YouTube in Chrome starts playing video practically instantly, before the page is... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

modeless on Feb 8, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Flash-Free Video in 2016

YouTube in Chrome starts playing video practically instantly, before the page is even finished loading. It's faster than Flash ever was.

JohnTHaller on Feb 8, 2016 [–]

parent is referring to pseudo-streaming (aka downloading a video over http), not proper streaming (aka YouTube, etc)

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact