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#51  Edited By s10129107

HTML5, and only because Dave said it was the best option.

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#52  Edited By sgtsphynx  Moderator

Usually progressive HD embiggened, but if for some reason progressive doesn't want to work I switch to streaming HD embiggened.

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#53  Edited By Mister_V

HTML5 HD works a treat.

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#54  Edited By fattony12000

YouTube / HTML 5 / VLC

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#55  Edited By Humanity

I found YouTube to be the most trouble free in term of quality, streaming and FF/RW. Other formats have given me problems in at least one of those fields.

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#56  Edited By GreggD

Progressive, HD. Unless I'm playing a game online over XBL, then I turn it down to high quality.

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#57  Edited By evanbower

Progressive HD. Although I download the Endurance Runs in HD so I can put them in a playlist and just let it go rather than clicking for each new episode.

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#58  Edited By MordeaniisChaos

Progressive, HD, because it's the only way to do it. Better image quality, and it takes about 45 seconds to bugger a quick look so it's not really an issue. Streaming can be a little weird. If it's really good, I download it in whatever quality I can afford thanks to my shitty cap. Honestly, most of my watching is old stuff that I have in my library. Not because I don't love all the stuff they continue to put out, I just have a lot of time to pass when I'm working in Photoshop or Blender. I used to watch stuff on my second screen while I played "podcast" games like Borderlands but now the framerate on videos goes to shit when I have my game running fullscreen (or the game is Dark Souls, christ).

When I move out, and have my new PC, I'll have a giant Giant Bomb HDD and I'll be downloading all of their videos in HD, because I'm getting fios so I won't have any cap to deal with.

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#59  Edited By hussatron

I thought it was odd that so many people were saying that HTML5 bugs out on them now and then HTML5 started bugging out on me too. The video freezes but the audio continues playing. Oh well, I guess I'll switch to progressive for now.

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#60  Edited By Tylea002

iToons.

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Progressive HD.

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#62  Edited By Ronald

Progressive HD, I watch on my TV and streaming tends to lose some quality when watching. I also like having that extra bit saved up so when I have to pause it doesn't have to buffer when I restart. I've downloaded a few videos when my Internet is acting up but half of the time I forget about them.

But weirdly, I'm fine watching live streams on Twitch because the live nature trumps video quality any day.

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#63  Edited By Seppli

Not a premium member, but as far as trailers go, if I really care about them - I go download them over at Gamersyde. They usually have the best available files on offer, and a whole lot of bandwidth to spare.

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#64  Edited By Philedius

I use Youtube on regular content and HTML5 on premium content because I can't use Youtube with them. I really like the Youtube timeline-thing.

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#65  Edited By TruthTellah

@ABritishNerd: Progressive HD(if it's working), because Streaming sometimes randomly stops and messes up. I don't use Youtube because it slightly compresses the HD video. For best quality, Progressive HD is the best. :)

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#66  Edited By Underthere

Embiggen is the best.

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#67  Edited By MikkaQ

Almost always streaming HD.

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#68  Edited By Levius

Streaming, HD mainly, Youtube is my backup though when streaming lets me down.

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#69  Edited By Bigheart711

Streaming in HD, Embiggened.

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#70  Edited By Portis

Roku 2.

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#71  Edited By Dagbiker

I watch mine Streaming while I Download them to my HD to be viewed while I go to bed. Its a lot creeper then it sounds.

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#72  Edited By DarthOrange

I'm not premium but I usually watch the videos on YouTube with my Vita.

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#73  Edited By ProfessorK

At home usually go between streaming high/hd. On my phone I just use youtube.

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#74  Edited By damswedon

HTML5 on High or HD depending on the game.

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#75  Edited By Metric_Outlaw

I use my Roku for pretty much every video.

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For some reason, I can stream Youtube HD just fine but the streaming HD is ALWAYS slow.

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#77  Edited By jonnyboy

Masturbating.

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#78  Edited By TechnoSyndrome

Download the high quality version and stream to my PS3 via PS3 Media Server. My computer can handle transcoding the HD versions, but the added download time isn't worth the wait, the SD video looks fine upscaled.

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#79  Edited By Mirado

Usually HTML5, but since I've put together a 12TB NAS, I've started to download just about everything.

Wonder if I can fit every Quick Look/Endurance Run/TNT/HH on it...

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#80  Edited By Slay3r1583

I download HD and watch through MPC-HC. My desktop and laptop are both old and crappy and when I try any kind of HD streaming it often hiccups and isn't always smooth playback. However if I download the videos they play with no issues.

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#81  Edited By bennym6

Progressive.

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#82  Edited By Vexxan

YouTube.

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#83  Edited By Meowshi

I mostly look at the picture and pout.

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#84  Edited By mike

Streaming if I'm on my PC, otherwise I use the amazing Whiskey Media Video Buddy by Giant Bomb's own It's available on iOS and Android for free...I use the Android version. In addition, I sometimes will watch longer Quick Looks and what not through my Roku on a giant ass HDTV.

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#85  Edited By ShaggE

Youtube if I can, it's just the most reliable for me.

(yes, I haven't a medal as of posting this. I cancelled my sub in a moment of "oh shit, I need every penny I have", but all is well and I'll re-sub once my money comes in later today)

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#86  Edited By Geralt

Progressive at medium to my phone during daily commute.

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#87  Edited By Geralt

Progressive at medium on my phone during daily commute.

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#88  Edited By asurastrike

Progressive HD

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#89  Edited By Soulblitz

Progressive HD. I'm lucky to have pretty fast internet connection and because I use a 40" TV connected to my computer, low quality looks pretty poor when blown up that big.

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#90  Edited By HadesTimes

Usually download them in HD and watch'em but sometimes I watch them live.

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#91  Edited By droop

YouTube streaming

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I have my PC hooked up to my living room 42" TV (with a long ass cable, much to Ryan Davis' disgust), and use XBMC to watch them in HD there.

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#93  Edited By Foggen

At home it's HD Progressive all the way, but at work it's YouTube as much as possible. I need to be able to buffer and YouTube lets you scroll ahead to arbitrary points in a way that the GB players do not.

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#94  Edited By crusader8463

Youtube. The HTML5 player glitches out randomly and keeps popping up the annoying UI overlay that breaks the immersion with the video. Streaming I can't do because I don't have the bandwidth and progressive High has butt ugly video that's so badly pixaleted that it looks like I'm watching Japanese porn. Always disappointed to see members only videos as they have no youtube option and everything else is fucking atrocious.

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No pants.

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#96  Edited By ABritishNerd

@MB said:

Streaming if I'm on my PC, otherwise I use the amazing Whiskey Media Video Buddy by Giant Bomb's own It's available on iOS and Android for free...I use the Android version. In addition, I sometimes will watch longer Quick Looks and what not through my Roku on a giant ass HDTV.

Wow, thanks for this. I had no idea this was a thing.

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#97  Edited By otoboke

For me there is no alternative to downloading all the new 720p content (takes around 5-15 minutes per video, depending on the file size) and simply hooking up my laptop via HDMI to my 42 inch TV.

A few years ago when I joined, I streamed exclusively out of a sense of "immediate convenience", then I switched to downloading "high" quality and streaming to the xbox because A) I was sick of streaming issues (mostly my system's fault at the time) and B) the xbox couldn't handle streaming HD files. Then, I realised how simple it was to watch through HDMI connection direct to TV, and I've never looked back.

Sure, it takes a little while to download, but with each video usually lasting over 20 minutes, by the time the first one is done, I have another one waiting. No streaming problems, buffering, or whatever. Just nice crisp 720 content that I can enjoy on my big TV :)

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#98  Edited By Zomgfruitbunnies

Steaming+High when I'm back home in Vancouver.

Progressive+Low currently because that's the only way I can get it to go with Chinese Internet. Load 'em at work, watch 'em when I get home. Although, lately my laptop's been locking up when I try to standby/hibernate with too many videos loaded (2 hours+), so I've been limiting myself to usually one to two videos a day.

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#99  Edited By EquitasInvictus

HTML5 is nice and smooth for me.

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#100  Edited By bacongames

@FLStyle said:

I download to my HDD, VLC Media Player is my friend.

@Morningstar said:

I download them to my computer in HD quality, and I watch them at my leasuire.

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