VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by major ad networks

Re:VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by maj... by chrismbarr on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @07:22AM (#11901214)

One thing to note: When the developer tools are opened Chrome will temporarily disable the cache. When the video loops it would normally just reach into cache and re-play the file that was already downloaded. However, with devtools open it will probably re-download all the files again.

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Re:VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by maj... by archon810 on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @07:33AM (#11901263)

That's not true at all. It only disables the cache if you tell it to. Like so: http://i.imgur.com/dutc1cy.png.

As you can see, that checkbox is not on in the demoed GIF.

The ad code is actively requesting new ads and pinging its trackers countless times.

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Re:VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by maj... by chrismbarr on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @08:50AM (#11901644)

ok, sure, it's configurable. But that box is checked by default.

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Re:VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by maj... by archon810 on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:02PM (#11903954)

1. Not for any installs of Chrome I've ever had.

2. That's entirely irrelevant in this matter because it was not turned on.

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Re:VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by maj... by anowlcalledjosh on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @07:37AM (#11901283)

Totally false.

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Re:VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by maj... by dhimes on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @07:46AM (#11901330)

Excellent point.

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Re:VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by maj... by archon810 on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @08:01AM (#11901412)

Except the part where it's not.

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Re:VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by maj... by dhimes on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @08:04AM (#11901434)

whooops

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