Why Am I Buffering?
Neil Murphy
Last Update 2 maanden geleden
Buffering is
the process of preloading digital data (such as video or audio) into a reserved area of memory (a buffer) before it is played.
This technique ensures continuous playback by creating a safety cushion
that accounts for temporary fluctuations in network speed, allowing,
for example, a streaming video to play smoothly without constant
interruptions.
You must Buffer before you can play a stream. The real question is " Why am I getting interruptions"?
Many things need to work well for Buffering to operate in the background without interruptions.
1. Hardware. The device you are using can make a huge difference. The processor speed and amount of memory your playback device has can make a huge difference in your playback experience.
2. ISP Bandwidth Speed
3. Cache Memory. It's best to clear cache regularly.
4. WiFi If your using WiFi it is very common to experience WiFi interference ( commonly from Overlapping WiFi networks on the same WiFi Channel ).
5. The App you are using. Some apps will perform better on certain hardware than others, if other App's are available try a different App
6. ISP throttling is a method of controlling bandwidth consumption or blocking illegal streaming services. No ISP will admit to Throttling but many do this. It is best to use a VPN to avoid throttling.
7. Streaming provider load balancing failures. This is when too many users watching a single stream causes network congestion regardless of the number of servers they have proving a stream source. When it comes to poor streaming most users choose to blame the provider and ignore the first 6 possible issues. Note if it is the providers issue it will effect everyone watching that particular stream. So if you check and others are not having the same issue, the issue is not the provider.
8. The internet itself. It is the nature of the world wide web, packets of information are transmitted from server to server to server to server eventually reaching the end users device. The providers server may be in China or Russia or anywhere in the world. If in transit any of the information packets get dropped it can cause a glitch in the playback.