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Re:VP9: Faster, better, buffer-free YouTube videos by cpeterso on Monday April 06, 2015 @03:22PM (#9330145)
YouTube's playback latency is critical. If users have to wait for the video to buffer, they are more likely to close the tab and do something else.
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Re:VP9: Faster, better, buffer-free YouTube videos by Dylan16807 on Monday April 06, 2015 @04:06PM (#9330410)
It's a limit on how much it buffers while playing. It does not improve the playback experience in any way, and causes significant degradation when you seek the video.
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