G+_Sean Miller Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Watched the latest KnowHow about streaming. I still remember the days of dial-up. As such I have ALWAYS been very bandwidth conscious. Is HiDef of the video worth the bandwidth. With the exception of New Screen Savers and KnowHow, Twit shows are mostly talking heads. Therefore I usually don't even watch them. I watch those 2 on 480P. I will watch Avengers and all the other EPIC movies in 1080P or someday 4K (when I get a 4K TV), but I watch non-epic movies in 720P, even the really good ones. A movie has to earn my bandwidth. I can't think of a single youtube channel that deserves 4K. Am I wrong? I love the show, but I don't need to see it in 4K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 That depends if your bandwidth capped or not. No bandwidth usage cap, you shouldn't care about bandwidth usage at all. I agree with you that most TWIT shoes are just talking heads, so I just download them at home on my unmetered connection. (I use BeyondPod, but I know better apps are available now). I do, however, whatcha KnowHow at home in full 1080p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Akira Yamanita Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I get where you're coming from. Why transfer bits that don't need to be? I'm not that aggressive about reducing bandwidth though. I generally let YouTube select the quality. For TWiT podcasts, I use the Video-HI feed for video podcasts. Most of my subscriptions are audio-only. For archiving, I always choose the highest quality format. I may have given up my stingy ways after I gave up the fight against HTML formatted e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rickbearcat Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Travis Hershberger Know How is not uploaded to YouTube in 1080p. I have never watched a Know How episode in 1080p. In fact, no TWiT video I have ever seen, of any show they produce, has been in 1080p. imgur.com - Imgur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Rickbearcat my bad then. I know it's available in 1080, must be 1080i? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Paul Hutchinson Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 AFAICT KnowHow is not available in any format above 720p. Even a direct download from the web site is 720p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Paul Hutchinson really? I was sure I saw the option somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Tyger Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 It depends on the show. I usually download the 720p video because the hosts often show visual objects in the show. Know How, Security Now, and TWiCH are very much like this. I also like to see facial expressions. Other shows like Floss Weekly, TWiG, and TWiT, Windows Weekly are very much talking heads so audio only is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Tyger Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 My android podcast client of choice is PockectCasts. Paid for it with Google Rewards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Paul Hutchinson Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Travis Hershberger I thought I remembered it having a 1080 option but when I checked the other day 720 was the highest resolution I could get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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