Are YouTube Videos Not Loading Fully for You?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around issues with YouTube videos not loading fully, particularly in low bandwidth situations. Participants share their experiences and seek solutions or explanations for the problem, which appears to have persisted for a couple of months.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants report that videos do not load fully regardless of how long the browser is left open, especially in low bandwidth conditions.
  • One participant mentions that refreshing the page sometimes works, but not consistently, and they also face issues with selecting specific times in videos.
  • Another participant shares their experience of having to cue videos and leave the page, noting that even with a poor connection, content eventually loads.
  • Some participants suggest that the issue might be a "feature" of YouTube, where videos are not fully downloaded unless actively watched, potentially to save bandwidth.
  • There is a mention of needing to know tricks to get videos to work, particularly after skipping around in them.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of experiences with the issue, with no consensus on whether it is a technical glitch or an intentional feature. Multiple competing views remain regarding the nature of the problem and potential solutions.

Contextual Notes

Participants do not provide specific solutions or remedies, and the discussion lacks clarity on the underlying causes of the loading issues. There are also varying experiences based on different browsers and internet connections.

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This has been happening for the past couple of months on YouTube: The video doesn't load fully no matter how long I leave the browser open. It is especially frustrating when I am stuck in places with low bandwidth and cannot load the video while I'm watching it.

Do you guys face this problem? Do you know how to get around it?
 
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WiFO215 said:
This has been happening for the past couple of months on YouTube: The video doesn't load fully no matter how long I leave the browser open. It is especially frustrating when I am stuck in places with low bandwidth and cannot load the video while I'm watching it.

Do you guys face this problem? Do you know how to get around it?

Yeah I ever faced this recurrent problem. I refresh, sometimes it work, others not. I found no good solution.
A new problem I have since a few days is I can't select the time of the video. If I click on the bar at the bottom where I'd like to watch the video, it loads the latest loaded part. It used to load where I wanted, before that new problem. I found no remedy for this either.
 
I haven't faced this particular glitch. When I want to watch a YouTube video, I have to cue it up and just go to a different page for a while. I have the crappiest ADSL ever, and I can't even stream low-res content like Colbert or Daily clips. It would be frustrating to get only part of a clip and not have it load fully after 10-15 minutes of waiting.

@OP - what browser are you using? I'm using Chrome, and even with my horrible connection, content loads eventually. Good luck.
 
Sometimes you have to know little tricks to get the videos to work. Especially if you've skipped around in them.

They only have billions of dollars to fix it.
 
I have noticed it too. I wonder if it is not a "feature" - video is not downloaded unless you are watching it. Saves YT on bandwidth.
 
Borek said:
I have noticed it too. I wonder if it is not a "feature" - video is not downloaded unless you are watching it. Saves YT on bandwidth.

Yes, I also have a feeling it's a 'feature'. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an option to switch it off.

@Turbo

I too use Chrome. However, this is a problem I face on all my browsers.
 

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