I have DSL, the first video still buffered for me, but slightly faster than average, and while that one was playing, the second one took longer than average to buffer. so I don't know about this new format.
when I had dial up I preferred download because you could watch the video all at once, and streaming was a nightmare in loading times.
but now I'm gonna agree with Dave, most videos aren't worth watching more than once or twice and taking up my hard drive space, I'd rather use it for other things.
I'm not too into movies (as you may be able to tell from my posts), Pics are just easier, faster, and you usually don't get screwed with some sort of virus or something.
Download.
If you're paying a membership for it, by all means DL it and keep it for posterity.
The thing is tho, so many people are downloading content off paysites now and putting it up on free porn sites and also tube sites. It loses money for the site and upsets the people who make the site. Sometimes leaking a little content does push more traffic to a site, but if all the content is already free, who wants to buy it? It makes it hard for a site to keep going.
The first vid is a demo I did for their hosting company before they released flash. It's dorky don't laugh lol