Video Playback Speed

This cluster revolves around users' preferences and experiences with accelerating video and audio playback speeds (e.g., 1.5x or 2x) on YouTube and other platforms to save time, handle slow speech, and maintain attention.

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Sample Comments

xLFC May 5, 2017 View on HN

Watching videos at 1.5x or 2x helps.

nine_k Oct 18, 2019 View on HN

YouTube allows speed-up up to 2x. 1.5x is great when you have to listen to spoken text not available otherwise.

yitchelle Feb 19, 2015 View on HN

Could you want it at a faster speed (maybe 1.5x)? That should cut down your viewing time. Similar to the idea of listening to podcasts at a faster speed.

jonbiggums22 Sep 10, 2025 View on HN

I wish they'd give you more than 2x speed in the web player. Lots of videos seem to talk extra slowly to drag things out to the point 2x speed sounds like normal conversational speed.

greggman Feb 26, 2016 View on HN

Youtube lets me watch at 1.5 to 2x speed.

smaddox Oct 14, 2017 View on HN

That's what youtube 1.5x / 2x speedup is for ;-)

wavesounds Aug 23, 2013 View on HN

I can only watch videos on 1.5 to 2x speed now. Thanks god youtube added this feature as well or I'd go crazy.

nikivi Oct 6, 2017 View on HN

Is it possible to increase playback speed?

blackoil Jul 17, 2022 View on HN

I watch a lot of content at 1.5-2X speed

theobon Mar 7, 2017 View on HN

feature request: Ability to change playback speed. Eg 0.5x, 1.5x, 2x