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Newbe

macrumors member
Original poster
Jul 10, 2007
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Can any one help me on this? Youtube videos won't play properly on my imac (I have OS X version 10.5.8). The video plays only for a few short seconds and stops for about 90 seconds and then repeats the process :confused:. Any suggestions on what to do about this problem? Thank you.

Jake
 

MacHamster68

macrumors 68040
Sep 17, 2009
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first i guess we would need some more information
what iMac (i suppose its a imac) you got
what processor ? g4, g5, intel core duo, intel core2 duo ....
how many ghz ?
how much ram?
what graphics card and how many vram
are you using ethernet or airport/ airport express
what is your internet connection like
which flashplayer do you use
and which video 360p, 480p, 720p 1080p
 

tc3jg

macrumors member
Aug 25, 2010
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Newbe I am having the same issue.

I have the 27in imac with the i5 processor quad core totally stock memory wise and i think the card is a 4800 something.
The processor speed is 2.66 ghz.

As far as which version of flash I have its what ever you typically get on an imac I may have updated it to the latest version really dont remember.

I am plugged into my wireless router via the ethernet but also am hooked into it via wifi as well. I dont know which one its using.

hope this helps the OP as well..


PS... when the youtube video does play if it stops and I hit play again it still wont continue. I have to move the bar a little to the left or right and it will pick up on playing. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
 

miguelh3000

macrumors newbie
Mar 16, 2011
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Newbe and tc3jg, what browser (with exact version) are you using and have you tested the playback in another browser?
Have you tried the HTML 5 beta for YouTube?

Thank you. I was having the same issue with Safari 5.0.4 not playing Youtube videos but enrolling in the HTML 5 Beta solved my problem :)
 
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