# Dash and/or HLS playback and benchmarks

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/dash-and-or-hls-playback-and-benchmarks/50532>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** transcoder\
**Created:** [January 10, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/dash-and-or-hls-playback-and-benchmarks/50532 "2018-01-10T14:05:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arnes\_video](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Arnes\_video](https://community.wowza.com/u/Arnes_video)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/dash-and-or-hls-playback-and-benchmarks/50532/1 "2018-01-10T14:05:50Z")

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I searched the posts but could not find the right answer.

In playback option for application you can select DASH, HLS… When this application also uses Transcoder, is there any (and how much) difference in terms of system resources if playback is only HLS or HLS + DASH?

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/dash-and-or-hls-playback-and-benchmarks/50532/2 "2018-08-06T19:15:56Z")

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WOWZA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF MPEG-DASH nDVR FOR LIVE STREAMING

\*\*New playback options available with update of Wowza Streaming Engine version 4.7.6

The Wowza nDVR feature enables you to record a live stream with Wowza Streaming Engine while simultaneously allowing users to play or pause the live stream, rewind it to a previously recorded point, or resume viewing at the current live point. Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.6 adds support to record MPEG-DASH live streams with the nDVR feature.

See our quick start guide here:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-ndvr-quick-start-guide](https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-ndvr-quick-start-guide)