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Hulu and other video viewing Problems

Penguin_OtakuPenguin_Otaku Registered User regular
edited August 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
So for some reason whenever I try to watch something on the interwebs, the video is always choppy. The audio is great, but the video stream always stutters from places like Hulu and other places. YouTube isn't bad, but stll not the greatest.

Any ideas how I can fix this?

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Have you tried another browser such as Firefox? Remember to update your flash/shockwave/whatever players when using a new browser. In fact, you'd better visit adobe.com and update your browsers anyway.

    Is it only internet-based video that suffers? What if you watch a DVD? What about a DVD while your browser is open? (This is going off the idea that something's up with the browser making it use too many resources.)

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  • Penguin_OtakuPenguin_Otaku Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Well I thought it was only Firefox, but then Chrome does it as well. DVDs play fine and so do videos downloaded to my laptop

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  • PracticalProblemSolverPracticalProblemSolver Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    high quality flash video is really processor intensive, what kind of computer do you have?

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  • Penguin_OtakuPenguin_Otaku Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Older HP model. Definitely over 3+ old. The thing is there was a point where I could watch these videos without any problems.

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  • DemerdarDemerdar Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I have the same problem, but only when viewing in full screen mode.

    For instance, on Hulu I can't watch a full screen movie for more than 2 mins without it getting choppy. But I can pop the movie out and expand it by clicking and dragging it to full screen size w/ 0 chop :lol:

    I just don't know what the issue is. I'm betting the flash player is fucking up in my browser?

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  • badpoetbadpoet Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Demerdar wrote: »
    I have the same problem, but only when viewing in full screen mode.

    For instance, on Hulu I can't watch a full screen movie for more than 2 mins without it getting choppy. But I can pop the movie out and expand it by clicking and dragging it to full screen size w/ 0 chop :lol:

    I just don't know what the issue is. I'm betting the flash player is fucking up in my browser?

    Download VLC media player and make sure you have the Firefox plug-in checked when you install it. I was having problems with full screen in Hulu and since doing that I've seen a huge improvement. Its still choppy in HiDef, but in standard its great.

    www.videolan.org

    To the OP: When is the last time you cleaned up your computer? Full defrag, get rid of unused programs, spyware check, virus scan, ect?

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  • DemerdarDemerdar Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    What's weird is that my processor is more than capable of handling full screen movies, even high def ones.

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  • Penguin_OtakuPenguin_Otaku Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Badpoet: I recently just reformatted.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Updated your drivers recently? Anti-virus program fucking things up? Been surfing shady pr0n sites?

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  • DHS OdiumDHS Odium Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Right-click on the flash video, and go into the properties/options. Make sure the video/3d acceleration is turned off.

    This seems to cause problems with everyone as it's poorly implemented. Solves the problem right up with our media computer.

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  • Mmmm... Cocks...Mmmm... Cocks... Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Demerdar wrote: »
    What's weird is that my processor is more than capable of handling full screen movies, even high def ones.
    Yes, but flash is ONLY the processor essentially.

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  • PracticalProblemSolverPracticalProblemSolver Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Also right click on flash, settings, click on the folder, increase your cache size to a couple of megs.

    The more highly compressed a file is, the more cpu intensive it is, dvds are pretty much the least compressed files out there, flash being one of the most.

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  • TheGreat2ndTheGreat2nd Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    badpoet wrote: »
    Demerdar wrote: »
    I have the same problem, but only when viewing in full screen mode.

    For instance, on Hulu I can't watch a full screen movie for more than 2 mins without it getting choppy. But I can pop the movie out and expand it by clicking and dragging it to full screen size w/ 0 chop :lol:

    I just don't know what the issue is. I'm betting the flash player is fucking up in my browser?

    Download VLC media player and make sure you have the Firefox plug-in checked when you install it. I was having problems with full screen in Hulu and since doing that I've seen a huge improvement. Its still choppy in HiDef, but in standard its great.

    www.videolan.org

    To the OP: When is the last time you cleaned up your computer? Full defrag, get rid of unused programs, spyware check, virus scan, ect?
    I would recommend installing the VLC Media Player and installing the Firefox plugin.
    Had the same problems and it worked for me.

    EDIT: Whoops, only with Youtube, not with Hulu :/

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