On Monday, 8 July 2024 15:52:03 BST Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Monday 8 July 2024 13:59:27 BST Wol wrote: > > On 08/07/2024 13:27, Dale wrote: > > > I don't know about cell phones but if using the youtube app, I'd think > > > it would know what you are using and the resolution too. > > > > BBC iPlayer, ITVx. Along with the other Freeview apps for Channels 4 and > > 5.> > > > To me, it > > > looks like it would be best for everyone to only download what is needed > > > and no more. > > > > You'd think. Trouble is - most people DON'T think! > > > > > It saves bandwidth of the server, bandwidth for the user > > > as well. Most people have unlimited nowadays but still, one would think > > > a company like youtube would see the benefit of only sending enough > > > resolution to get the job done. If they do that for millions of users, > > > it would have to save them some amount of money. I'd think anyway. > > > > Youtube doesn't (yet) have a monopoly on streaming, fortunately ...
;-) > I don't know about dedicated services with their own clients, but anything > you get via a web browser is tailored to your screen. That was so when I > was operating a web site, anyway. Still is the case today. I have not worked on mobile apps, beyond their browsers, but the reasonable assumption must be mobile devices should only download what they are able to render. It is really odd they don't do this - as Wol attests to. Back to the previous topic, I have not yet found a case where changing the scale by means of the desktop settings, arrives at non-blurred fonts. The clearest sharpest fonts are always rendered at the native monitor resolution, at a 100% scale setting. Am I missing a trick, or is this to be expected?
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