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From: Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: riddle me this: youtube kills my usb hub
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:08:18 -0000 (UTC)
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Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc, Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> youtube-dl and friends give you the choice to download whichever version 
>> you like. Try the "-F" option to list the ones available.
> 
> Yeah, but which one of these is my browser playing?

I have no idea, as that will depend upon what 'settings' you have the 
yt javascript player using.

You'd have to make a pick yourself.  Most likely it is playing a video 
that is equal or smaller in pixel resolution to your screen, and one 
for which the browser has a decoder to play, beyond that, no way to 
know.

You'd just pick something reasonable from the list, download it, and 
play it with a native player (which will generally *always* beat the yt 
JS player in overall usability, and likely be much less resource 
intensive as well).