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Most streams that look bad are not short of hardware. They are short of light, sound treatment, and settings that match the connection.
A modest camera with good light beats an expensive one in a dark room every time. This is the single largest visible improvement per unit of money.
Fix the microphone and the room before raising resolution, because viewers tolerate soft video and not bad audio.
A wired connection removes a whole class of dropped-frame problems that no setting can compensate for.
A dedicated encoder or second machine solves a problem most channels do not have yet. It is the upgrade to make when the others are genuinely exhausted.
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