From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Stapelberg)
Subject: Re: Crazy idea?
On Aug 18, 4:33, RealForum Digest wrote:
> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:01:49 -0700
> From: RealForum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Crazy idea?
>
> From: "Gregory McCann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Crazy idea?
>
> One of my clients has come up with a "bright idea". They want me to detect=
> the user's bandwidth using Real Player and then select the other graphics=
> on the page (standard GIF's and JPG's - not Real) according to the user's=
> bandwidth. This would theoretically allow us to save a small amount of=
> download time by using smaller graphics for users with lower bandwidths.
>
> Sounds crazy to me. Even if it's possible I think it would be more trouble=
> than it would be worth. What do you think?
>
> Greg
it is crazy indeed. What with those of us who don't have a real player
plugin? An external player would be started and that would be very
annoying ...
Why not let the user choose a page with small graphics and large ones
depending on their bandwidth? I try to always provide a text-only
version of those pages with heavy graphics for people without fast
connections. And as a second option, users can disable loading of
graphics to save bandwidth (I do this frequently when searching for
information rather than looking for entertainement ;-)
Best regards,
Stefan
