which one is worse for my bandwidth: downloading or watching online

[wild-ghost69]

No Difference !!

Both downloading and watching Online with took Spaces in ur bandwidth !
But The more effect and the worse situation depends on the website ur downloading from or watching online on !

[Madara]

^ that you say there is no difference really doesnt make much sense.
if thats true then whats the difference between downloading and watching online ?
its not like watching a movie or a video online is the same as downloading it at the same time.
if you downloade a 200 mb video you have used up 200 mbs of your bandwidth, while by watching it you probably lose like 5 or 10 mbs !

[Shouhei]

just download it. Downloaded animes has very good quality 480p - 1080p HD format.

Streaming usually has low quality. 280p or 360p. for faster streaming.

i download simultaneously like 6 episodes in one go.

[baki]

I recommend downloading over streaming. For starters, streaming is an unreliable technology, and it's usually choppy, which gets worse with HD movies. FYI, youtube does pseudo-streaming, which means it downloads the first few frames *somewhere* on your hard drive, and your computer sorts them and plays them while downloading the rest. If your connection gets cut, even for a short time, you're stuck with choppy video. Downloading, particularly with bittorrent, offers a lot more control, cut connections are not a problem with bittorrent, and in the end, you'll get high-quality video. Of course, you'll have to have enough room to store the stuff you downloaded. Bandwidth-wise, there's no difference, but watching-wise, and time-wise, downloading gives better results.