

videos don't play on vista with dialup
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jailamie
, May 29 2009 05:33 PM
#1
Posted 29 May 2009 - 05:33 PM


#2
Posted 29 May 2009 - 06:04 PM

Hey jailamie,
If you can't upgrade from dial-up to something faster, videos are going to do that. On dial-up you can only bet on 52 - 56 kbps, and that's if you're lucky. To watch the videos, you'll want to pause it and let it load. That's your best bet. If downloading the video is available, you can do that - which will take some time. When it's downloaded to your computer there won't be any delay.
To my knowledge and experience, Firefox is definitely the faster browser. You can also go here for some tips to make it even faster. On dial-up I'm really not sure how much effect it will have.
Hopefully this info will give you some help. Good luck!
-Jason
If you can't upgrade from dial-up to something faster, videos are going to do that. On dial-up you can only bet on 52 - 56 kbps, and that's if you're lucky. To watch the videos, you'll want to pause it and let it load. That's your best bet. If downloading the video is available, you can do that - which will take some time. When it's downloaded to your computer there won't be any delay.
To my knowledge and experience, Firefox is definitely the faster browser. You can also go here for some tips to make it even faster. On dial-up I'm really not sure how much effect it will have.
Hopefully this info will give you some help. Good luck!
-Jason
#3
Posted 30 May 2009 - 03:07 AM

YouTube or any major video source on a dial-up connection is really asking for trouble. You'll spend more time waiting for videos to load than you will actually watching them.
The browser you use will realistically make no difference.
The only real solution is upgrade to broadband - assuming when you mean "dial-up for income" you work either from home or whatever, it should still be fine on a broadband connection.
The browser you use will realistically make no difference.
The only real solution is upgrade to broadband - assuming when you mean "dial-up for income" you work either from home or whatever, it should still be fine on a broadband connection.
#4
Posted 30 May 2009 - 07:29 AM

Depending on the program that you're using, you may be able to increase the buffer size so that the entire video is stored in the buffer before playing it. That'll reduce the lag, but it'll take longer for you to view the video.
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