The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoFound this dusty antique from the days when video players would let you buffer. If only this were still a thing.startrek.websiteimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageFound this dusty antique from the days when video players would let you buffer. If only this were still a thing.startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·1 year agoOh! I just assumed they were trying to save $ on all those looong “___ 10 hr version” videos or something.
minus-squareskulblaka@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up39·1 year agoIt’s both. Buffering the whole video was a waste of bandwidth and the changes for HTML5 means they could get away with lowering the buffering limit without destroying everyone’s viewing experience.
Oh! I just assumed they were trying to save $ on all those looong “___ 10 hr version” videos or something.
It’s both. Buffering the whole video was a waste of bandwidth and the changes for HTML5 means they could get away with lowering the buffering limit without destroying everyone’s viewing experience.