Surprising discovery

[jetpack_monkey]

When I post vids, I usually only offer streaming. I have occasionally posted a file link because someone requested it of me, but the streaming has always been the important part. This year after Vividcon, anoel hounded me after my vid posts went up about when a file download link would be available, so I put one up for all three new vids.

I'm pretty invested in my viewing statistics and I was disappointed to find that the streaming Vimeo embeds weren't getting that many views. However, on a whim, I checked my Apache logs and found that the download numbers for all three vids were far above and beyond what the streaming view statistics were (sometimes by a factor of 10).

So, I ask you, Internet -- do you prefer downloading your vids? Why? Should I go back and provide downloads for all of my vids?

Comments

[mlyn]

I agree with wanting to watch vids at my convenience, and add that if my internet is slow (and/or because my computer is way out of date), I want to avoid streaming service issues like lagging, dropped frames or out-of-synch audio.

[jetpack_monkey]

Ouch, yeah. I've not really had those problems in general, but it's definitely kind of an issue for me when watching vids on the PS3. I do prefer to download vids if I'm sharing them for the TV (which I am greatly annoyed when vidders only provide a WMV option).

[mlyn]

Yeah, I avoid WMVs like the plague. Won't consider watching the vid if that's the only option.