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This would be cool but part of me think that most web users will just leach to watch movies in their browsers.

• ElCheapo 4y ago
  Problem is: they can't watch movies in their browser because they can only leech from people who are seeding from a webtorrent client. Let's say I have a movie I want to let other people stream with their browser. I am obligated to use some javascript horror webtorrent-compatible client. If I already have a seedbox running transmission I simply cannot use that for this purpose, which is a shame
• londons_explore 4y ago
  Simply seeding for the 1+ hour you are watching the movie is typically enough to keep a torrent swarm healthy now that the majority of users have 10 Mbps+upload speeds. In that time, you can easily upload more data than you downloaded, meaning you are a net benefit for the swarm. In a general sense, any video content where the bitrate is lower than the typical users upload bitrate could work for a webtorrent only swarm of 'regular' users who aren't going to do anything special for network health.
  • 6510 4y ago
    Even if you seed for a very short time is speeds up the process. No need to consume their data.
    • pessimizer 4y ago
      Only if they seed more than they leech. It has little to do with time. If you take a year to seed more than you leeched, you're a positive contribution to the swarm.
      • 6510 4y ago
        IMHO the most honest comparison is to hosting the entire file yourself.