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Volga98
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

new 4k pc monitor but no vp9

Hello

tl;dr -- free chromecast ultra w/ cyberpunk pre-order.. Can I bypass having to buy a vp9 supported gpu to play in 4k on my  4k computer monitor. 

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My 4k monitor arrived today and I started learning more about what this " VP9 codec" since I'm capped at 1080 still.

 I read several threads but couldn't find a thread that outright stated using an ultra instead of changing a gpu/cpu, here on stadia community forums.

https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-on-Chrome/Playing-Stadia-on-PC-but-its-not-allowing-me-to-sel... 

https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-on-Chrome/GPU-or-CPU-upgrade-for-4k-60-on-chrome/m-p/41449 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/ghjkam/cheapest_gpu_supporting_vp9/ 

I can see people are looking into buying a VP9 supported GPU/motherboard combination. I recently canceled my ps5 preorder on the 19th after seeing the cyberpunk package on Stadia. I bring this up because, I take it that a chromecast ultra is included.

I just wanted to confirm/ask, Can I wait for the chromecast ultra to arrive instead of having to buying a vp9 compatiable gpu to arrive if I preordered cyberpunk on stadia. I despise having to go into my computer and swapping parts, adding a gpu, although I hear it's not too difficult with Youtube tutorials and such. Thanks.

lenovo h535 prebuilt ---- gpu 750ti   cpu A10-6700 

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RXShorty
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

Hello,

You can force VP9 but it takes some hit on the CPU.

If you are using your PC with Chrome you can install the Stadia+ plugin.

This is a unofficial plugin which gives you extra options like forcing resolution and the codec that is used.

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User5060
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

You can force vp9 on cpu, my pc is old and still works with vp9 but 4k would be a push.

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