@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ let cachedResult: FeatureDetectionResult | null = null;
  * 2. SharedArrayBuffer support (required for WASM threading)
  * 3. CSP compatibility for blob URL workers (required for inline worker creation)
  * 4. Device memory (disables on devices with ≤2 GB RAM)
- * 5. Hardware concurrency (disables on devices with fewer than 4 CPU cores)
- * 6. Network conditions (disables when data saver / reduced data mode is on or connection is 3g/2g/slow-2g)
+ * 5. Hardware concurrency (disables on devices with fewer than 2 CPU cores)
+ * 6. Network conditions (disables when data saver / reduced data mode is on or connection is 2g/slow-2g)
  * 7. Web Worker support (baseline requirement)
  *
  * Results are cached after the first call. Use `clearFeatureDetectionCache()` to reset.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function detectClientSideMediaSupport(): FeatureDetectionResult {
 	if (
 		typeof navigator !== 'undefined' &&
 		'hardwareConcurrency' in navigator &&
-		navigator.hardwareConcurrency < 4
+		navigator.hardwareConcurrency < 2
 	) {
 		cachedResult = {
 			supported: false,
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ export function detectClientSideMediaSupport(): FeatureDetectionResult {
 			}
 			if (
 				connection.effectiveType === 'slow-2g' ||
-				connection.effectiveType === '2g' ||
-				connection.effectiveType === '3g'
+				connection.effectiveType === '2g'
 			) {
 				cachedResult = {
 					supported: false,
 
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ describe( 'feature-detection', () => {
 			expect( result.supported ).toBe( true );
 		} );
 
-		it( 'returns not supported when hardware concurrency is less than 4', () => {
+		it( 'returns not supported when hardware concurrency is less than 2', () => {
 			Object.defineProperty( navigator, 'hardwareConcurrency', {
-				value: 2,
+				value: 1,
 				configurable: true,
 			} );
 
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ describe( 'feature-detection', () => {
 			expect( result.reason ).toContain( 'insufficient CPU cores' );
 		} );
 
-		it( 'returns supported when hardware concurrency is 4 or more', () => {
+		it( 'returns supported when hardware concurrency is 2 or more', () => {
 			Object.defineProperty( navigator, 'hardwareConcurrency', {
-				value: 4,
+				value: 2,
 				configurable: true,
 			} );
 
@@ -218,16 +218,15 @@ describe( 'feature-detection', () => {
 			expect( result.reason ).toContain( 'too slow' );
 		} );
 
-		it( 'returns not supported when connection is 3g', () => {
+		it( 'returns supported when connection is 3g', () => {
 			Object.defineProperty( navigator, 'connection', {
 				value: { saveData: false, effectiveType: '3g' },
 				configurable: true,
 			} );
 
 			const result = detectClientSideMediaSupport();
 
-			expect( result.supported ).toBe( false );
-			expect( result.reason ).toContain( 'too slow' );
+			expect( result.supported ).toBe( true );
 		} );
 
 		it( 'returns not supported when connection is slow-2g', () => {