How to get better streaming video with low-speed DSL?
How to get better streaming video with low-speed DSL? I have a low-speed DSL connection which is often fast enough for live streaming video and sound. But not always. Sometimes it's mediocre and sometimes it's horrible. OTOH, when I had dial-up, if everything was wroking right, that was enough for streaming sound and sometimes video. Is there a way I could tell someone, my computer or the server at the other end, that I have dial-up, so iiuc it would sample less often and distort the picture some, but would have no trouble keeping up with the live image? Thanx |
How to get better streaming video with low-speed DSL?
On 09/11/2011 9:42 PM, micky wrote:
How to get better streaming video with low-speed DSL? I have a low-speed DSL connection which is often fast enough for live streaming video and sound. But not always. Sometimes it's mediocre and sometimes it's horrible. OTOH, when I had dial-up, if everything was wroking right, that was enough for streaming sound and sometimes video. Is there a way I could tell someone, my computer or the server at the other end, that I have dial-up, so iiuc it would sample less often and distort the picture some, but would have no trouble keeping up with the live image? Thanx Basically you've answered your own question. You just use the lower-resolution stream. If you used the same stream that you used in dial-up, while under DSL, you'd get more reliability. Other than that, you should do the usual things to make sure there aren't other processes running in the background using up your DSL bandwidth. If you're sharing the DSL with multiple computers, then you should upgrade to a higher speed connection. Yousuf Khan |
How to get better streaming video with low-speed DSL?
On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:56:03 -0500, Yousuf Khan
wrote: On 09/11/2011 9:42 PM, micky wrote: How to get better streaming video with low-speed DSL? I have a low-speed DSL connection which is often fast enough for live streaming video and sound. But not always. Sometimes it's mediocre and sometimes it's horrible. OTOH, when I had dial-up, if everything was wroking right, that was enough for streaming sound and sometimes video. Is there a way I could tell someone, my computer or the server at the other end, that I have dial-up, so iiuc it would sample less often and distort the picture some, but would have no trouble keeping up with the live image? Thanx Basically you've answered your own question. You just use the lower-resolution stream. If you used the same stream that you used in dial-up, while under DSL, you'd get more reliability. Thanks for answering. But how would I do that? I havent' been asked for a description of my connection for years, afaicr. I thought that since the data comes in through the network connection, it figures out for me that it's DSL or cable. How do I tell it to use t he lower-resolution stream? Other than that, you should do the usual things to make sure there aren't other processes running in the background using up your DSL bandwidth. If you're sharing the DSL with multiple computers, then you should upgrade to a higher speed connection. Yousuf Khan |
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