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...you could use TCP to reliably download frames that were still in the future with respect to what would be played, and then buffer those locally) I was mucki
by 3eb7988a1663 1y ago
...you could use TCP to reliably download frames that were still in the future with respect to what would be played, and then buffer those locally)
I was mucking around with my network recently, with Netflix playing in the background. Rebooted the router, and to my utter surprise, the stream continued to play uninterrupted for the entire (30+ seconds) time it takes my network stack to reinitialize. I did not realize how aggressively the providers buffer, but it completely papered over the lack of internet service for the window.
- kalleboo 1y agoWith YouTube on desktop, you can right click and turn on "Stats for Nerds" to watch the buffer health in realtime to see how much buffer it has decided your connection needs and how often it refills it
- miyuru 1y agoNetflix has a similar feature, but it's more hidden. https://blog.sayan.page/netflix-debug-mode/ https://blog.sayan.page/netflix-debug-mode/
- bigfatkitten 1y agoNetflix appears to download the entire title upfront. I’ve had outages go unnoticed until the end of the episode.
- rahimnathwani 1y agoMy Chromecast probably doesn't have enough storage to buffer an entire episode.