Low-bandwidth YouTube and more

[Vagabound]

According to this article, Google is working on some low-bandwidth product versions of YouTube and Chrome and maybe others.  Don't think they're doing it for the CRVL crowd, but no one says we can't benefit:

http://www.computerworld.com/articl...e-low-bandwidth-versions-of-its-products.html

Vagabound

 

[Vanholio]

I'm hoping they'll let them run in this country and not just developing nations, ilke India. Sometimes I get a crappy MiFi connection (2 bars at 1X!) and could really use some low-bandwidth services.

 

[frater secessus]

I use youtube-dl to pull down low-res versions of YT videos.   Available for *nix and windows at least.  I call it thusly:

#140         m4a       audio only  DASH audio , audio@128k (worst)
#160         mp4       192p        DASH video 
#133         mp4       240p        DASH video 
#134         mp4       360p        DASH video 
#135         mp4       480p        DASH video 
#136         mp4       720p        DASH video 
#17          3gp       176x144     
#36          3gp       320x240     
#5           flv       400x240     
#43          webm      640x360     
#18          mp4       640x360     
#22          mp4       1280x720    (best)
#

VIDPREF='18/43/5/36/22'
URL=$1

youtube-dl --format $VIDPREF --no-playlist --continue $URL

 

[Vacilador]

For times when there's a bandwidth drought, www.publicdomaintorrents.info has over 900 movies you can download while you DO have decent bandwidth, or let it take awhile overnight and play it later. Some great classics, some unusual films, and some so bad they are funny, a la 'Mystery Science Theater' bad.

Also been buying DVD's for cheap (max is a dollar) at flea markets, yard sales, and lately Hastings. Sad to see another bookstore (well, 'media' store) going out of business! Last week picked up a few high dollar movies at about 65 cents each.