My bottomline is this. If this what is needed for YouTube to survive, I'm all for it. The alternate is YouTube shutting down (like what gfycat.com did) and years of stuff .. Just vanished. Source: 6 months ago

Yt-dlp https://gfycat.com/@killsapo [Gfycat] Extracting URL: https://gfycat.com/@killsapo [Gfycat] @killsapo: Downloading video info ERROR: [Gfycat] @killsapo: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 404: Not Found (caused by ); please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U. Source: 11 months ago

You can use https://gfycat.com/ and https://streamable.com to easily convert YouTube videos/Twitch clips/Twitter videos (the latter of which also supports audio without the need to create an account). Source: 12 months ago

Another victim of the VC squeeze; Gfycat is just straight up shutting down September 1st. Source: 12 months ago

Gfycat is apparently being permanently discontinued, according to its front page:. Source: 12 months ago

Netflix seems to provide an app for Windows Laptops to watch titles offline. Chromebooks here too. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/54816 MacOS is absent, but I'm sure it's not too far off using an Google Chromebook emulator with Google Play Store in UTM if it's a must. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

Netflix on moble apps allows for downloading for offline viewing Youtube also allows for offline downloads of selected videos in selected areas on mobile. Source: over 1 year ago

Get a Kill-A-Watt, or something similar and start seeing how much power those things draw. My mini fridge uses about 400 watts per day. Rather than getting a coffee pot, get a french press and a good thermos. And instead of the tv and dvd player, can you just have a couple of tablets instead? They use far less power. Netflix lets you download stuff to watch offline or you can rip those DVDs to mp4 files and copy... Source: over 1 year ago

Netflix, Hulu (and probably others) offer portions of their content offline. If you have the right subscription, you can download the titles you want ahead of time to your laptop, iPad, etc. & watch them later on your deployment w/out having to rely on wifi. Source: almost 2 years ago

Any streaming service has some hidden downsides, Netflix is no exception. For example, you don’t get to keep anything after watching it online, the video quality is limited by the bandwidth available to you at any given moment, and the watch process will be not that smooth if you have a poor connection. No matter what your reasons may be, many users tend to download the content from Netflix to devices for watching... Source: almost 2 years ago