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beardedetim4y ago· 2 in thread

Most players that use adaptive bit rate allow you to set it at a constant one instead, with the buffering and all.

I feel the same way and often click a specific rendition and then let it buffer locally.

But Netflix (which GP was talking about implicitly by the comment they replied to) doesn't.

Sure, but Netflix uses HLS, I assume, and doesn't have segments that are 15 minutes in length. So if you did drop a tcp packet, you're more likely to have lower quality for 10-20 seconds, not 15 minutes.

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gowld4y ago· 1 in thread

> what's the point of gigabit internet if I can't watch a measly 50Mbps stream?)

Revenue from ricer "networkophiles", like the audiophiles before them.

na854y ago

At least packet loss and ping stability can be measured, unlike "sounds fuller".

warrenm4y ago

>Also, what's the point of gigabit internet if I can't watch a measly 50Mbps stream?

Just because your connection is "gigabit" doesn't mean everything in between is gigabit

Nor does it mean that you haven't happened to have a hit a very busy sending server[farm|datacenter]

warrenm4y ago

Buffferbloat is a thing - and it's not [generally] good

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