# What are the best settings for watching videos in 240p or 360p?

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**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://community.hitpaw.com/t/what-are-the-best-settings-for-watching-videos-in-240p-or-360p/3394 "2026-04-16T02:59:16Z")\
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I ran into this problem recently—had to watch some old videos that were only available in 240p/360p, and they looked _really rough_ (blurry faces, blocky artifacts, etc.). I tried tweaking a bunch of settings to make them more watchable. Sharing what actually worked for me

## Best Settings for Watching 240p / 360p Videos

### 1. Don’t Watch Fullscreen

This made the biggest difference.

- Keep the player at small or medium size

- Fullscreen stretches pixels → makes blur way worse

👉 Smaller window = sharper perceived quality

### 2. Choose 360p Over 240p (If Available)

- 360p is noticeably more watchable

- 240p should be a last resort

### 3. Adjust Display Settings (Subtle Tweaks)

On my monitor, these helped:

- **Sharpness:** Slight increase

- **Contrast:** +5–10%

- **Noise reduction:** ON (if available)

⚠ Don’t overdo sharpness—it can make things look unnatural.

### 4. Keep Playback Speed at 1.0x

- Faster speeds make compression artifacts more noticeable

- Especially bad on 240p

## Reality Check

Even with all these tweaks:

- 240p = still very blurry

- 360p = watchable, but not “clear”

At some point, I realized settings can only go so far…

## Trying AI Enhancement (Game Changer for Me)

I decided to test an AI enhancer: HitPaw VikPea

Honestly, I didn’t expect much—but the difference was pretty obvious, especially on faces.

### ❌ Traditional Upscaling

- Simply enlarges pixels (like zooming in)

- Result = blurry, bigger mess

### ✅ AI Enhancement

- Uses trained models to **predict missing details**

- Reconstructs:

- Reduces:

👉 It’s more like “rebuilding” the image rather than stretching it.

I tried enhancing a 240p clip:

**Before:**

- Blurry face

- Blocky background

- No detail in hair/eyes

**After AI enhancement:**

- Face became recognizable

- Edges cleaner

- Less noise and compression artifacts

Not perfect, but _way more watchable_.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex008/uploads/hitpaw/original/1X/85bc45ded62192101a6fbcb64116cc4ecb439e4b.jpeg)

## How I Used VikPea (Super Simple)

Here’s exactly what I did:

1. Open **HitPaw VikPea**

2. Import the low-quality video (240p/360p)

3. Choose an AI model:

4. Select output resolution (1080p)

5. Click **Preview** to compare before/after

6. Export the enhanced video

From my experience, tools like VikPea don’t magically turn 240p into true HD—but they _do_ make it significantly easier to watch.