YouTube offer a higher definition version of their videos. It doesn’t seem to be available by default. You need to append this string to the end of your URL, and reload the page:

<br /> &fmt=18;<br />

If you have Firefox, you can add this as a Bookmarklet. Then when you are viewing a video on the YouTuby website, click this bookmarklet, and the page will reload in HD.

Here is the bookmarklet

Right-click, and select “Bookmark this link”, or just drag it into your Bookmarks Toolbar.

View in HD

More details are available on the YouTube blog

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