- From: Kornel <kornel@geekhood.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:32:11 +0000
- To: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
>> Summarized Rationale: >> >> Avoid downloading video on pay per megabyte connections, and avoid >> extra bandwidth from the publisher on video that won't be played. > > It seems reasonable to ignore the attribute *especially* on pay-per- > byte connections. If I'm on a pay-per-byte connection, I never want > to autobuffer video, even if the attribute is present. Gruber's point was that *lack* of autobuffer attribute should not be ignored. Webkit's eager autobuffering is a real problem. > On the flip side, when using a file: URL, it seems reasonable to > ignore the attribute and always autobuffer, since that leads to > better user experience and doesn't use any bandwidth. I don't think that's a good use-case. Local file system should be as fast as cache and easily handle immediate playback. However if file:// points to a network drive (sshfs, shared file server), autobuffering will waste bandwidth. If it's on a DVD disc, autobuffer may slow down loading of other resources (trashing due to long seek time). I think the spec should say that browsers may ignore presence of autobuffer attribute, but must not autobuffer (from remote servers?) if attribute is not present. -- regards, Kornel Lesinski
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