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My computer has a problem playing video?

When viewing a video from the internet, it will run about a minute and then stop for a minute (freeze-frame) then resume running about a minute, then stop... over and over again. It takes an hour to watch a 5 minute video. Doesn't matter what website I'm on. Can anyone explain what's happening here? Otherwise the computer works fine.

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  • 9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    that has to do with buffering. That is not your computers fault.

    It could be server side, it could be your connection. You can test your isp's speed by going to a place like speedtest.net expect a speed about 30% lesss in REAL WORLD speed than what your ISP advertises. You might also want to reboot your router every now and then if you are a heavy downloader.

    The more ramm you have, the less need for buffering. The faster your isp, the less need for buffering. The time you download might matter slightly.

    If you are talking about this happening while watching a vid over P2P networks, the issue is server side. There are alot of downloaders (feeders) and only so many uploaders and you are sharing the file. Some companies will give preference if you pay vs. the "free version" and some places will give priority if you are a good sharer (the more you give, the more you get). Just be careful, a guy just got a year in jail, PLUS fines, PLUS paying for his AND the movie company lawyers for uploading Wolverine. And the people that did hurt locker are facing multiple thousands of dollar fines.

    good luck

  • cely
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    it must be something to do with the video driver truly than the media participant. If it really is been as a lot as date presently then it may nicely be it really is the reason behind your issues. detect your video driver in device manager and attempt rolling it back to work out if that solves the concern.

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