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bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦No looking up, how much power does a Netflix Open Connect server use per simultaneous viewer?
>5W
1-5W
0.5-1W
<0.5W
Poll ended at .
So, on average, poll respondents guessed that a Netflix Open Connect server uses ~2.3W per simultaneous user. Based on some real user feedback & https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/appliances/#the-hardware, the number is probably closer to 20mW. It could even be a lot lower. So the right answer is definitely "<0.5W"!
BenBen@bert_hubert Economy of scale basically as the content isn’t delivered individually until the last few miles basically
Anisse@BenBen @bert_hubert open connect *is* the last mile server for this purpose.
Christian Berger DECT 9314@bert_hubert That is a bit misleading, since the servers are not really the energy intensive part of the operation. The network towards the user requires a lot more power... but that can wildly fluctuate depending on the last mile. So it's more for copper or radio because of the expensive signal processing, and much less for optical connections.
@casandro I worded it very specifically for people like you. Reread the poll if in doubt. It was about nothing other than the server.
@bert_hubert Yes, absolutely, but companies like Netflix commonly use such facts for Greenwashing. They are technically right, but create a wrong impression in the uncritical mind.
h3artbl33d 
Imagine doing it at Netflix' scale - the OCA appliances are actually a pretty sustainable architecture.
The appliances are filled once and from there the content is available closer to the consumer.
Now, imagine that Netflix didn't have or used those appliances - how is that more sustainable?
Fortunately, Netflix isn't in charge of the last mile. They have quite optimized the content - their bitrate is lower than part of the competition.
@h3artbl33d @bert_hubert Well comparing that to normal satellite broadcast television. It's very unsustainable. There you can provide an area like Europe with a DRM-free copy of a movie or TV series... with just a few hundred watts in total.
Alex with the Temper@bert_hubert I suspected. And we get shamed for streaming 4K (by whomever last bought into the carbon footprint nonsense).
Any TV screen (and audio amp) uses way more power than the network streaming does.
Frank Heijkamp@holsta @bert_hubert It is not only the server but also all the rest of the infrastructure between the server and the client. All in all there is quite a bit of overhead.
@alterelefant @holsta Which is why I worded the question very specifically.
@bert_hubert @holsta I get that.
Most people just have no clue how much energy is used (or wasted) in networking, local and long distance.
Martin Seeger@bert_hubert Unluckily I see everywhere a lack of knowledge and interest for such topics.
Mark ☸@bert_hubert Damn!
I had not thought it would be that little. ... .... I need to optimize some stuff here as well