[jeppesen-io]

> Am I in the minority here?

Yes, and it's not even close. Metrics are clear - stutter/loading will cause many more people to close the window vs lower quality.

> I can understand various resolutions and codecs based on user preferences and devices but that's a fixed choice.

What are the odds that many of those users who set a preference and forget about it, now are wondering why youtube etc. never works at their coffee shop or when in the back yard where the WiFi is weak? The majority of video on the internet is viewed from wireless networks which always have a chance to vary in quality