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General Category => Off the Record => Computer Affairs => Topic started by: DGuller on May 21, 2013, 10:29:13 PM

Title: Youtube
Post by: DGuller on May 21, 2013, 10:29:13 PM
Has anyone else had intermittent trouble with Youtube playback quality?  It just seems like every so often, Youtube goes back to 1995, and craps out on pretty much any video on any browser.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: Phillip V on May 21, 2013, 10:52:18 PM
Did your father get scammed.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: DGuller on May 21, 2013, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: Phillip V on May 21, 2013, 10:52:18 PM
Did your father get scammed.
:hmm: What a random topic to ask this on.  Yes, he did get scammed, predictably the iPad was never sent, but Paypal got him his money back.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 07:05:57 AM
Is your ISP Verizon?
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: garbon on May 22, 2013, 07:46:44 AM
Yes I have and I have Time Warner.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: Syt on May 22, 2013, 07:54:26 AM
It has occasional hic-ups here, but my impression is it's usually with videos that don't have many views/likes. Most of the time it works well (95+%) in HD.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 08:05:11 AM
Time Warner & Verizon throttle Youtube accesses.

http://mitchribar.com/2013/02/time-warner-cable-sucks-for-youtube-twitchtv/

Actually most ISPs do it.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: garbon on May 22, 2013, 09:31:56 AM
:hmm:
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: DGuller on May 22, 2013, 10:02:32 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 07:05:57 AM
Is your ISP Verizon?
FiOS. :yes:
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: DGuller on May 22, 2013, 10:02:47 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 08:05:11 AM
Time Warner & Verizon throttle Youtube accesses.

http://mitchribar.com/2013/02/time-warner-cable-sucks-for-youtube-twitchtv/

Actually most ISPs do it.
:hmm:
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 10:33:04 AM
Of what do you want an explanation of?
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: DGuller on May 22, 2013, 12:19:29 PM
Nope, it's all clear, thanks.  That was just a contemplative scratching of chin.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 12:38:00 PM
:)
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: garbon on May 22, 2013, 06:01:45 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 12:38:00 PM
:)

That was me too.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: DontSayBanana on May 22, 2013, 06:36:40 PM
ISPs throttle bandwidth?  Color me shocked.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: garbon on May 22, 2013, 06:36:54 PM
Here's instructions on how to do this on XP.

http://dottech.org/103278/how-to-make-youtube-videos-load-faster-on-windows-mac-os-x-linux-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-1001977

Seems to be working well for me now. I can now immediately stream in 1080. GF is useful after all. :hug:
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 07:26:06 PM
I'm fucking awesome, you mean.
Title: Re: Youtube
Post by: garbon on May 22, 2013, 07:27:52 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 07:26:06 PM
I'm fucking awesome, you mean.

Let's not get crazy. :P