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How come the connection is stable enough to be streaming on the go from the car? Or is there some serious caching happening?
by ZoomZoomZoom 1y ago
How come the connection is stable enough to be streaming on the go from the car? Or is there some serious caching happening?
- com2kid 1y agoMP3s are tiny. Just download + cache the n and n+1 song. On a modern 4g or 5g connection downloading an entire song takes seconds. Anytime a new song starts up, grab the n+1 song as soon as possible. But aside from that, inside any metro area even a 200ms or so buffer would likely suffice for streaming music.
- ZoomZoomZoom 1y agoYep, and OPUS files are even lighter. That's why I just sync a "currently listening" music folder with Syncthing and do not think about connection, caching and all that. (I have the rest reachable when I need it, of course.) 200ms and even n+1 won't cut it for a subway, a semi-basement pub, a tunnel, a train or an airplane trip, a hike, a countryside visit, etc.