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Originally Posted by curiousdog
I cannot even watch youtube videos perfectly, unless I pre-buffer a major part of them. There always is an occasional freezing and jumping.
I always hit the stop button and watch how the youtube movie gets pre-loaded. Or rather, instead of watching, I browse elsewhere till it is downloaded.
3G wireless internet on a friday night will not cut it. DSL often does not get the speed I desire either. Unless I use a download manager that opens 4-8 connections at the same time. But, ok, I am in Brazil. That might make a difference.
Additionally, I like to watch movies off line. DRM gets badmouthed simply because they connect back to the server once in a while for a short handshake.
And do you really save bandwidth if the guy keeps watching the same scene over and over?
Still, nice to see someone elaborate an entire system. But I am afraid, it might go the way of all DRM and copyright schemes. Not liked by customers.
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Youtube is a free service... also - being in Brazil you are stuck on seperate servers, like me. North Americans (90% of market) don't experience the same kind of youtube lag that you do.
If you were to implement streaming on HD video, you'd need to consider using a (relatively expensive - 400$/month) streaming service that has the kind of backbone and technology to support nearly instant streaming - I've seen it. It even streams instantly for me here in Colombia.