Closed Bug 1214472 Opened 9 years ago Closed 8 years ago

Buffering uses as much power as playing a video

Categories

(Core :: Audio/Video: Playback, defect, P1)

Product:
Core
Component:
Audio/Video: Playback
Platform:
x86_64
Windows 10
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: ajones, Unassigned)

References

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URL
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Details

(Keywords: power) 

Steps to reproduce:

* Run IntelPowerGadget
* Use slow network
* Navigate to URL
* Select 1080p60

Expected results:

Buffering takes about 5W, similar to idle

Actual results:

Buffering uses 25-30W, more than decoding video
Priority: -- → P1
Is this still an issue? jya did a bunch of work to improve the MP4 buffer parser.
Flags: needinfo?(ajones)
yeah, my guess is that this is now gone following the rewrite of GetBuffered()
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 8 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(ajones)
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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