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Google admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block users (www.theregister.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean torrenting works but i'll be damned if I'd need to wait for the buffer to fill up every 30sec for the 1440p video.
You'd need multiple versions pre-encoded to reduce network transfer and serverside transcoding.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I mean torrenting works but i’ll be damned if I’d need to wait for the buffer to fill up every 30sec for the 1440p video. You’d need multiple versions pre-encoded to reduce network transfer and serverside transcoding.

It would definately be a slog to watch, vs a service that can just deliver the video to you in real time on demand.

My only point is that you would be able to watch the video, after the slog, so that avenue should not be discounted as an option. Its not a great option, but still, an option.