The former.
Uncompressing content actually isn't that CPU intensive compared to compressing. Of course, it really depends on the situation.
Topic: What is cheaper bandwidth or cpu cycles? (Read 804 times)
Would you rather receive compressed data to safe bandwidth at the cost of extra cpu cycles?
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Would you rather receive uncompressed data to reduce cpu cycles at the cost of bandwidth?
or
Would you rather receive uncompressed data to reduce cpu cycles at the cost of bandwidth?
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