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Re:Hundred Rabbits is a small collective exploring the faila... by sulandor on Friday August 02, 2024 @03:41AM (#41136888)
> any reasonable browser can play off a HTTP stream

most video players also support http and there is no problem with just putting files up.

imho all the streaming tech, drm, hls, adaptive bitrate selection and whatnot, are just commercial fads to increase margin

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Re:Hundred Rabbits is a small collective exploring the faila... by nine_k on Friday August 02, 2024 @11:36AM (#41139742)
Adaptive bitrate selection seems important if your clients have narrow or unstable bandwidth (e.g. mobile), or when you may get constrained by outgoing bandwidth (/. effect aka HN crowd).
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Re:Hundred Rabbits is a small collective exploring the faila... by sulandor on Saturday August 03, 2024 @04:54AM (#41145457)
imo this is mainly due to the constraint of keeping clientside pre-buffering as low as possible.

sending the whole file at network-speed usually works fine, but maybe uneconomical at scale especially if coupled with users that skip a lot and tend to not watch the whole thing anyway.

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