Subj : Your Google Meet calls are going full HD
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Apr 26 2023 12:30:03

Your Google Meet calls are going full HD

Date:
Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:25:12 +0000

Description:
Google Meet is finally going 1080p, but only for some paying users.

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Googles online video conferencing platform is finally getting improved video 
quality, years after workers turned to Meet for their virtual catchups and 
brainstorming sessions. 

The announcement that Google Meet will now be available in 1080p for some 
customers has been a long time coming, despite many of its rival companies 
already offering improved video quality. 

Up until now, the service has supported a maximum of 720p as well as a more 
bandwidth-friendly 360p. Full HD will now be available for certain paying 
customers in an effort to make your video calls more lifelike. Google Meet 
1080p HD calls 

The company detailed some of the requirements in an announcement about the 
update: 

This resolution is available on the web when using a computer with a 1080p 
camera and enough computing power in meetings with two participants. 

Even so, 720p will be the default setting and users will have to enable 1080p 
Full HD quality either from a popup at the start of a meeting or deeper in 
settings. Insufficient bandwidth will also throttle (and reduce) the video 
quality, though this is unlikely to be a limiting factor for most users. Read 
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Some of Google Workspaces higher-end tiers will be the first to benefit from 
1080p, including Business Standard/Plus, Enterprise Starter/Standard/Plus, 
the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, Education Plus, Enterprise Essentials, and 
Frontline. 

By mid-May, all of the above plans should have access to the improvements, 
but lower-end tiers and personal customers will have to make do with 720ps 
inferior quality for the time being, though its worth noting that the Full HD 
upgrade is also rolling out to Google One customers subscribing to the 2TB 
plan ($9.99 per month). 

More information is available on the Google support page . 

Personal video callers who prefer Apples ecosystem may already be familiar 
with high-quality streaming, because FaceTime has supported 1080p on eligible 
devices over Wi-Fi and 5G networks for several years. 

Both Microsoft Teams and Zoom also support 1080p in certain scenarios, though 
no platforms have yet pushed the boundaries to 4K support for regular video 
calling, despite the technologys growing popularity and integral nature to 
work and home lives. In need of better hardware? Here are the best business 
webcams to support your 1080p calls



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/your-google-meet-calls-are-going-full-hd


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