So instead of have to wait for it to buffer when it happens during the video its irritating I just download it in the quality I want and if the video is not worthwhile I simply erase it from my system. I remember reading about it somewhere long time ago.
Can't find it now. Can someone confirm? Of course, we aren't talking about repeat viewing; in that case downloading wins hands down. Both will consume almost equal data. Only thing is, streaming is for one time, download u can see again.
I read somewhere that when you download files, every packet needs to arrive. It means that under error conditions multiple packets may be re-transmitted.
When you stream, especially under UDP, you allow packets to be lost. Does that make any difference? Satya Swaroop Dash rahul69 Also, most internet plans specify a limit of downloading separately.
So does streaming come under browsing charges or downloading charges? What should one prefer when there's limited internet plans? But when streaming, you are constantly been connected to an unstoppable ongoing data. You know what it is when your device's data runs like that of streaming.
Downloading is direct file transfer from server to your machine. While in streaming you it creates a synchronized link between machine to server till it finishes. Let suppose there is video of 2 hour of size 1GB. If you download you are just creating a direct link and transfers the date in few minute. But in streaming, browser downloads a chunk of data renders in browser and then again send information to server and download the next chunk again. This repetitive process definitely going to cost you more.
This may also lead to repetitive download of chunks in case of quality change. I don't have concrete proof how much it differ, but I am sure it would be. On other hand benefit of streaming is: No wait time.
Close the streaming at any time without 'downloading' whole video. No need to manage files on your HDD. Download, save and delete again.
Most of the time download chokes the bandwidth even if it is 10Mbps connection. In simple words, Bandwidth is the maximum data-carrying capacity of a transmission medium and measured in bits per second bps , Megabits per second Mbps or Gigabits per second Gbps.
So, for example, if the bandwidth is 50 Mbps, a maximum of 50 Mb data can be transferred per second on the channel. High bandwidth capabilities mean you will be able to achieve higher data transfer speed, download and upload files faster and stream HD content. In addition, having a higher bandwidth has several advantages like allowing more simultaneous visitors to your website, faster application performance and support for multiple concurrent sessions.
Bandwidth capabilities largely depend on the plans and provider you have and how you access the Internet. Also, video bandwidth requirement varies with the type of activity undertaken.
For example, uploading small text files and sending emails requires low bandwidth, while streaming HD video needs a bit more to run smoothly. Nevertheless, certain metrics are essential in understanding the importance of video bandwidth. Bitrate — It is the amount of data transmitted over a network during a given period of time. If the bandwidth is 50 Mbps, but the bitrate is 20 Mbps, a maximum of 50 Mb data can be transferred, but the channel is transmitting only 20 Mb per second. Bitrate corresponds to the video quality and file size.
Streaming at higher bitrates yields higher quality streams but at the same time consumes a large chunk of bandwidth. Frame Rate — The frequency at which consecutive images are projected to give the illusion of motion in a video.
High-speed streaming, especially sports, require shooting video at a higher frame rate. Video bandwidth and frame are directly related. The higher the frame rate, the more bandwidth consumption. The more pixels, the higher the video quality. High-resolution videos have large file sizes, which means they require more bandwidth.
Compression — Uncompressed videos take up a lot of space. An uncompressed HD video footage nearly takes up 10 GB of space per minute of video and maybe varied with the frame rate. Video compression converts large raw video streams into smaller video files to reduce the size of the file. As a result, compressed videos require lower transmission bandwidth.
Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be download or uploaded from your computer, while Internet speed is how fast that data can be uploaded or downloaded. You might have noticed that if you turn off your Internet, the video still plays for a minute or two and then stops.
It doesn't download the video entirely. This is quite important for both the streaming service provider and you. The 'bandwidth' is costly for both you and the companies.
That's why it makes sense to offer only some amount of data in advance to smoothen your online media consumption experience or simply speaking, listening to audio or watching a video. Now consider that you want to watch the entire video or listen to the song over and over. In that case, it perfectly makes sense to download the video or audio to your mobile app or any local storage so that you don't have to worry about data exhausting quickly.
The only drawback of this approach downloading is that the media continues to eat up space on your mobile or desktop as long as it resides there. It's not a big problem for laptops and desktops; but on mobile phones, every app is fighting for space; and that means you can't really keep downloading stuff.
You'll eventually run out of storage space. To cut the long story short - whether you should download files or stream online depends upon how you wish to use it. In , i'd prefer streaming over to downloading any day owing to the fact that i don't prefer to repeat the same movie. About 9 years ago i was on CE from my laptop all the time.
Now, i always use CE from the phone. How time flies. The key difference is that a streaming file is simply played as it becomes available, while a download is stored onto memory. Both processes involve the act of downloading, but only one leaves you with a copy left on your device that you can access at any time without having to receive the data again. Both consume the same amount of data.
Basically streaming consumes less bandwidth than downloading but the difference is about negligible. The only point is- If you have a high-speed internet connection then streaming is better and if the internet speed is slow then downloading the video is more efficient.
It also depends on factors like-. You download it once and can watch it as many times as you want. Streaming will require more data in this case because you have to buffer multiple times whenever you want to play it.
Technically, if we compare streaming e. Though both uses TCP Transmission Control Protocol , Youtube has additional mechanisms that adds to the overhead bandwidth quality control, buffering, etc. However if the steaming service mainly uses UDP User Datagram Protocol , then overall in theory it will use less data compared to a direct download due to the absence of flow controls that TCP uses.
How much of a difference really depends on network quality. Haven't done any testing to check actual difference, if any CEan would like to try you'll need to use a UDP streaming service or stream from a local server using VLC or something similar. This topic depends on from which site you are downloading also.
They then show you a resolution or a quality level that should play continuously at that speed. The more advanced services — and I think all three of those are — will actually monitor the progress as the video is being played. They can actually reduce or increase the resolution or quality while the video is being played. So, how does this all apply to you? But one thing is certain: watching a video on Youtube causes data to be transferred each time. Downloading it and then watching the downloaded copy transfers the data across your internet connection only once.
Subscribe to Confident Computing! Less frustration and more confidence, solutions, answers, and tips in your inbox every week. One other factor in this is if you download a video from YouTube, you might be downloading twice depending on how the downloader works, once while watching and another download to save it to your computer. Some downloaders save the video while it its streaming or another might save the temporary file which is downloaded, still others will start a completely new download.
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