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"Buffering that’s even faster than real time." What? Buffering AT real time isn't buffering at all. Storing data faster than real time is the definition of buf
by verytrivial 9y ago
"Buffering that’s even faster than real time."
What? Buffering AT real time isn't buffering at all. Storing data faster than real time is the definition of buffering, no? I can't make sense of that statement.
- Someone 9y agoEarly internet movie players typically buffered the video stream at whatever speed was available until the software was reasonably sure it would be able to play the full (where ‘full’ at the time typically was less than a minute) video without stuttering. Those old enough probably remember RealPlayer, which was famous for buffering at slower than, often a lot slower than real time. I think modern video players still take the same approach, but if bandwidth is high enough, they need very little time before they start playing.