Netflix videos always start out great, but every 5-20 minutes it will stop and re-buffer saying that my internet connection has slowed and that it’s adjusting my connection to prevent further delays.
The online player on Fox’s website is supposed to self-adjust, but it doesn’t, it just sticks every few seconds for a few seconds and then plays a bit, unless I pause it & let the buffer fill up, then play it til it’s empty and repeat.
Hulu.com has the same story as fox.
Fox’s FAQ states
* Processor: AMD or Intel Single Core or greater
* Operating System: Windows XP (Home, Media Center and Professional with Service Packs and all Microsoft Updates), Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate or Enterprise editions)
* RAM: 256 MB minimum (512 MB recommended)
* Video Card: 32 MB minimum (128 MB recommended)
* Browser: Internet Explorer (version 6 and 7) or Mozilla Firefox (version 2.0 and 3.0).
* Screen Resolution: 800 x 600 minimum (1280 x 1024 recommended)
* Internet Connection: Broadband/High Speed (DSL, Cable, T1, etc.). Dial-up connections are not supported.
Hulu states
* Adobe Flash Player 10.0.22 or above
* Internet Explorer 6.0 or above, Firefox 2.0 or above, or Safari 3.0 or above
* Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or above, or Linux
* JavaScript and Cookies must also be enabled
In addition, you will need an internet connection with sufficient bandwidth. Our videos stream at 480Kbps or 700Kbps, and we’ll adjust our stream based on your bandwidth, but we recommend a downstream bandwidth of 1,000Kbps or higher for the smoothest playback experience.
I have windows XP SP3
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 1.80 GHz 512 MB of Ram
Video card 64 mb
Firefox 3.5.7
Screen resolution 1280×1024
speedtest.net says my download speed is 1.42 Mb/s and upload 5.45 Mb/s
the speed test link on my ISP’s website says 7847 kbps download and 12917 kbps upload
YES I know it’s bizarre that my upload is way bigger than my download but it’s been this way for a long time, I didn’t switch them.
So, My question is, does anybody know how I can smooth out my video playing?
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
says that my flash player is the most current version
More often than not it is because of a slow processor and not near enough ram.
2 to 3 years ago this wasn’t a big issue, now a days it is huge. Flash will not download at all on an older machine, they are only downloading to the mewest operating systems and they do not have support for old stuff at all.
If you don’t have at least 2 gig of ram in your machine it will stall and go slow or stop all togther.
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