Re: riddle me this: youtube kills my usb hub

Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:

In comp.os.linux.misc, Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

youtube-dl and friends give you the choice to download whichever version
you like. Try the "-F" option to list the ones available.

 
Yeah, but which one of these is my browser playing?

I have no idea, as that will depend upon what 'settings' you have the
yt javascript player using.

You'd have to make a pick yourself.  Most likely it is playing a video
that is equal or smaller in pixel resolution to your screen, and one
for which the browser has a decoder to play, beyond that, no way to
know.

You'd just pick something reasonable from the list, download it, and
play it with a native player (which will generally *always* beat the yt
JS player in overall usability, and likely be much less resource
intensive as well).