Lag on all videos *except* YouTube

I'm on Linux Mint 16, and have never had a problem like this before. I'm getting severe lag on all video streaming sites except for YouTube. By 'severe', I mean 'lags multiple times per second, completely unwatchable'.

I don't have issues with my Internet (speed tests run at about the same as what I'd usually get), and this is the first time I've had such a problem. I don't seem to have memory shortages (top didn't show anything unusual). I've also been getting the same problem with Pandora today (horrid lag).

Any advice as to where I should start looking for a solution?

Koz Ross

Posted 2014-03-29T04:08:19.997

Reputation: 245

Are you sure you aren't using HTML5 video on YouTube instead of Flash? That would explain why it doesn't lag like everything else. – paradroid – 2014-03-29T17:02:55.450

Answers

There are many possibilities for the problem.

It could be an issue with your ISP throttling certain locations. I guess you could do a tcpdump or use some other realtime bandwidth monitoring tool like iptraf to get a feel for if its the data arriving at your system.

It could be an issue with a library or flash (it might be you are not using Flash with Youtube)

Rather then run top, try running vmstat 2 to monitor more aspects of IO.

It is conceivable its an issue with your video driver. What happens if you download the file and try to watch it ?

Does the problem only happen from this device, and if so, does it happen on all browsers ?

davidgo

Posted 2014-03-29T04:08:19.997

Reputation: 49 152