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From: Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
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Subject: Re: Which uses less power
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Qihe, 2024-10-23 15:39:

> Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> ha scritto:
> 
>> Qihe, 2024-10-23 00:34:
>>
>>> Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> ha scritto:
>>>>
>>>> When I used podcasts they were usually downloaded and could be played
>>>> any time without a internet connection. That makes them interesting for
>>>> longer flights or ship travelling. And many users build libraries of
>>>> podcasts.
>>>>
>>> And this is also far less environmental impact than streaming.
>>> People should do the same with any media content (video tutorials
>>>  on YouTube, music, movies...)
>>> That's also why real FM radio is better than webradio.
>>
>> Well - there is no big difference if you download 100 MB as one file or
>> stream it using HLS with smaller segments. In the end you will download
>> 100 MB data.
> 
> You are right... if you are going to stream it only once.
> If you are going to play it several times, streaming gets worst
>  than downloading.

Indeed. But podcasts are usually only listened once and not repeated on
a regular basis.

>> But on the other hand using data media like CD/DVD/BD
>> was also not ideal since these media had to be produced first.
>>
> There must be few giga free on your private storage. Anyway usb
>  sticks, memory cards... are not throwaway items.

My available private storage is around 30 TB in total, distributed over
three servers, two NAS and a number of computers and smartphones ;-)

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Arno Welzel
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