Re: Choppy video/audio

Glad to help and good luck.

Gramma wrote:
OK, thanks, Daave (with 2 "a's), am now researching providers, bundle
pkgs, etc., and am taking your advice to "go broadband" DSL; however,
I intend to talk directly to a service rep as opposed to signing up
via the internet--to ensure that I am getting exactly what I
want--i.e., the minimum to meet my daily needs since there seems to
be many things that I do not need and are more expensive, of cours.
So I'll proceed in that direction, and hope that you will still be
available if I get into more trouble!

Blessings, Great Gramma 3X

"Daave" wrote:

No, I am not suggesting that at all. The choppiness is a result of
your Internet connection speed, and as long as you remain on dial-up
(which is slow), you will experience choppiness whenever viewing
streaming videos online.


"Daave" wrote:

No, I am not suggesting that at all. The choppiness is a result of
your Internet connection speed, and as long as you remain on dial-up
(which is slow), you will experience choppiness whenever viewing
streaming videos online.


"Daave" wrote:

No, I am not suggesting that at all. The choppiness is a result of
your Internet connection speed, and as long as you remain on dial-up
(which is slow), you will experience choppiness whenever viewing
streaming videos online.

Regarding the links I sent you, for now don't even touch them. I have
changed my mind, and I am now afraid these will just confuse you.
They will only work if you can find a reliable way to download the
streaming files. But a lot of work on your behalf would be needed
and it is beyond the scope of what I can provide in this newsgroup.
The bottom line is you don't really need to download any of that
stuff as it is not absolutely necessary to have.

If you *really* want to try to download these streaming files like
the ones in the AOL link you provided, you might want to look at a
forum like this one:

http://stream-recorder.com/forum/video-stream-recording-f4.html?s=705f34e80e140409968efc8bcbb630f6&f=4

But it's a *lot* of work!

Again, my advice to you is to forget it and instead go with DSL. And
the choppiness will be gone forever (well, for the most part...). :-)

Good luck, Gramma.


Gramma wrote:
Are you suggesting that if I download and install the codecs file in
the web site you provided, that will correct my problem of choppy
AOL video files--without having to download broadband?

"Daave" wrote:

There are so many factors, and your answers all depend on the types
of files you have been streaming. Without a link to the Web page
you are streaming them from, I won't be able to give you any
specific information.

That being said, the following package includes almost every codec
you would ever come across as well as a robust media player that
can play many different media files, including .flv files:

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack Standard
http://www.codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_standard.htm

I would click on the link for Mirror 1 or Mirror 2. Be careful you
download the correct installation file! For instance, if you click
on the link for Mirror 1, you should wind up here:

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/KLite-Codec-Pack-Standard/1094057842/2

Although there is a dark blue Download Now *button*, that is
actually part of an ad for a registry cleaner called "Registry
Booster 2009," which is NOT recommended! Instead you need to be
sure you click on the correct link, which is a light blue box that
also says Download Now, but also has (7,540 kb) listed underneath.

That will take you to another screen! As long as you don't click on
the ads, you should be okay.

Or you should be able to download the file from here directly (I
would just try this first):

http://fileforum.betanews.com/sendfile/1094057842/2/1251911259.2b75de07a827e4e34c5f5e047162fbd56051277f/klcodec505s.exe

(watch the wrap)

DSL speeds ultimately depend on how close your home is to the
Connecting Office. If it's far, then you will never receive the
advertised speed.

Try this page for information:

http://www.dslreports.com/search

For what it's worth, 1 mbps should be fast enough for you.

Hope this helps.



Gramma wrote:
Daave, I'm just a novice and with my video problem, I had been
wondering (with my 6-yr-old Gateway desktop), maybe: update video
driver?...codecs?...media player for flv files? (someone mentioned
the flv files here). But now looks like broadband is the problem,
but I don't seem to have a problem with WMP 9, so there--why not
uninstall Real to clear hard drive? Also Quick Time which I do not
use?

Near Denver. Looked at pkgs with AT&T and QWest, but do not need
long distance, (use E-mail) caller ID waiting, etc. As I said, I
live frugally on only my own source of retirement income, so pay
something like $25 for phone and $12/mo for AOL with no phone
line.

Therefore, I see an offer frm AT&T for 30mpb of fast internet
speed (believe DSL if fast speed and DSL are one and the same) at
$40/mo which would be sufficient. $30 and $35 are only l.0mpb
which I assume is slower.

Thank you for your advice and interest in my budget :-)

"Daave" wrote:

Real Player's advantages are in playing content that that company
offers (.ra and .ram files, for instance). Then again, there are
other media players that can play that content, too (for
instance, a program called Real Alternative -- original, huh?
:-) ). I doubt that WMP can play those files, though.


Where do you live? (Not the full street address.) Perhaps someone
can recommend a decent ISP that is also affordable. Keep in mind
that many telephone companies offer packages where you can get
unlimited phone service plus DSL service (and sometimes TV
service, too) for a decent price. This is what I do. I am a
customer of Cavalier Telephone (Cavtel), which is only available
in limited locations nationally. I use a rabbit ears antenna for
broadcast TV and I use Cavtel for unlimited telephone plus DSL
(about $70 per month).

Is there a cable TV company near where you live? If so, there
might be a package (including phone service, cable TV, and
Internet) that is affordable.

How much do you currently pay for AOL dial-up? Up to what amount
will your budget allow you to pay for a faster connection? (Keep
in mind that packages offer you savings.)


Gramma wrote:
OK, Daave, thanks for educating me and the prompt reply before I
*did* do something drastic. It appears though that the consensus
is that I *do* have to give up the struggle with dial-up and
find an ISP who offers broadband for video streaming, if I
understand it right. And, at your suggestion, I'll just stick
with Adobe 10 for now.
I'm using Windows Media Player 9--haven't updated to 10 or
11--but 9 it works fine for me.

But somehow Real Player came up to download (which I really
don't want), but wonder if it "is" necessary for some files as
a msg shows. As long as I have WIN Media Player can I uninstall
Real Player w/o losing some functions?

Think I'm getting on the right track now and hate to ask for a
recommendation for an inexpensive ISP (on my small retirement
income, you know)--or DSL, or cable??? You might enlighten me on
that subject. I just don't know, but I am planning on taking my
computer to heaven with me as I *must* have my e-mail and
streaming video to occupy my day. :-)

"Daave" wrote:

Don't do either thing, Gramma!

Adobe Flash 10 is fine.

And although AOL has its detractors (I am definitely in that
camp) and can often decrease a PC's performance, your issue (as
mentioned before) is the fact that you have a slow dial-up
Internet connection. Otherwise, your downloaded video file in
your My Documents would be choppy, too.

Your choice is to figure out a way to download the video files
so that they are *always* in your PC or get a much faster
"broadband" Internet connection (which might involve switching
to another Internet Service Provider).

Even if you are successful in rolling back from Adobe Flash 10
to Adobe Flash 9 (which again, is *not* recommended!) and can
prune some unnecessary AOL processes, you will still experience
choppiness when you view streaming content (that is, as long as
you use dial-up).

*Always* be careful in accepting advice in these newsgroups
(even from me). You don't want to start mucking around and
accidentally create newer problems. Whenever possible, seek
advice from MVPs (volunteers recognized by Microsoft for their
knowledge and helpfulness) or look to see if there is some
consensus.


Gramma wrote:
The best AOL can come up with is the running process problem
answer, but I have something like 63 running processes and
didn't want to follow their instructions to close all of them!
Have printed out your instructions and will attempt--it will
be an interesting exercise for me as I never had a clue about
those green graph lines jumped up and down. Even at 82, I'm
still interested in learning. But going to find out how to
roll back Adobe 10 to 9 first. Stay tuned...Gramma

"jarsek" wrote:

This suggests that when you use your web browser, something
is present that is eating up your processor time. Do an
alt-ctrl-del to get the task manager running (whilst trying
to watch one of your on-line videos), click the processes
tab, click the CPU columb (twice I think) to get the highest
CPU user process to the top. See if you can identify a CPU
'thief' that perhaps should not be running and consider
uninstalling it or remove it from your startup.

Hope this helps

Jim


"Gramma" <Gramma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:466B4B24-62D7-4307-A6C0-89400ACD9E8B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Using WinXP Home Ed, SP3, IE7 and AOL dial-up connection.
Have downloaded latest Adobe 10xxxx Flash Player. Can play
AOL video clips, but both video and audio choppy. AOL does
not have answer (or doesn't want to). Can play other video
fine with Windows Media Player. Would someone please, please
help
me because many of their articles are not in text but must
use video. Pleeeeeez!


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