| Subject: Slow streaming / buffering, video & radio |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 5/15/2008 12:52:01 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?TmVvaGV0?= [Email Address Protection] |
I am having trouble watching videos from the web, i.e. 'YouTube' & BBC News etc. Videos are slow to start, then only play for a few seconds and stop again. Somtimes they don't play at all. The strange thing is, I have discovered that if I open a second or third browser window and try to download another video or better still another site such as a speed test site and run a speed test, the video in the first window usually works fine as long as the second window is still downloading data! I also have similar trouble listening to radio stations using WinAmp, audio will play for a while then stops and keeps saying "buffering" before playing for a few more seconds. I am on Talk-Talk 8Mb/s broadband & originally had similar problems on a previous PC running XP. After numerous speed-tests showed I was only getting 300 Kbs at best and numerous complaints to Talk-Talk customer services, topped off by complete failure of my phone line, Talk-Talk admitted there was a fault on my line and fixed it. I now have a brand-new PC running Vista. I have a wireless network with the router provided by Talk-Talk, (Signal strength 'Exellent', 54Mbs). Broadband speed tests now show I am usually getting between 5-7 Mb/s. I have disabled TCP/IPv6 as suggested elsewhere, but no difference. I have installed the latest FlashPlayer, no difference. I have tried adjusting MTU values in Router set-up, no difference and now not sure what they should be for best performance! I did have a few issues a while ago with my firewall (BullGuard v8.0) blocking my own IP address but as far as I know this is now fixed. Sorry for going on a bit, but I think more information is better than not enough. I'm sure the 'second window D/L' annomally must provide a clue to someone. Can anybody help please? |
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