I think you mean images. Nobody is doing that with video.<p>Streaming video quality might be dynamically adjusted according to client bandwidth, but the topic here is unreasonable page weight and bloat. Streaming media has nothing to do with page weight.<p>I think I see the point you were trying to make though. Our devices have larger screens and more pixels, so fill every last one of those pixels up to the max with content, and then some. Many marketing and advertising folks would agree with you, while many developers are scratching their heads wondering why they just built a &quot;chicken shit minimalist&quot; website. Beer and a paycheck dissolves the care factor.