• Vampire [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve heard this before, that Netflix creates crazy emissions, but why? Isn’t it just a server sending a video by HTTPS

    Also, if this is true, new argument for pirating just dropped.

    • Andrzej3K [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      I read somewhere that they transcode everything on the fly, which they insist is necessary. The real point though, imo, is that cloud services have to be incredibly energy intensive in order to justify their existence to begin with.