Videos on YouTube stop and start

Why do the videos I'm watching on YouTube pause every few seconds?

Possibly because your local Internet connection isn't fast enough to download the video to your computer for real-time viewing. Does this happen at all times of the day and night, or only in the evening hours when Internet usage is heaviest?
Or possibly because your computer is doing lots of other things at the same time. Does it happen when no apps are open besides your browser, and no other browser tabs or windows are open?

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Every video or podcast stops and starts every second

Any help would be appreiciated, using Chrome, Windows XP Pro with SP3, Pentium 4 2.4GHz, with 2GB Ram, with Nvidia Gforce 5200 video card! Too old a system??

hi, all three are pretty much the same, and its not a buffering issue. I hav Verizon Fios and had a WUGNET speed test show download speed being 11.3 Mbps and upload of 1.24. It was possible the Html was slightly better but not by much.
Jim
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:22:01 -0600
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Subject: Every video or podcast stops and starts every second
    Re: Every video or podcast stops and starts every second
    created by Chris Campbell in Using Flash Player - View the full discussion
That should be fine for system specs. My first guess would be network bandwidth issues. Does it seem like the video/audio buffers fast enough or does the buffer continue to run out when the item is played? Try these two links out, do either of them play better? HTML5 videoNon-HTML5 video Thanks,Chris
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When I watch youtube videos, it always stop and start. Very annoying. Any good apps that we can use.

YouTube videos always stop and start . Is there an apps that we can download to stabilize the video.

Are you trying to watch YouTube from a web browser on iPad or from the YouTube app?
Should be running fine from the YouTube app on the iPad unless you have a slow connection.
Our family uses DSL (4-5 Mbps) and we stream video both with iPads, computers and TV with,mostly, no issues like buffering or data degradation/pixellation. It all depends on how much traffic there is on the Internet at any one specific time.
Heavy Internet traffic on different days at different hours of the day, from your ISP, can also be a factor in slowing down your Internet connection.

While watching videos they keep stopping and starting

Videos stop every 2-3seconds and may not start for 5 minutes

I understand that on Firefox for Android that when playing videos, they stop and start.
#Does this happen when you clear the cache and restart the browser?
#What version of Android does this happen on?
#Are there certain video files that this will happen for or a specific site?

Videos run intermitently; stop and start

Videos do not run continuously. They stop and then start every few seconds. The same videos play fine on Internet Explorer.

Reload the webpage while bypassing the cache
*Hold down the ''Shift'' key and click the ''Reload'' button with a left click.
*Press ''Ctrl'' + ''F5'' or ''Ctrl'' + ''Shift'' + ''R'' (Windows and Linux)
*Press ''Command'' + ''Shift'' + ''R'' (Mac)
Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
'''Clear the Cache''': Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
'''Remove Cookies''' from sites causing problems:
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Why does my video's always stop and start?

Can't listen or watch a movie because it keeps stopping & starting. Hoping to find a solution.

Hi Trisha,
You're welcome
Try the following.
First, download the Flash uninstall utility on the link below and save it to your Desktop.
Flash Player Uninstaller.
When the download has completed, close all browser windows and run the uninstaller. After this has completed, restart the notebook.
Next, download and install Firefox and then using Firefox, download and install the latest version of Adobe Flash. Note: You may want to deselect the option to include McAfee Security Scan Plus before downloading.
Close all browser windows before running the Flash installer.
Launch Firefox and see if videos play Ok in this browser - if they do, close Firefox, open Internet Explorer and click on the same Adobe Flash link above to get a prompt to install the ActiveX component. When done, restart Internet Explorer.
If you still get the loading problem, run a check on the speed of your internet connection using a site like the one on the link below, in case this is what's causing the problem.
http://speedtest.net/
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Safari video streaming constant stops and starts

I don't remember having this problem in earlier versions of Safari. There is no smooth streaming. I have to wait and wait for bits of video to load. Any suggestions? Thx.

It could be that your G4 is just too underpowered to view some "modern" Web pages.
Many pages now display very large video files and they take a long time to download. If you have a very fast connection you may be getting the data fast enough but your CPU just can't properly display the content without some "hiccups".
Wait until the entire file downloads (pause playback if it begins) to have a better viewing experience.

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When I try to watch videos, like on You Tube, the videos will only play small sections at a time. It won't play continuosly.

have the same issue

Buffered videos stop and start

I am trying to watch online video and tv. The video streaming stops and starts. It can be youtube, vimeo, or a television show online -- same poor result. I have a very slow connection. Knowing this, I always wait for the video to buffer -- there is always a greyed buffered bar well ahead of where I am watching. The video still stops and starts. Is this a connection issue or something else? Thanks.

T1 that is brutally slow, but I had hoped that despite how slow the connection is, the buffering would eventually get it downloaded. So even though its buffering, the slow T1 can still make the videos stop and start?

Youtube loading is stop and start

I noticed that since I downloaded the latest Adobe flash player, the Youtube videos load very slowly. The loading is stop and start.
Before I installed the latest flash player Youtube videos worked well. No problem.
I repaired permissions. I even installed old versions of flash player, flash player 9 and flashplayer 10UB. I uninstalled before I installed the other versions. I made sure to repair permissions after installing.
I am back to installing the newest version and repairing permissions. After restarting the computer, Youtube videos still download in a stop and start way with a few seconds in between.
I turned off iPv6 as well. Nothing helps.
The strange thing is that Youtube videos worked well before I downloaded the latest flash player.
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yes we have most recent adobe update installed.
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Videos stop and start

I've got a fast computer w/plenty of ram. I can watch videos from all other sources perfectly smooth, including Quicktime HD movie trailers.
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It worked fine until a couple of weeks ago.

Phyllis-
One reason is that your internet connection is not fast enough to keep up with the video. You may find that when it gets to the end of the video and has fully downloaded, it will replay without stopping.
Fred

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Anybody have any suggestions on how to fix this?
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Try to download the application VLC.
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