I got RDR2 and Stadia Pro as part of their anniversary sale though I haven't been using it since the quality on PC is really bad. The games look great on CCU and Nvidia Shield TV. I use a keyboard and mouse so I haven't used Stadia much since I got it. I have looked though the forum and the subreddit and found many, many, many people that have had similar issues with Stadia on Chrome since launch which makes me think there is an underlying issue that they are just unable to fix.
Problem: Image quality is blurry and movement can be jerky / stutter
More Information:
Things I have tried:
Screenshots:
https://stadia.google.com/capture/19e16bf7-98af-4677-b4bb-5543f17add1d
https://stadia.google.com/capture/de265c81-2ba0-467d-8c99-c10a0cf669e3
https://stadia.google.com/capture/cb55da5c-a031-438e-a95c-a92c5731d1e1
https://stadia.google.com/capture/860f4b21-a371-43a2-afb4-123140a01d7d
https://stadia.google.com/capture/751edfbf-9e08-4ccf-abae-93baaaf0b638
Videos:
https://stadia.google.com/capture/68c446d6-de73-4daa-8894-364003b6e6f9
https://stadia.google.com/capture/ca817f10-2ff2-4d83-ae3f-b3c3cf60cb78
https://stadia.google.com/capture/18c28197-32b7-4120-9d05-7791d4870fd4
https://stadia.google.com/capture/08e1d439-3d07-4cc7-a0ae-574cdfe467e1
https://stadia.google.com/capture/29cd8b13-38f2-4282-bbe8-f8dede2e2739 (glitch with controls)
https://stadia.google.com/capture/283d08a6-d6fe-49bd-9a83-f09d839624fd
I posted the issue on the Stadia subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/s9sbf3/low_quality_on_pc/
It looks like Stadia is just bad on Chrome for some people.
Your specs look dang good to me and, honestly, the screenshots don't look that bad. Any captures with video? Otherwise, I can only think to check 3 things: (1) Your ethernet network adapter in the PC. Is it gigabit? Drivers up to date? (2) Ethernet cable. Is it CAT6 or above? Any kinks or damage to the connectors? (3) QOS settings within the router. Have you tried turning these completely off to see if there's a visible difference?
1. It is a gigabit port with up to date drivers
2. The ethernet is CAT6 and it undamaged
3. There is no difference when I change the QOS router settings.
I added some videos to the original post.
Another update:
I let my Stadia Pro membership expire since I wasn't using 4K, HDR, or surround sound. Now Stadia games look and play like garbage on the CCU and NVIDIA Shield too.
Hello @Error_404
Looks like you are missing the sharpness on your PC.
If you play on PC with Stadia Pro subscription and use a plugin like Stadia Enhanced you can force VP9 on the stream.
This could help.
With respect to "Use a plugin like Stadia Enhanced" "force VP9", It would be kind to list more details on how to do this method so that users can attempt to try this method.
I posted the issue on the Stadia subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/s9sbf3/low_quality_on_pc/
It looks like Stadia is just bad on Chrome for some people.
Hi everyone,
This is an older post so we're going to go ahead and lock it now. If anyone still needs help after trying the suggestions here, I'd recommend creating a new post so that you can get better visibility in our community.
Thank you,
James