Sound is pants its juddery & flickery
please HELP
2006-06-22 05:35:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
When it streams, it is connecting to their streaming server and depending on your internet bandwidth, it will be clunky or it will stream easily. Normally they download parts of it to your computer or their server and then play that part while the next bit downloads. Its called "buffering". If your broadband is slow, it will not be that smooth.
2006-06-22 05:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sean I.T ? 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
There are some things you can do, but there a lot of them that are out of your control. What you can do is:
1. If you are on a wireless connection, make sure you have good signal strength.
2. Make sure you are using a high speed internet connection. DSL provide consistent speeds, cable provides the possibility of higher speed. For streaming, Dial-up is not an option.
3. I have run into a few problems of slowdown due to older hardware. A decent CPU (at least 1Ghz) should be used. RAM can be an issue, a good rule of thumb is to have as much RAM as you can afford. The data rate of your network card is very important as well (the higher the better).
4. Run a spy-ware check on your machine. Two FREE programs that are quite good are: Ad-aware (by Lavasoft), and Spybot: Search and Destroy. Both are available for download. Don't forget to update!
5. Turn off any programs on your computer that you don't need running. These invariably use up system resources that could be put to better use.
6. Run an anti-virus scan as well. Again, don't forget to update!
7. Make sure your firewall is configured properly. If you are on a high speed connection and you don't have a firewall, GET ONE! Without it you are just asking for more problems.
8. Try selecting a lower quality stream. Higher qualty mean more data flow, so there is more chance of data loss. Then your machine has to request a re-send of the data.
Things that are out of your control are bandwidth usage, network traffic, and the like. That all depends on the place your are attempting to stream from. Keep in mind, that if you are on a cable connection, the bandwith along the line is shared by everyone who is connected to that line. The more people that are on the internet (on that cable line), the slower your end speed is going to be.
2006-06-22 06:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by dahood12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. U may need more memory. I am sure there are other solutions, but I'm not a professional, but that's the most obvious that comes 2 mind for me. Good luck!
2006-06-22 05:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by Maria W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need a high-speed connection (DSL, Cable, T1) - it breaks up b/c your connection can't keep up with the stream
2006-06-22 05:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by allyson71377 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
say what??
chunkyness?
well maby you can get another computer?
2006-06-22 05:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by Steph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋