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Re:Google and ASUS Launch the $85 Chromebit, a Chrome OS Des... by scott_karana on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @02:18PM (#10590018)
> downloading 40GB takes too long; whereas streaming is popular

Um, what? If you can stream 4K media in real time, by definition you are able to download the file in at least the media's run time.

That is: you're only spending ≤30 minutes to download a 4K TV show episode if you can also stream it.

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Re:Google and ASUS Launch the $85 Chromebit, a Chrome OS Des... by yefim on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @11:52PM (#10592824)
Pretty sure that's what he or she meant by "too long." Not many people want to wait 30 minutes to watch something for 30 minutes.
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Re:Google and ASUS Launch the $85 Chromebit, a Chrome OS Des... by scott_karana on Friday November 20, 2015 @01:43PM (#10602968)
For anyone currently downloading non-4K media, with pipes fast enough to stream live 4K, it's likely a non-issue.

For people not currently downloading media, the discussion is irrelevant:

> downloading 40GB takes too long; whereas streaming is popular.

Streaming the media would take (at best) just as long as downloading it.

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