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Recent content by tmart00

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    Why can't a wireless router buffer several minutes of a video?

    Sure, that's why I was thinking we'd need extra hardware to handle things. But I think the real answer is to have an adequate infrastructure rather than what we have where I live.
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    Why can't a wireless router buffer several minutes of a video?

    I was only thinking about eliminating all the delays I have with streaming video. Are you saying it's technically impossible to buffer it? I've read all the explanations until I'm bleary-eyed. My Comcast performance (typically using HBO GO) varies considerably even at unexpected times despite...
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    Why can't a wireless router buffer several minutes of a video?

    It does seem far better to do buffering on the destination device but since no one has done this effectively yet I assume there's a need for a fresh look at things. Most likely people don't suffer from the buffering problems we see here in the Bay Area. Thanks again for the input.
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    Why can't a wireless router buffer several minutes of a video?

    I've read about bufferbloat but does that really apply here? I'm talking about implementing a sort of application layer on the router. I imagine it would involve a separate processor so initially it would be pretty expensive but imagine how much people would pay for streaming video with no delays.
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    Why can't a wireless router buffer several minutes of a video?

    Sure, but why hasn't anyone used large buffers yet to stop all the delays? My guess is that it's too inefficient if you want to keep a lot of data. Wouldn't it be better to store it on the router?
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    Why can't a wireless router buffer several minutes of a video?

    Thanks. I know it would be a real bastardization of the router's basic function but couldn't they implement a sort of proxy server directly on it? The new software would sit between the normal router functions and the outside world. It would have no way of understanding "pause" or "resume" or...
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    Why can't a wireless router buffer several minutes of a video?

    Searching the web has been frustrating since "wireless router buffering" almost exclusively leads to complaints about buffering on the front end. But why can't streaming videos be stored on the router? I would think the code to store (say) up to 15 minutes of video would not be difficult. In...
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