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I assume this is for a different reason - buffering and stream compression, you have to wait for a key frame before your TV can display anything. Similar root

I assume this is for a different reason - buffering and stream compression, you have to wait for a key frame before your TV can display anything. Similar root cause though - technology becomes available that makes the steady state performance much better in return for some setup costs, the setup costs are worth paying in almost all applications so it's an obvious choice to go with the new technology but still annoying when you encounter its drawbacks.

brokenmachine 4y ago
Good point. What would be nice is if it had a low-quality stream with more keyframes so it could switch quickly and then go to the higher quality stream when that gets to a keyframe. But I can see why that kind of complexity wouldn't be added just so you can switch quickly to 3 seconds of low quality video.