Why are youtube vids all herky jerky on my PC?

Question

I used to be able to watch them on my PC, but lately when I try to watch one, it stops every few seconds. It's very annoying!

And HOW do I FIX it?

Thanks, Matt :)

Answer 1

This happens most often because of a slow connection or heavy traffic to the website. If you have a dial-up account, you really should consider upgrading to DSL or cable Internet access. Watching videos, streaming music and sharing pictures really don't work very well without a broadband (fast) Internet connection.

It's also possible that you have a virus, spyware or just too much junk on your computer. If you don't already have it,, download AdAware by Lavasoft. Make your anti-virus software is updated and run a complete scan. And finally, clear out your browser cache and delete any temporary files.

Answer 2

It is because your connection has been slow lately. Down below the video is a sliding bar that when you slide it will take you to different times in the video. But also you should see a red line going slowly from the left to the right - that is how much of the video has downloaded. If the red line is moving really slow that means the download speed is slow and your internet connection is slow.

Edit 5:30 AM:

I'm not sure, sorry :(. I just know that it happens sometimes where my internet will be slow. I'm sure there are tons of ways to fix it I just don't know any.

It could also be your type of internet connection you have. Like if you have dial-up (internet is connected via phone jack) then you might want to get cable internet one of these days.

EDIT 6:16 AM:

Happy to help :)

Answer 3

It could be a slow connection. It may be a issue with security software. It could be a system resources issue. To fix it, you'll have to look at all those possibilities.