Better video Streaming ??

dashingw · 02-20-2009, 02:52 PM

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this or not but I have found a site where I can stream in NHL Live hockey games from the web. But they only play for 5-10 sec then they buffer for 5-10 sec and so on. What is the best way to improve this dramatically with what I have.

I have an AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ Dual Core 2.0 GHZ 2GB Ram with Nvidia 6800GS video card

Would 2GB more ram do it or what ??

I also have a another computer with 3.0GHZ and it streams pretty good even with a pretty crappy video card so is it just speed or is there something I can do in my settings. Changing the Hardware acceleration doesn't seem to help at all...

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,
Dash

**bruiser** · 02-20-2009, 03:19 PM

What kind of internet connection do you have?

dashingw · 02-20-2009, 04:14 PM

I have a highspeed radio frequency about 2-3 Mb per sec

ebackhus · 02-20-2009, 11:02 PM

Is the other PC hardwired? I know that on my wireless I can do some streaming but get far better results when hardwired. My wife's laptop with a slower CPU and half the RAM can outdo my laptop with a faster CPU and double the RAM when we plug hers directly into the router with a simple Cat5e cable.

dashingw · 02-21-2009, 05:28 AM

I am plugged into my router with both computers

02-20-2009, 02:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
dashingw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 79 OS: xp home	Better video Streaming ?? Not sure if this is the correct place to post this or not but I have found a site where I can stream in NHL Live hockey games from the web. But they only play for 5-10 sec then they buffer for 5-10 sec and so on. What is the best way to improve this dramatically with what I have. I have an AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ Dual Core 2.0 GHZ 2GB Ram with Nvidia 6800GS video card Would 2GB more ram do it or what ?? I also have a another computer with 3.0GHZ and it streams pretty good even with a pretty crappy video card so is it just speed or is there something I can do in my settings. Changing the Hardware acceleration doesn't seem to help at all... Any help would be appreciated, Thanks, Dash

02-20-2009, 03:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,965 OS: xp	Re: Better video Streaming ?? What kind of internet connection do you have?

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dashingw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 79 OS: xp home	Re: Better video Streaming ?? I have a highspeed radio frequency about 2-3 Mb per sec

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02-21-2009, 05:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
dashingw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 79 OS: xp home	Re: Better video Streaming ?? I am plugged into my router with both computers