Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Arno Welzel Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Which uses less power Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 11:57:47 +0200 Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: <14ugij8hkhj5m$.dlg@v.nguard.lh> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net ZVa6gITLklkZOGlElzy3OQWcUJ7M8TMyyK6vRo/xnpe/nbAXFP Cancel-Lock: sha1:8T+PoRx9li0yk37qaPrWV8SfnV4= sha256:zq7j/xaswMYy9R1G+kdfEFM/ZOVLm1sV0YkaO2Pr/Mg= Content-Language: de-DE In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2445 Qihe, 2024-10-23 15:39: > Arno Welzel ha scritto: > >> Qihe, 2024-10-23 00:34: >> >>> Jörg Lorenz 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 ;-) -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de