Who else here HATES streaming video?

[EpsiIon]

Well, maybe poison oak.... Seriously, I think streaming video is the bane of my internet experience. Not only does it NEVER WORK PROPERLY, but if I can view the content any time I want, why do I have to waste bandwidth every time I want to do it? Just let me download it once and I'll never have to bog down your already-crappy servers again! :|

 

[upsciLLion]

Best bet is to format c: /y

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Best bet is to format c: /y

You're on a roll tonight dude.

 

[EpsiIon]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Best bet is to format c: /y

Really? Will that format my C drive so that all streaming media is downloaded onto it? I guess the y means "Yes, always do it?" I'll try that now and let you know if it worked.

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Best bet is to format c: /y

You're on a roll tonight dude.

I'm glad someone noticed.

 

[brxndxn]

I agree about the streaming video.. It is bullshit. Get the fake Real codec and Quicktime codecs from www.free-codecs.com and they allow you to save a lot more often than normal Real or Quicktime does. I think there's also a plugin to automatically save Windows Media.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea, most of the time its absurdly protective. like some companies are scared you'll save their promotional videos and share them with your friends or something haha

 

[bmacd]

why do videos stream? You're right, there's nothing that pisses me off more than streamed videos. Is there any way to change the way the video loads?

-=bmacd=-

 

[Bassyhead]

i dont like em either

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Bassyhead
i dont like em either

 

[Krazy4Real]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Bassyhead
i dont like em either

 

[BurnItDwn]

Streaming video is the root of all that is evil.

 

[PoPPeR]

it depends.

some videos i wish i could download

some videos that are big in size i wish i could stream (ie porn )

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: Krazy4Real

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Bassyhead
i dont like em either

 

[Staples]

A few years ago, streaming video never worked for me. It would almost alway buffer and be a slideshow at best. I never figured out why and if it was only me who had this problem with WMP7. Anyway, it all works fine for me now. If there is anything I do not like about it, it is that it is usually 300KBPS or less.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
it depends.

some videos i wish i could download

some videos that are big in size i wish i could stream (ie porn )

Just use VLC.
If you start playing a file that's being downloaded, it'll treat it like a stream and "fill up" as the download progresses.

It also handles just about any format known to man, which is a nice bonus

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: Sunner

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
it depends.

some videos i wish i could download

some videos that are big in size i wish i could stream (ie porn )

Just use VLC.
If you start playing a file that's being downloaded, it'll treat it like a stream and "fill up" as the download progresses.

It also handles just about any format known to man, which is a nice bonus

i have VLC, but it doesn't work for some things like bittorrent files since it needs the beginning of the file to work. I've had some occasions where the first 5% of the file is the last part to finish

 

[monk3y]

Hate is such a strong word... lets try and use dislike. JK

 

[klah]

hinet recorder

 

[StageLeft]

I hate it, especially since half the time it doesn't stream from their server fast enough to watch, and without me being able to easily save it to HD, I am thusly unable to watch it. It's always on their end too.

 

[BillyBatson]

i hate waiting for it to buffer!!!!