When I down-load video clips on my laptop ... you knowthat er, ummm, Youtube, yeah Youtube, it's really choppy ... a little bit'll play, it'll stop, then start again.

I've got better than a gig of ram and better 833mhz of speed ... sowhat gives?

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Originally posted by Kweli4Real:

When I down-load video clips on my laptop ... you knowthat er, ummm, Youtube, yeah Youtube, it's really choppy ... a little bit'll play, it'll stop, then start again.

I've got better than a gig of ram and better 833mhz of speed ... sowhat gives?

Are you on a dial-up or a relatively slow bandwidth speed? That sounds like a bandwidth issue more than anything else. In the same way that if you had a fire hose you could push more water down it - faster - than a straw - the same principle applies to your computer's ability to download data from the web. Video is data rich so you need greater bandwidth to display it real time.

What do you use to download?

I use Realplayer 11.

http://uk.real.com/player/

Sometimes it will stop recording part way thru but give the impression it completed.

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Are you on a dial-up or a relatively slow bandwidth speed?

I have DSL powered by Qwest. How can I speed her up?

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Are you on a dial-up or a relatively slow bandwidth speed?

I have DSL powered by Qwest. How can I speed her up?

Buy a faster high speed package. Are you pretty good about cleaning your browser cache and recycle bin? That might help a bit too.

Have you ever tested your actual speeds? You can check it here at CNET. Run the test a few times and check the average. For perspective I have DSL and get between 6,000 and 6,500 Kbps.

It seems that Qwest/MSN doesn't want me to test my actual speed. I click on your link and get a terminal error message and have to reboot

But I captured the URL and went there myself. I did the test and I"m embarassed to tell you my speed ... let's just say it's just a hair faster than a dail-up.

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Originally posted by Kweli4Real:

I did the test and I"m embarassed to tell you my speed ... let's just say it's just a hair faster than a dail-up.

And therein lies the rub!