Although diagnosing the underlying reason of buffering is a difficult task, potential factors which would cause the buffering are explained in this article.
Stream Provider Overloading: If the requests of streaming over the providers servers getting higher than that they can handle, it would delay the transfer of video to your device and finally lead the stream to get pause or buffer. In this case, nothing can be done by the users except to wait until the requests to providers content slow down.
Internet Speed: Depending on the quality of the streaming, there is a minimum required speed which your Internet connection has to satisfy. Otherwise, it is highly probable to encounter poor quality and frequent interruptions.
Home Network:Wireless routers are often get quickly overloaded when a number of devices are connected to it simultaneously. This will lessen the required bandwidth for streaming and cause interruptions. In this case, you need to have a router which can handle the heavy traffic loads.
CPU Usage:One aspect that is often overlooked is the activity that happens on your Internet connected device. Watching videos over the Internet uses computing resources. Therefore, if you have a lot of programs running in the background of your system, this could cause some issues with your video playing properly. If you are having problems playing video, another good practice would be to close out any web pages and programs that you are not using. You should also make sure that any applicable web plugins, such as Java and Adobe Flash player, are updated to their latest versions. Removing junk files and keeping your computer virus and spyware free will also help your videos download and play more smoothly. Malicious software can cause problems with your Internet browser or Internet connection and consequently make it more difficult to view some web content. It is recommended that you have your computer routinely checked for viruses even if you have an anti-virus program on your system.
If you are still having trouble watching videos, there are a few things that you can do to minimize the effect of the stuttering.
With some video providers you can start the video, pause it and wait. This will allow the video to download a little way ahead of time so that you can let it catch up and watch for a longer un-interrupted period.
You can also reduce the quality of the video. This will decrease the bandwidth demand and increase the likelihood that the video will not stutter during playback.
Another optional approach would be downloading the entire video first before playing it. This may take longer, but it would likely ensure that you would be able watch the entire video without interruption.
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