality, you should be aware of the data usage per hour for each streaming quality type.
How many types of quality are available on Netflix?
There are four types of streaming quality:
1) Auto: default video and audio quality, and data usage.
2) Low: basic video and audio quality, up to 0.3 GB per hour.
3) Medium: standard video and audio quality, up to 0.7 GB per hour.
4) High: by selecting this option, you will get the best video and audio quality, up to 3 GB per hour for HD, and 7 GB per hour for Ultra HD.
What is the meaning of auto quality on Netflix?
By selecting the option “Auto”, the best type of quality will be automatically chosen based on the quality of your internet connection.
HD and Ultra HD Quality
You should be aware of three things to get HD and Ultra HD quality on your Netflix account. First of all, you should know that HD quality is only available on standard and premium subscriptions, while Ultra HD quality is only available on premium subscription. Also, you should know the resolution of your PC. For instance, you need a device that supports HD resolution of at least 1280 x 720 pixels to get HD quality on your Netflix account, whereas you will need a PC with a 4K display, which is 3840 x 2160 pixels to obtain Ultra HD quality. In addition, your internet connection must be able to maintain a consistent speed of at least 5 Mbps per second to stream in HD, while you will need a stable internet speed of at least 15 megabits per second to stream in Ultra HD.
What is the meaning of video resolution?
Video resolution is the number of pixels comprised in each frame. The higher the number of pixels, the higher the quality of the video, and a lower number of pixels indicates lower quality. Anything lower than 720 is considered a standard definition (SD). Nevertheless, since the screen resolutions on televisions and computer monitors continue to improve, it is not common for anything to be shot in SD.
How to check the resolution of your PC in windows 11?
There is more than one way to check the resolution. One of these ways is by right-clicking an empty place on your Windows desktop, then choose “Display Settings” that shows in the list. When you click on it, scroll down to the “Scale and Layout” section, and you will see many options including “Display Resolution”, you can see the current resolution in the drop-down box next to it. If you do not like the current resolution and you want to change it, you can do that from the same drop-down box and choose the resolution you want from the available options in the box. Moreover, you can check the resolution by clicking on the “Start Menu” in the lower-left corner of your screen, look for settings and click on it, then choose the “Display” option on the “System” tab. Next, go to the “Scale and Layout” section and look for “Display Resolution”.
As you can see, changing the streaming quality on your Netflix account on PC is not difficult. You only ought to follow four easy steps. Now you can enjoy watching your favourite films and television series on Netflix with any quality of streaming you want.
