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   Grinder to ctyguy   
   Re: YouTube Stream   
   08 Jun 07 16:03:23   
   
   XPost: alt.os.windows-xp   
   From: grinder@no.spam.maam.com   
      
   ctyguy wrote:   
   > I have XP, 933 Mhz PC w/256K RAM, 20 GB Hard drive, using DSL.   
   >   
   > 1.  I can't stream YouTube, i.e. it won't buffer the entire clip w/o having   
   > to pause every 3 seconds to "buffer".   
   >   
   > 2.  If I replay, it's just fine.   
   >   
   > 3.  Is this normal or are my PC specs inadequate?   
   >   
   > 4.  TIA   
      
   I think your PC should be ok--it's more likely to be a network issue.   
   Maybe your DSL throughput isn't very smooth.   
      
   Are you running any P2P software?  Sometimes a small amount of upload   
   traffic can intermittently choke your connection.   
      
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