youtube video viewing, how much does it download?

[thematbk]

if i view a video on youtube, does it use the same amount of my internet allowance as if i downloaded it? and if not then how much?    please answer!

[wyatt]

Yes it does. The videos are basically FLV movies that the Youtube Flash Client is downloading to watch. Even if you start a video then pause it after a second, the video will still "buffer" or download to your computer.

[PC-Tech]

it depends on how big is the video you watching. Longer video means it will take more from your allowance

[camerongray]

I did a very rough calculation and found that standard quality video will run at 1.46 Megabytes per minute and that High quality runs at 6.59 Megabytes per minute.

I hope this helps!