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"Chrome includes video codecs that allow you to embed videos without using slow and unreliable plug-ins like Adobe Flash." Compared to quicktime/media player a
by cmalabs 17y ago
"Chrome includes video codecs that allow you to embed videos without using slow and unreliable plug-ins like Adobe Flash."
Compared to quicktime/media player and the slew of plugins from the previous generation, flash is much much more reliable.
- dchest 17y agoCompared to QuickTime _on Windows_. On Mac it's not so slow and doesn't load CPU that much (compared to Flash/Mac).
- nestlequ1k 17y agoBullshit. Load a hour long quicktime video from blip tv using safari. It will hang your browser every time. This is on a latest gen Macbook Pro
- acdha 17y agoIf you want the lowest common quality video, yes. Flash video performance and quality are noticeably lower, though, so it really doesn't scale well beyond YouTube-level video. In practice, widely deployed beat better quality handily.