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Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Really bad quality on PC

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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:

  • GTX 1060
  • RYZEN 1600
  • G-Sync 1080p monitor 
  • Hardwired into Linksys WRT32X
  • 200 down 30 up (Paying for)
  • 189 down 10 up 10ms (Speedtest.net)
  • 34 down 10 up 6ms(Google/Stadia speed test)
  • Every game looks bad not just RDR2

 

Things I have tried:

  • Incognito mode
  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Canary
  • Reinstalling graphics drivers
  • Stadia Enhanced extension for Chrome
  • H264 codec
  • VP9 Codec
  • Port Forwarding
  • Restarting router
  • Disabling v-sync in Nvidia Control Panel
  • Tried different computers
  • Disables "Fix scaling for apps" in Windows which did help a lot
  • Disabled "Hardware Acceleration" flag on chrome
  • Changed Chrome flag "ANGEL graphics" to D3D11on12
  • Made sure JavaScript is enabled in Chrome
  • Tried several different times at different times of the day

 

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

 

 

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Error_404
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

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.

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RXShorty
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

Hello @TankDino 

Stadia Enhanced is a unofficial plugin from Chrome that can be found HERE.
When you have Stadia Enhanced enabled within Chrome you can go to stadia.com.

stadiaenhanced.jpg

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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?

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Error_404
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

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.

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Error_404
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

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.  

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RXShorty
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

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.

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TankDino
Community Member

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.

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RXShorty
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

Hello @TankDino 

Stadia Enhanced is a unofficial plugin from Chrome that can be found HERE.
When you have Stadia Enhanced enabled within Chrome you can go to stadia.com.

stadiaenhanced.jpg

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Error_404
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

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.

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JamesFromGoogle
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

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

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