Help! YouTube video keeps on playing in HD

I don't know if it's the right category to post this problem but here's the issue. Every time I launch a video on ipad, it keeps playing in HD even the option "prefer standard definition" option is ticked. My bandwidth is not fast enough for HD but its fast enough for lower quality video like 360p. Is there anyway to play it in 360p instead in 720p (HD)?

Where did you select the option "prefer standard definition"? In iTunes or YouTube? I believe you need an SD version of the video in addition to the HD version for iTunes to sync the SD version of the video to iPad. Also the iTunes setting has no impact on YouTube videos. It's only for iTunes videos.
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