HD quality is often sufficient to stream a film or video. Full HD looks better, but also uses more data and therefore energy. On YouTube, for example, you can reduce the video quality from 1080p to 720p or 480p. — Photo by appshunter.io on Unsplash
BERLIN: Streaming content such as movies or music is part of everyday life now. The process uses energy - not enough to show up on your electricity bill, but if you want to be more sustainable and save a few cents, there are simple ways to reduce energy consumption.
If you don't click quickly enough, the next video will automatically start playing on YouTube or Netflix. To avoid constantly downloading data in this way you should turn off the autoplay function.
