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Video streaming in Firefox stalls; is choppy, sometimes stops

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zebonaut
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Getting this site fine on my iPad (same network) but buffering and choppy and stalling on Firefox on my Mac

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/928-u-s-gives-up-on-training-syrian-rebels-veteran-finds-peace-in-yoga-class/

How can I reconfigure the network connection on my Firefox Browser to improve performance?

Thanks

Getting this site fine on my iPad (same network) but buffering and choppy and stalling on Firefox on my Mac http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/928-u-s-gives-up-on-training-syrian-rebels-veteran-finds-peace-in-yoga-class/ How can I reconfigure the network connection on my Firefox Browser to improve performance? Thanks

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FredMcD
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You have many add-ons. It looks like some of them do the same job.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac Options) key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?

check this:

  • see if there are updates for your graphics drive drivers

https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)

https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround

  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337 See also: