You tube slow/ stalling.
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Hi techy folk!
We watch quite a lot of you tube vlogs.
Quite often when ads come on the seem to stall out for a few seconds. When it returns to video, the picture can be a bit fuzzy for the first minute or so, then comes clear.
I thought this was because our broadband was very poor.
However we now have fibre at 150 mbps. Which is way better than we used to have.
Situation is definitely much better, but still does the above.
Tv is quite an old Samsung.
Tv is in same room as wireless router.
So is 150 still not enough?
Or is it that the tv is old?
Any advice?
We watch quite a lot of you tube vlogs.
Quite often when ads come on the seem to stall out for a few seconds. When it returns to video, the picture can be a bit fuzzy for the first minute or so, then comes clear.
I thought this was because our broadband was very poor.
However we now have fibre at 150 mbps. Which is way better than we used to have.
Situation is definitely much better, but still does the above.
Tv is quite an old Samsung.
Tv is in same room as wireless router.
So is 150 still not enough?
Or is it that the tv is old?
Any advice?
Stevemr said:
Hi techy folk!
We watch quite a lot of you tube vlogs.
Quite often when ads come on the seem to stall out for a few seconds. When it returns to video, the picture can be a bit fuzzy for the first minute or so, then comes clear.
I thought this was because our broadband was very poor.
However we now have fibre at 150 mbps. Which is way better than we used to have.
Situation is definitely much better, but still does the above.
Tv is quite an old Samsung.
Tv is in same room as wireless router.
So is 150 still not enough?
Or is it that the tv is old?
Any advice?
I sometimes have the same issue, watching via the YouTube app on quite an old Samsung TV.We watch quite a lot of you tube vlogs.
Quite often when ads come on the seem to stall out for a few seconds. When it returns to video, the picture can be a bit fuzzy for the first minute or so, then comes clear.
I thought this was because our broadband was very poor.
However we now have fibre at 150 mbps. Which is way better than we used to have.
Situation is definitely much better, but still does the above.
Tv is quite an old Samsung.
Tv is in same room as wireless router.
So is 150 still not enough?
Or is it that the tv is old?
Any advice?
Not sure what causes it, but when I go into the video's settings, I can see that the video quality resolution (set to Auto) has dropped to something ridiculous like 360p or 240p. As you say, it usually resolves itself quite quickly, but the alternative is to force it back up to something more HD using that settings menu.
I suspect that it's the fault of either the app or the TV's processor, rather than broadband speed.
Unsurprisingly, the adverts are always delivered in the highest quality possible!
Two things come to mind.
Upgrade the router if using the ISP freebie.
Buy a smart stick of some sort. Could match whatever tech you use. eg. Google TV if Android users, Apple TV is Apple users.
Smart TV functionality is usually way behind dedicated solutions like these, because to Samsung / LG etc, its just a side show.
I use Google TV and Roku. Would never rely on the smart functionality of any TV, unless its one of those built in Roku TV’s.
Upgrade the router if using the ISP freebie.
Buy a smart stick of some sort. Could match whatever tech you use. eg. Google TV if Android users, Apple TV is Apple users.
Smart TV functionality is usually way behind dedicated solutions like these, because to Samsung / LG etc, its just a side show.
I use Google TV and Roku. Would never rely on the smart functionality of any TV, unless its one of those built in Roku TV’s.
Edited by wyson on Monday 25th November 20:47
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