The bandwidth of your Internet connection could be too low. But most probably, that's the broadcaster's fault and his bandwidth isn't sufficient to serve the stream. If you are a broadcaster, please set up a normal Shoutcast server and test if you can serve at least two clients without problems. To decrease the bandwidth requirements of P2P-Radio, stream with a lower bit rate. You should use the Ogg Vorbis format because it sounds better at low bit rates.

If you see a message indicating that Windows Media Player is buffering after the video has started playing, it means that the player ran out of data from the stream and has to wait to receive more data from JumpTV before it can start playing again. This can be caused by any of the following: You are trying to view a stream for which your connection to the Internet is inadequate. For example, watching a 300k stream on a 64K ISDN or dial up connection. See similar questions...

Players that read streaming media must first process a certain amount of the stream (at least one packet) in order to display anything. The buffer is a word for computer memory that stores digital information that will later be processed. The computer memory can either be in the form of RAM or a partial temporary file that the media player constructs from the stream. See similar questions...

They are plugins that can be downloaded and installed on the operating system of your computer which will allow you to play and watch streaming video and audio on comedycentral.com. Windows Media Player is available here: See similar questions...

To play DVDs in Windows Media Player (version 9, 10 or 11) you need a MPEG-2 decoder that is capable of decoding DVD video and is also compatible with WMP. The K-Lite Codec Pack contains a compatible decoder. Some examples of compatible decoders are: Cyberlink, DScaler5, InterVideo, MainConcept and nVidia PureVideo. There are two types of MPEG video, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. The most common one of these two that is used in .mpg/.mpeg files is MPEG-1. See similar questions...

You need to have the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack or Real Alternative installed. The 'RealMedia DirectShow filter' and 'RealMedia codecs' that come with these two packages are required. See similar questions...

Windows Media Player will attempt to "store up" frames of video to insure a smooth playback / viewing experience. Lots of "buffering" coupled with the video stopping and starting usually indicates that you have a slow connection to the Internet. See similar questions...

I signed up for OurStage through a promotion from a concert or on the web or someplace else, but I didn't get the songs/item/service promised! See similar questions...

Microsoft Windows Media Player is a free download. Click here to review system requirements and download Windows Media Player. Please remember that Windows Media Player 9 Series or newer is required to use OverDrive Media Console. See similar questions...

Dialup connections between 28K and 56K are not fast enough for the 100K video stream, but I should be adequate for the 8K audio stream. The Microsoft Windows Media Player auto detects your connection speed by default and tries to play a stream it can handle. However, if you have an Internet connection accelerator program that claims to double, triple, quadruple, etc. the speed of your connection it will deceive your programs (i.e. See similar questions...

The player is most likely experiencing network congestion, meaning there is not enough available bandwidth to stream the selected file resulting in packet loss. Try selecting a different bit-rate, including audio only formats if available, or try again when the network is less congested. If no bit-rate choice works, it may be that your network connection is just not capable of playing streaming media. See similar questions...

The most common cause of this problem is that a listener with a dial-up connection to the Internet is trying to listen to one of our broadband channels. If you have a dial-up Internet connection, go to our BVOV Radio home page and click on one of the links under Dial-up Internet Connection. See similar questions...

There are many variables involved in the complex process of streaming audio and video across the internet, and any number of those variables can cause problems in the streaming process resulting in loss of connection, extensive buffering or poor audio / video quality. Most often, network congestion is the primary reason for quality of service and player connection issues. This is the first place to start when troubleshooting streaming video problems. If you have a slower connection (i.e. See similar questions...

There are certain aspects of our system that are beyond our control. Our site was designed for high-speed internet access (cable modems, DSL-Lines, etc). If you have a slow connection (i.e. phone line access) and/or use a large service provider (i.e AOL) you will probably experience this more than usual. There is also the problem of net congestion. See similar questions...

Video and audio Podcast files are available for download so you can access content whenever you want from your portable media player. We recommend using iTunes to subscribe to the podcasts, as well as viewing the files and synching them to your media device. The podcasts can also be downloaded directly from our website and viewed in QuickTime. For more information, go the Podcast FAQ. Return to Top See similar questions...

Open the Windows Explorer, click on "Tools / Folder Options" and then on the tab "File Types". You have to change the associated application for the file types "PLS" and "M3U" (these are the file extensions for playlist files). See similar questions...