Not just HD streaming. Also Javascript. A lot of sites are very heavy on that these days.

And if your PC isn't very powerful, especially if single core, it may well struggle with those sites. Facebook, etc.

Even on my work lappy which is a dual core about 2 years old, Firefox struggles if FB and the Rugby World Cup site are open in the same window in different tabs.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on September 21st 2011 at 12:35:17

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Streamed a fillum from Love Fillums last night for the first time (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 11:32:04
- Backhaul services (General Chat) - kenny powers, Sep 21, 12:09:38
- Someone will probably need to confirm this, but are older pcs (2008) time (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 11:44:11
  - Thing about older pcs is not only graphics cards although (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 12:11:23
    - I've only put 2 and 2 together recently, cos a hd file wouldn't stream (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 12:33:20
      - Not just HD streaming. Also Javascript. A lot of sites are very heavy on that these days. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 12:35:17
        
        ahh, I get that a lot. If I've got stream open, and sky sports score centre (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 12:39:51
        
        Promise me no refurb ! ;-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 13:14:38
        
        You've helped me realise why 7 runs so fast on my crap netbook (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 14:06:15
  - my speeds about 7mbps. (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 11:45:48
    - Should be. Mind you, I saw a massive difference when I upgraded my (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 11:50:57
      - After having 0.48mbps for about 3 years, I love anything over 1mbps (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 11:54:30
        
        Yeah I can get up to 120mbps but I really have no need for it. The average here is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 12:01:11
      - Just tested speed here at work and it's only 7.5mb so that should be fine (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 11:53:10
- Suspect you haven't got the bandwidth for smooth streaming. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 21, 11:37:03
  - ooo (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 11:38:19
    - I don't really know. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 21, 11:42:39
      - You are a star, if only my tame geek was as helpful as you are (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 11:59:52
        
        The downside of ADSL. Are you able to get cable internet over there ? Tis far more stable (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 12:02:29
        
        I don't know (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 12:23:10
        
        I've got it up here. Given that we are on the edge of civilisation and still (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 21, 12:24:46
        
        What, you have cable to your hovel?? (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 12:26:17
        
        Indeed I do, along with lectric, gas and water. I also have a (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 21, 12:37:02
        
        I think you can get drugs for ADSL but they mong you out a bit. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 21, 12:09:58
  - thinkbroadband was always a good site for speed testing (n/m) (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Sep 21, 11:38:01
    - or just www.speedtest.net (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 11:39:24
      - yep, or that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Sep 21, 11:41:52
- "Love Fillums" (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Sep 21, 11:36:33
  - "jerky motion" (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Sep 21, 11:50:27
- No. (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 21, 11:33:30
- I've done that on my tele - you need a really good broadband service for it to be (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 21, 11:33:22

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