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by mtanski 3044 days ago
Netflix ISP CDN in space. Now that'd be something seriously cool.
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jessaustin 3044 days ago
It's funny; Netflix is one provider that doesn't need low latency so they would be fine with more traditional satellite orbits.
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barkerja 3044 days ago
It wouldn't be a wise decision; what if they one day decide to enter into live programming (sports, news, etc.), where latency does matter?
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jessaustin 3044 days ago
Latency doesn't really matter for that either. Seeing a football play 5 seconds too late doesn't hurt anyone.
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imtringued 3044 days ago
And existing streaming services already have a latency of several seconds. Twitch for example can have a delay from 5 to 20 seconds or more. Unless you're using WebRTC or similar technologies you won't see latencies below a second.
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NullPrefix 3044 days ago
>Seeing a football play 5 seconds too late doesn't hurt anyone. Only if the audience do not know about it.
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