preprocessing media to save bandwidth

{almost forgot:  Merry Christmas everybody!} There are several bandwidth-related concerns for nomads: limits on data plans spotty mobile data not abusing open wifi These concerns can be ameliorated by preprocessing media Elsewhere to more appropriate quality levels to “good enough” before  D/Ling.   In this case, “elsewhere” is

Amazon prime download size accuracy

Chromebooks can do android apps, which is how I run Amazon Prime video.  It allows several different quality settings: 130MB/hr is pretty danged good, and reported download sizes matched that estimate.  A couple of weeks ago the reported download sizes ballooned: