Must be changing the price a bit? Saw a lot of reports earlier it was $20 ish USD.

Not American though, so all I know is it was $33AUD when I bought it earlier. That matches up with the $20 ish USD

That would be for ultra for life mind. To remove ads forever is $20 USD I believe.

Pretty sure YouTube messes with it on desktops as well. Might default higher, but I had to use that advanced YouTube add on to force it to 1440p (or next highest) because it would constantly make me select it.

Difference is definitely noticeable on modern phones. But the biggest issue is it will do this on desktop and tablets as well, where you will really notice the difference.

And like you said, YouTube 480p mode doesn’t have 60fps. That’s noticeable regardless of screen size.

Even with high speed internet it seems to always default to 480p.

It’ll update to 720p or 1080p a few minutes in sometimes. But in general it’s just a large inconvenience.