I have the same issues watching youtube videos on my 400MHz PowerPC G4 with 1GB RAM running OS 10.4.11, but not due only to the age or lack of power of my computer, because I did not have these issues with youtube videos on the same machine just a matter of months ago. For a while I thought youtube's servers were getting overloaded or I was encountering glitchy videos, but the problem never cleared up.
I've tried Firefox and Safari, used Disk Repair to repair permissions, and downgraded my Flash plugin to version 9, but still am not able to enjoy the smooth video streaming I enjoyed just months ago.
This is not caused by spyware.
A recent QuickTime update is the culprit. PowerPC Macs all over the world are experiencing this symptom. There's no known fix for it; hopefully Apple has a fix in the works.
I have new information.
This slowdown occurs on PowerPC Macs when watching movies in Windows formats (mostly WMV or AVI). A recent upgrade to Flip4Mac (the tool that allows Quicktime Player to play Windows-format videos) is the culprit, as it substituted very inefficient Silverlight code on PPCs for the efficient code in earlier versions.
The solution is to downrev Flip4Mac. Use the uninstaller tool in Applications/Flip4Mac. Then download version 2.2.1.11 of Flip4Mac from:
http://www.telestream.net/download-files...
and run the installer. This will replace the efficient code and greatly smooth your movie viewing. If Flip4Mac urges you to upgrade back to the newer version, ignore it.
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YouTube
freeze can happen due to many reasons. Major reasons are overload on website,
simultaneous running of many programs on your computer, Low RAM, Slow internet
connection or corrupt windows registry.
For
smooth watching of YouTube Videos take following actions:
1. Watch
videos at off peak times, if possible
2. Do
not run other programs while watching videos. They slow down computer in
general by making use of memory.
3. Add
RAM on your computer. More RAM will make easy execution of heavy programs on
your system.
4. Get
better and speedy internet connection. Talk to your ISP in this regard.
5. Regularly clean windows registry. Windows registry is vital place that stores information for important computing functions. A congested or corrupted windows registry makes computer slow that causes YouTube like freezes. For this, get the best registry cleaner RegInOut cleaner and optimizer. Use it once in a fortnight for fast computing to avoid YouTube freezes and system slow down.
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