[Jim Foster]

For several months YouTube videos have been very slow. Other video sites download just fine. I can watch streaming video on Hulu in the highest definition. I have the latest flash player and the latest version of Firefox. The YouTube videos don't want to start, and when they do, they will download a short time and stop. Hitting "refresh" will sometimes get them started again, but they seldom download to completion.

I went to the YouTube forum, and others seem to have the same problem.

The video that Monks just posted on vimeo.com downloaded without a hitch.

How about you?

[Khal]

I've noticed a problem with YouTube freezing or not starting in the first place when I view videos in HD (sometimes labeled "HQ" on YouTube). Switching to standard resolution will often get them going. Once started, I can often switch back to high def with no further problems. Weird.

[Kitelife]

It was mentioned in the similar thread on GWTW, another option is to actually download the videos from YouTube.

There are a couple of available addons for Firefox which do this, or you can also use this URL...

http://keepvid.com/

With the Firefox addon I use and KeepVid both, you can download ANY resolution that's available on YouTube.

[Jim Foster]

Kitelife, on 10 January 2012 - 11:14 AM, said:

It was mentioned in the similar thread on GWTW, another option is to actually download the videos from YouTube.

There are a couple of available addons for Firefox which do this, or you can also use this URL...

http://keepvid.com/

With the Firefox addon I use and KeepVid both, you can download ANY resolution that's available on YouTube.

John

Yesterday Mike Kory suggested using HTML5 rather than Flash. It seems a little better.

I have been using Download Helper with Firefox. I will try your suggestions.