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Old 09-23-2010, 05:52 PM  
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Originally Posted by MaDalton View Post
there's some truth in that, but we (the webmasters) are used to have much faster internet connections than the regular folks. and you want to avoid frustration, so i would always start with a bitrate that for sure works with the big majority. then maybe let them choose a higher bitrate themselves if they think they can handle it
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Originally Posted by munki View Post
I'm anal... I like making decisions for people... I tend to push for setups that detect a speed range, then deliver optimally directly to them.
The JW Player allows for bitrate switching, which can dynamically adjust video quality based on the performance of the user's internet connection, so I may use that and then just come up with a good quality base setting for those that have a good DSL connection.

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