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Found this dusty antique from the days when video players would let you buffer. If only this were still a thing. (startrek.website)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/antiquememesroadshow@lemmy.world
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Why did this change? Was it a greed thing?

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[–] 79 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

HTML5 made video a first class citizen of your browser and buffering is handled automatically now 🙂

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/Audio_and_video_delivery/buffering_seeking_time_ranges

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh! I just assumed they were trying to save $ on all those looong "___ 10 hr version" videos or something.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago

    It's both. Buffering the whole video was a waste of bandwidth and the changes for HTML5 means they could get away with lowering the buffering limit without destroying everyone's viewing experience.

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