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    Youtube load times

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by andymart90, Oct 9, 2010.

  1. andymart90

    andymart90 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my G73JH yesterday. Really pleased so far for the most part. One really strange issue
    I'm having is youtube videos seem to load really slow compared to the computer it replaced. (Acer Aspire 6530)
    Internet connection is general seems a lot faster than the Aspire, so I don't get the issue with youtube.
    I'm using Firefox. Is there a tweak in Firefox settings that might help?
     
    andymart90, Oct 9, 2010
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    andymart90 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yikes, I think I may have jumped the gun with this question. Sorry. Maybe this reply can help somebody.

    Right-click on the video and select settings. Then click on the folder icon. Under Local Storage it asks
    how much information can be stored on your computer, move the slider to unlimited. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
     
    andymart90, Oct 9, 2010
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    Nekki Notebook Evangelist

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    Try chrome or even iexplorer first.
     
    Nekki, Oct 10, 2010
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    Why would Firefox be slower?
     
    andymart90, Oct 10, 2010
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    I've heard there are bugs / viruses involved with speedbit? Is this not true?
     
    andymart90, Oct 10, 2010
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    I've honestly seen no difference at all between Chrome and Firefox except Chrome isn't as customizable as I'd want in certain areas.
     
    KuroLionheart, Oct 10, 2010
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    Die hard Firefox fan here too. Firefox plus firefox sync equals internet heaven.
     
    Jody, Oct 10, 2010
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    Eww @ Chrome and EI.

    I tried Chrome and although they offer AdBlockPlus for it, NoScript is nowhere to be found and I refuse to browse without those two, so Firefox is the superior browser until NoScript gets added to Chrome imo.
     
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    No issues here super fast as always using FF, sure youtube was not just having a bad day?

    Sometimes it loads 1080p content fast enough for me to watch it as I go, other times I have to pause and wait for a while. Thats a youtube thing.

    If you mean the speed in witch the page itself loads, that is always instant for me though again when youtube is under heavy load I have seen it slow down some.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Oct 11, 2010
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