EcotubeHQ is an mpv-based video player which addresses a VLC weak point - it offers easy playback of streaming services such as YouTube. It has two output methods - 'Quality' uses AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution and debanding to optimize video quality, and 'Powersave' uses fast video upscaling to minimize CPU usage. A nominal buffer size minimizes data downloaded.

Features:

• Hardware decoding of av1, vp9, h.264 and h.265 codecs.
• Drag and drop video playlists.
• 144p and 240p YouTube videos are displayed in a miniplayer.
• yt-dlp and FFmpeg auto-update to minimize player issues.