Video question

[P & H Macguire]

Not sure how to frame this query but here's the problem:

When trying to view videos (such as news items or Youtube) it proceeds in
fits and starts; freezes for several seconds then continues. Ordinary video
dvds play OK though. Is there some setting I should adjust or what?

System:

Win XP Home SP2
Athlon 64 3400+
Radeon 9600
1 GB RAM

Regards and thanks in advance

Pat Macguire

 

[Guest]

Hi, If you try to veiw videos from the internet or any other network for that
matter they use a process called "buffering". What your experiencing is the
video downloading to your computer ( temporarily ) and your computer is
playing it faster than the time it can buffer the rest of the video... this
is quite normal for every ones computer unless you have a super fast download
speed. To get over this try pausing the video untill the buffering is
completed then the whole thing can be veiwed with no interuptions. Normally
you will see a bar near the video which will be shaded a different color to
represent the ammount buffered. sorry if this sounds confusing... good luck,
matt320

 

[P & H Macguire]

Hi, If you try to veiw videos from the internet or any other network for
that
matter they use a process called "buffering". What your experiencing is
the
video downloading to your computer ( temporarily ) and your computer is
playing it faster than the time it can buffer the rest of the video...
this
is quite normal for every ones computer unless you have a super fast
download
speed. To get over this try pausing the video untill the buffering is
completed then the whole thing can be veiwed with no interuptions.
Normally
you will see a bar near the video which will be shaded a different color
to
represent the ammount buffered. sorry if this sounds confusing... good
luck,
matt320

No, not confusing- I think it's cleared it up. I have seen something about
buffering as you suggest. With some sites, as I suggested, it doesn't
happen, but maybe they force you to wait till the buffering is complete, or
perhaps I've been viewing these when the internet connection is faster.
Anyway, it all sounds logical so thanks for that.

Regards

Pat Macguire

 

[Guest]

no probs, thanks for replying.

No, not confusing- I think it's cleared it up. I have seen something about
buffering as you suggest. With some sites, as I suggested, it doesn't
happen, but maybe they force you to wait till the buffering is complete, or
perhaps I've been viewing these when the internet connection is faster.
Anyway, it all sounds logical so thanks for that.

Regards

Pat Macguire