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  • Jellyfin and others transcode some videos to a more streamable format. Not important if it’s already a good streamable format, but if it’s some older file, it might not even be streamable (like AVI, and WMV). Those situations are where transcoding is necessary. It also comes in to play when the bitrate needs to change, like trying to watch a high bitrate video on old hardware that cannot handle it (like an old chromecast). It’s nice when the server can just transcode the video and send a less heavy or more compatible stream.

    Hardware acceleration for the transcoding is simply more efficient these days. Most CPUs for the last decade can do software transcoding of 1080p without much issue (if that’s all it’s doing), but get multiple people watching older videos or some really high bitrate ones and hardware acceleration will become a tangible benefit, too.

    Your situation only works for video formats that are streaming-friendly, meaning all the browser has to do is feed the stream of data to a video player, and it Just Works. The media player doesn’t need significant chunks of the file to start playing it, so as long as the connection is fast enough, it’s fine.










  • No, you’re getting downvoted because you’re only responding to the parts of posts that you want to completely deny instead of engaging with other details.

    Now, either continue to prove my point that you’re either bad faith or immature to the point of lacking self awareness, or respond to the other points made like how several ways to sort don’t even factor in votes like the default “active” or new comments, etc, or how some people actively seek out the controversial posts.



  • You’re definitely projecting your own opinion of the matter here. You’re not debating anything by simply repeatedly denying their view and restating your opinion.

    Now please, if you want to actually discuss it, respond to their points about how many sorting schemes do not factor in votes. Respond to anything except the parts you simply want to deny.

    You’re clearly getting engagement despite being downvoted, so this very discussion is proving your opinion ignorant and rather dogmatic.