Best HD Quality Cam Sites - ListofCamSites
High definition webcams shouldn't really be a perk when it comes to a live cam site's streaming quality - it should be the norm. Some sites are extremely HD friendly making it the default feed of choice for the majority of performers. Others are struggling to get out of the time warp, with limited HD options.
We've taken into account the prevalence of HD shows (as well as if the site offers HD Plus, 4K or virtual reality feeds), private cam rates, search engine accuracy, and model selection, and ranked the following platforms accordingly. To learn more about a site, click through to read the full review.
LiveJasmin is one of the top HD friendly sites. Most of the site's professional models stream in HD, with only a few using superior quality SD. Private show performances start at $1.11 a minute.
Chaturbate is the largest freemium cam site with thousands of free shows 24/7. The site doesn't only offer HD and HD plus, but also a few 4K broadcasts. Private shows start for as low as $0.54 a minute.
Streamate's pay as you go system makes it easy and quick to start a private cam session. The site's search engine does the same helping you find an HD room. Private performances start for $0.80 a minute.
Flirt4Free is a premium platform featuring semi-pro and pro models, many of whom practice niche genres. HD is the prevalent streaming quality. C2C shows start for as low as $0.45 a minute.
ImLive is a low-cost c2c inclusive premium cam site with a wide range of extra features to enjoy, in addition to private shows. Around half the rooms stream in HD. Going 1on1 starts at $0.98 a minute.
Stripchat is a freemium site with a hundreds of HD options. It's currently the only site offering virtual reality (VR) shows. All the HD rooms are marked with an HD icon making it easy to find them. Privates start from $0.64 a minute.
BongaCams features mainly European amateur cam model hosting full-on shows in their free open chat rooms. The snapshots indicate if a room is HD friendly - many are. Private cam sessions start at $3.24 a minute.
C2CPorn is a completely free cutting-edge search tool that brings to one place all the online rooms from 8 major cam sites. You can search for HD only rooms and see all the results from the 8 sites.
CamSoda is a freemium cam site with a smaller selection of rooms that most, but the majority stream in HD. It also offers mobile HD cam to cam sessions. Privates shows start from $0.48 a minute.
MyFreeCams is a great option for free shows where tips fuel the action. HD feeds are common, but if you're looking for a private cam experience, it's expensive starting at $4.80 a minute.
Cams has plenty of HD streaming free shows hosted by amateur cam models. An HD icon shows at a glance if the rooms is HD friendly. Private shows average around $3.30 a minute.
SecretFriends has a limited number of models, but many use an HD feed. You can filter results easily on the homepage to only show HD rooms. On average rates start at $2.00 a minute for a private show.
xLoveCam is a cheap European webcam site with mobile cam to cam capabilities. It has a limited selection of HD rooms and the feeds take a moment to maximize. Private shows start for under €1,00 a minute.
xCams is an expensive premium site which doesn't give anything away for free. HD rooms are plentiful but you need to pay to enter them after a 15 second preview. Private cam sessions start at €3,00 a minute.
Cams offers a wide variety of extreme free shows hosted by amateur models. HD streaming is common and rooms can be filtered to HD only options. Private webcam encounters start from $3.00 a minute.
Conclusion
It used to be that premium cam sites had more HD options than their freemium counterparts. This isn't the case anymore. Today private cam prices are pretty much the same at both mediums and HD streaming is the preferred broadcasting quality used by most models. In fact, the only real difference between the two is what takes place in the free open rooms. Premium sites keep the action away from the public, with models only getting intimate in paid-for show modes, while in the freemium-cam sites, tips get results in the open rooms.
When it comes to streaming quality, if you're looking for more than HD and want to get an eyeful that's as clear and real as can be - the few 4K cam rooms at Chaturbate are must-visits. Stripchat is the only site offering virtual reality (VR) shows, making your private performance as immersive and sharp as can be. Both sites also happen to be freemium sites.
It's important to bear in mind that even if the performer is using an HD feed, you may have to manually select it. Not all live videos will come through in the highest feed available. So, when you see an HD icon indicating it's an HD live chat, yet the video is blurry - make sure the HD option is the default quality. On the other hand, if your bandwidth is struggling with the high quality, you can always tune it down to SD.
LiveJasmin does come in at the top spot in this round-up purely because HD is pretty much site-wide. There are a few standard definiton rooms on the platform, but the difference in viewing quality is negligible. Private cam rates can start low, but they don't include cam2cam or audio usage, which can hike up the price. At the end of the day though, LiveJasmin's selection of stunning cam performers is incomparable. They are all top performers in their category, stream from professionally lit and styled studios and are experts in their various niche genres.
