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> File-sharing through sites such as BitTorrent Yeah, I don't think the know what BitTorrent is... > Streaming video tends to take up less bandwidth, since pe
by rb2k_ 13y ago
> File-sharing through sites such as BitTorrent
Yeah, I don't think the know what BitTorrent is...
> Streaming video tends to take up less bandwidth, since people only download as much as they watch rather than downloading the whole thing only to stop in the middle.
How large is the percentage of people stopping in the middle?
Also: How do the video bitrates from netflix/hulu compare to the pirated content?
- Filligree 13y agoIt also tends to be less data overall.
- tedunangst 13y agoRephrase middle as middle of season and it may make more sense. How many people downloaded every episode of a tv show then decided they didn't like it after watching only one episode? More generally, you can only stream as much as there are hours in a day. You can download a lot more.
- patrickk 13y ago> You can download a lot more. Not to mention seedboxes running 24/7 at blazing speeds.
- NKCSS 13y agoI think they refer to people just downloading a few seasons at a time, only to watch half of it (or less), I know I've done that in the past (though I don't use torrents, but that's besides the case)
- ch4ch4 13y agoThe real benefit of Netflix/Hulu is not so much a reduction in video bitrate, but that they run cache CDNs closer to the customers, so there is less traffic traversing long distances over the Internet. Thus, less "Internet" traffic (but more last-mile traffic).
- ensignavenger 13y agoWould it be possible for ISP's to operate a proxy seed box (or network of boxes), that detects which torrents are popular, and and seeds them to customers? In theory these boxes, being much closer to the customer and having less bandwidth bottlenecks, would be the preferred source for bittorent clients.