I am rather new to the forum and enjoyed the wisdom of several honest and smart people on the site. We all know that PCs are not perfect, sometimes down right frustrating. Also, there are issues with PCs that we live with everyday but have absolutely no idea why and how it works. But life goes on.
This is one of those issues. It has to do with streaming videos online. I know that the quality of streaming has to with PC processing speed, RAM, and internet connection speed,, etc.... I live in USA, California where we enjoy consistent 20+mbps download and 1-2+mbps upload. 99% of my use with internet has to do with downloads. (watching movies/shows/news, etc...) I have 1.6Ghz, 3G RAM, etc...and Vista.
So why is it that sometimes, I have buffering issue. In the middle of streaming, picture stops for buffering. It doesn't happen all the time, but often enough to ask the question. 20+mbps download is pretty fast !!!!
I know it also has to do with host site upload speed. But my issue is with typical sites like Hulu, CNN, etc... major sites.
There's a product called Slingbox where one can watch home cable feed via internet. I hear of people with only 1 mbps (yes one mbps) feed who says they are watching the Slingbox. I take their word, but hard to believe when I have buffering issue at 20+mbps.
Sometimes I goto website to watch non USA sports games. Often pictures stop for buffering. I cannot be the only one who has this issue.
Is there anything that i can set on my computer to rid of buffering issue ?? Set a side more HD or RAM space ?? Or special settings on browser (Firefox or Chrome)??
Thanks,
Tiger