Poll: What browser do you use?

[leberkaese]

I'm using Firefox at the moment, but that one has some problems lately with HTML5 and Flash. Maybe I'm going back to Chrome soon.

Also, I'm sometimes using IE (shame on me!) for Netflix, because it's the only Browser that manages to stream in 1080p. (I don't know, if that's a local thing in Germany, but neither Chrome nor Firefox can stream with a better resolution than 720p)

 

[Qwurty2.0]

I use IE because I like the look and speed. It's also apparently got better anti-virus protection than the other browsers. I'd have no problem using Chrome or even Firefox but I don't see any real need to switch.

Plus Chrome is currently the only browser supporting 60fps Youtube video playback currently and HTML5 natively.

Youtube videos run fine on IE11.

Not in 60FPS they don't, its currently a Chrome only feature.

Have you actually tested it out? Because I have, and it works in IE11 (desktop mode). This isn't up for debate. Go see yourself if you don't believe me.

Did it say "720p60" or "1024p60" in the quality selector? Because if you didn't then you are not playing 60 FPS.

Some sources say that Chrome, IE, and Safari support it, while others say you are required to use Chrome.

 

[DoPo]

I use IE because I like the look and speed. It's also apparently got better anti-virus protection than the other browsers. I'd have no problem using Chrome or even Firefox but I don't see any real need to switch.

Plus Chrome is currently the only browser supporting 60fps Youtube video playback currently and HTML5 natively.

Youtube videos run fine on IE11.

Not in 60FPS they don't, its currently a Chrome only feature.

Have you actually tested it out? Because I have, and it works in IE11 (desktop mode). This isn't up for debate. Go see yourself if you don't believe me.

Did it say "720p60" or "1024p60" in the quality selector? Because if you didn't then you are not playing 60 FPS.

Some sources say that Chrome, IE, and Safari support it, while others say you are required to use Chrome.

I decided to give it a go myself. I went to this video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjXQZ64I_fI] (first one that shows up for "60 FPS") in the two browsers

Spoiler: Chrome

Chrome

[http://i.imgur.com/sWWSb0n.png]

Spoiler: IE11

IE11

[http://i.imgur.com/Apb8Oa2.png]

 

[Qwurty2.0]

I use IE because I like the look and speed. It's also apparently got better anti-virus protection than the other browsers. I'd have no problem using Chrome or even Firefox but I don't see any real need to switch.

Plus Chrome is currently the only browser supporting 60fps Youtube video playback currently and HTML5 natively.

Youtube videos run fine on IE11.

Not in 60FPS they don't, its currently a Chrome only feature.

Have you actually tested it out? Because I have, and it works in IE11 (desktop mode). This isn't up for debate. Go see yourself if you don't believe me.

Did it say "720p60" or "1024p60" in the quality selector? Because if you didn't then you are not playing 60 FPS.

Some sources say that Chrome, IE, and Safari support it, while others say you are required to use Chrome.

I decided to give it a go myself. I went to this video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjXQZ64I_fI] (first one that shows up for "60 FPS") in the two browsers

Spoiler: Chrome

Chrome

[http://i.imgur.com/sWWSb0n.png]

Spoiler: IE11

IE11

[http://i.imgur.com/Apb8Oa2.png]

It's possible that it's still playing 60 fps on IE11 (people have been able to upload 60 fps videos for years, YouTube caps them at 30 when you watch, however). I had quickly Googled it and Wall Street Journal had said Chrome, IE, and Safari worked, while Forbes said only Chrome would display 60 fps.

And as far as I can tell, there is no way for me to display the frame rate while watching a YT video (*Right-Click* -> "Stats for nerds" doesn't show FPS either ).

 

[babinro]

Firefox

I've been using it for several years now ever since it had tabs and IE didn't (at least at that time). I never felt any reason to move from Firefox to Chrome despite everyone saying it's vastly superior in every way.

I actually have both Chrome and Firefox on my computer now and easily favour Firefox.
I only jump on Chrome for Netflix as I don't care for it's UI as much.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

So that got me thinking, what's really the most popular browser? What works best? Am I surfing the web as well as I could be? Hmmm.

I can't answer your poll because it doesn't have an option for "two or more of the above".

I use Chrome. And Firefox. And IE. All at the same time.

I do work on Chrome, I do fun (like the Escapist) on Firefox, and I do online roleplaying on IE.

 

[Caiphus]

I use Chrome for general browsing, and IE for jerkin' it.

I don't know why I wrote that.

I use Chrome for jerkin' it too.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

Firefox because it's most convenient for me and doesn't have so many security flaws like the others.

 

[jklinders]

Firefox and Chrome are the only 2 worth using in my opinion.

Google creeps me out way more than Mozilla so I use Firefox. If IE keeps on improving it might get to be as good as Chrome was when it launched however many years ago but it's otherwise the browser i use to install a real browser with.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

I have Firefox installed as my "default" browser (because I have it locked down pretty securely), but as my main browser I use Opera 12.17 because I like how it handles tabs. The new version of Opera is an abomination unto all that is holy and can go drown in a fire.

And as far as I can tell, there is no way for me to display the frame rate while watching a YT video (*Right-Click* -> "Stats for nerds" doesn't show FPS either ).

I know that FRAPS's FPS counter would show on YouTube videos if I left it running. I have no idea if it'll show 30/60 FPS on YouTube now, though, as I haven't bothered reinstalling it after my last computer upgrade.

 

[DoPo]

I use IE because I like the look and speed. It's also apparently got better anti-virus protection than the other browsers. I'd have no problem using Chrome or even Firefox but I don't see any real need to switch.

Plus Chrome is currently the only browser supporting 60fps Youtube video playback currently and HTML5 natively.

Youtube videos run fine on IE11.

Not in 60FPS they don't, its currently a Chrome only feature.

Have you actually tested it out? Because I have, and it works in IE11 (desktop mode). This isn't up for debate. Go see yourself if you don't believe me.

Did it say "720p60" or "1024p60" in the quality selector? Because if you didn't then you are not playing 60 FPS.

Some sources say that Chrome, IE, and Safari support it, while others say you are required to use Chrome.

I decided to give it a go myself. I went to this video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjXQZ64I_fI] (first one that shows up for "60 FPS") in the two browsers

Spoiler: Chrome

Chrome

[http://i.imgur.com/sWWSb0n.png]

Spoiler: IE11

IE11

[http://i.imgur.com/Apb8Oa2.png]

It's possible that it's still playing 60 fps on IE11 (people have been able to upload 60 fps videos for years, YouTube caps them at 30 when you watch, however). I had quickly Googled it and Wall Street Journal had said Chrome, IE, and Safari worked, while Forbes said only Chrome would display 60 fps.

And as far as I can tell, there is no way for me to display the frame rate while watching a YT video (*Right-Click* -> "Stats for nerds" doesn't show FPS either ).

True. Maybe I'll try actually watching the video next time. Which would be in about at least 9 hours, as I've just went to work.

 

[drednoahl]

I use Pale Moon with a few mods on my gaming rig mainly to try avoid picking up any malware/adware that like to leech through browsers. I was given my last rig and it came with an incredible assortment of malware that caused me no end of grief trying to get games working and I got really paranoid as a result. I use Firefox on my crappy ancient laptop that I use as a HTPC (Linux Mint as it's OS - better than windows imo.) I like Firefox on Linux, but don't like Firefox under Windows.

I don't trust Google at all so wouldn't even consider Chrome as an option. I've not used IE since 1999 and Microsoft have done nothing to persuade me to try it again.

 

[Zipa]

I use IE because I like the look and speed. It's also apparently got better anti-virus protection than the other browsers. I'd have no problem using Chrome or even Firefox but I don't see any real need to switch.

Plus Chrome is currently the only browser supporting 60fps Youtube video playback currently and HTML5 natively.

Youtube videos run fine on IE11.

Not in 60FPS they don't, its currently a Chrome only feature.

Have you actually tested it out? Because I have, and it works in IE11 (desktop mode). This isn't up for debate. Go see yourself if you don't believe me.

No I haven't, I don't use IE at all for varying reasons. I was just going of an admittedly now out of date article I read on the web a week or so ago.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Fire fox, really dont like google at all. Atleast its not as shit as internet explorer which a trojan once got connected to it so when i cleaned my PC of trojan etc and rebooted, the same trojan would appear again.

 

[DoPo]

It's possible that it's still playing 60 fps on IE11

Right, finally got around to actually looking into it. I couldn't find a way to display the FPS of the video - it seems there is a proposal [https://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/Video_Metrics#presentedFrames] but no actual common way of getting the stats. Well, Mozilla have implemented one (the mozPresentedFrames property on DOM elements), and webkit also has some (webkitDecodedFrames and webkitDroppedFrames although slightly not as good, they are still useful). These are actually there in the "Stats for nerds", so that's good. I couldn't find anything find if IE has implemented the proposal, however. And indeed, Stats for nerds does not list any of them on IE. I tried examining the video programatically to see if they are exposed in any way but had no luck. Then again, I admit, I am not a JS guru, so perhaps there is a better way than looking at __proto__ in the console.

Well, having no luck with straight up numbers, I realised I could use a secret technique that I had even hidden from myself: I watched a video. In particular this one [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5laMCk6JQN0] (first one for "youtube 60fps comparison") both in Chrome and IE11 (at the higher possible resolution in each, respectively the "1080p60" option in Chrome and "720p" option in IE11). The results were thus: When the video claimed it was 60FPS in Chrome, it was showing with more FPS than before for sure, for it was smoother; while in IE there was no difference between 30FPS and 60FPS.

So, I am confident that YouTube indeed does not show 60FPS videos in IE11.

 

[Paul]

I use Opera. I actually find it to be a pretty neat browser.

Do you mean the older versions of Opera, with the ton of features included (e.g. Opera Notes, etc.) or the newer version which shares a lot with Google Chrome? I could never get along with the old versions of Opera - it just didn't feel quite right though I can respect the sheer amount of power the user could have over it.

I use Chrome, having been dragged away from Firefox by its utterly horrendous performance on my system. I have no idea why, but it was incredibly glitchy with Flash on YouTube and websites in general, and JavaScript would send it grinding to a halt. Loading Facebook was a task that took accepting several script errors, and the only extension I had was AdBlock Plus.

Chrome will suffice for me. I don't need to change too many settings and it works just as well as Firefox did. In truth, given the stability issues, it runs slightly better for me.

 

[MrFalconfly]

I use Opera. I actually find it to be a pretty neat browser.

Do you mean the older versions of Opera, with the ton of features included (e.g. Opera Notes, etc.) or the newer version which shares a lot with Google Chrome? I could never get along with the old versions of Opera - it just didn't feel quite right though I can respect the sheer amount of power the user could have over it.

I use Chrome, having been dragged away from Firefox by its utterly horrendous performance on my system. I have no idea why, but it was incredibly glitchy with Flash on YouTube and websites in general, and JavaScript would send it grinding to a halt. Loading Facebook was a task that took accepting several script errors, and the only extension I had was AdBlock Plus.

Chrome will suffice for me. I don't need to change too many settings and it works just as well as Firefox did. In truth, given the stability issues, it runs slightly better for me.

New one.

Just (well, I got it in the summer) got a new laptop, and needed a new browser (only ever use IE when doing tax-returns, because the Danish government seems to be unable to make anything work on other browsers).

 

[Recusant]

I don't want to sound like an old fogey here, but I was a dedicated Netscape Navigator user back in its heyday; a time when connection speeds were slow, and crappy browsers were CRAPPY. Believe me, if you starting your web browsing in this century, you have no idea how bad it could be.

After AOL bought out Netscape and (basically) killed Navigator, I jumped over to IE, then to Firefox when I found out about its tabbed browsing features (and being run by essentially the child company of Netscape didn't hurt). Earlier this year, when Mozilla decided Firefox should just be Chrome, jr, I decided to jump ship. Since I liked most of Firefox's functionality, and refuse to have anything to do with Google, I hopped over to Pale Moon. Haven't looked back since.

 

[FPLOON]

Chrome for general [browsing] stuff... (It keeps all of my bookmarks...)
Firefox for anything porn-related... (Too bad it sometimes freezes up if the browser is open, but not in use for X amount of time...)
IE for e-mails and playing flash-related stuff [that may or may not be porn-related]... (It's always in full-screen mode, by the way...)

Other than that, I sometimes use Safari for either music downloads or as a secondary browser to Firefox... (That's about it...)