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Answer» It has never been this bad before.
Weeks ago the audio delay on streaming videos was barely noticeable. Now on Netfix is comes to almost 2 seconds from lips to ear. Very annoying. Sometimes you can not tell who is talking.
I get this both on Firefox and Chrome. Bother are very recent versions.
Ant ideas?
I am using XP on my old machine. Worked fine a few weeks ago. no BIG changes to speak about. (Will try Windows 7 to see if it matters.)
Any ideas?
So I booted up Windows 7 and went to Netflix and started off whee I was watching the third episode of Jersey Girl. And it works just fine.
So Why? What is it about XP? Why does XP mess up the audio?
Wait..... Just now I tried and now it works!
I give up.
I can not understand the Internet.
I have doubts that its internet related. Depending on the hardware specs it might be just the Windows XP systems hardware is an old dog running a marathon to try to keep up with new tricks. Was your system doing anything in the background that might have made the system busy other than streaming?
I had a HTPC that was a Pentium 4 2.8Ghz with 1GB RAM running Windows XP and it had a EVGA Geforce 6200 256MB video card 8x AGP in it with S-Video a few years ago and I had similar problems to what you have with offsets between audio and video when the daily antivirus would kick in for a quick 10+/- minute scan.
It seems that the GPU not hindered by a virus scan was able to process the video with no problems, but the conversion process for the audio from packets to an audio output required a good DEAL of CPU time and when antivirus was running the audio would lag.
Its nice that a small power efficient Roku replaced a Pentium 4 system saving about 120 watts of power and my HTPC I had a wireless keyboard and mouse with my own custom HTML with hyperlinks to navigate to online streaming networks etc, and the roku I have no menu to have to manage. Additionally the video quality of the RCA connection to TV vs S-Video is far better. The S-video had blur when there was any text on the screen and picture was not the sharpest, but the roku with RCA audio video is pretty sharp when a stream has a good connection and it can sync at the better quality stream.How much free HDD space is there on the XP rig ? ?The XP is on C: with 50 GB free nd bout 45 GB used.
I have yet to find a pattern, Sometimes doing a reset and starting over solves the problem. I think maybe a virus scan in the background might be the thing.
It also could point to a connection issue on the XP rig...
Just sayin...Well... maybe I will only watch using windows 7.
Hard to understand, working good a few weeks ago. whats hardware specs of the xp system?
My desktop is:
Dell Optiplex 530 with Windows XP, 7 + 10
(triple boot)
RAM is 2 GB
All OS are 32 bit and legal.
Video is the built-in Dell video.
Network is normally running at or over 5 Mbps.
Firefox has Silver light.
AV is Avast free version.
As mentioned, works good on Windows 7.
The behavior on XP started recently. I can only assume there is some kind of background. After a reboot and fresh start, the problem goes away.
I have not seen this on Amazon. Only Netflix.
Right now I am watching it in a new wined while I type this . But it does not affect the sound or video In fact, the video and audio is very smooth. Can't be the full moon, that was two days ago.
Quote Dell Optiplex 530 with Windows XP, 7 + 10
(triple boot)
AH OK.... same box 3 different OS choices and 7 and 10 behave, so its not a hardware issue, its something going on in the background of that XP build most likely.
I thought you had a different box for XP and a different one for 7. Thanks for sharing that info.
Do you have all 3 OS's on the same hard drive or 7 + 10 on one drive and XP an another or 3 hard drives in this system and each their own OS install in which at boot your using hot key to select which drive to boot from?Here is the method.
Install XP first and then partition the drive with a suitable tool.
Then install Widows 7 and validate it. Install from MS DVD.
Next install Windows 10 from ISO and select custom install. PU om last available partition.
The has been for sever month now and has undergone various virus scans.
I do suspect there is some kind of background spyware, but have not caudal it with the usual tools. I think it is a commercial product tart claims I installed it. But when I go to remove it, nothing happens.
Right now Netflix is running fine. Hard to find a pattern. From what I see. Netflix does a whole lot of buffering and the through put is set to be less than my top ISP speed. So it is hard to catch it doing the audio delay thing.
The crapware is called 'ByteFence Anti-Malware' and can not be removed by the normal way.
See Here...Thank you Patio.
QuoteA computer that is affected by a browser hijacker is exposed to high risk security INFECTIONS. To prevent further privacydeclining installation of browser hijackers while downloading free software sample 2 and security issues it's recommended removing any Internet browser settings altering adware as soon as possible. To avoid installation of search.bytefence.com be very attentive when downloading and INSTALLING free software. - From link given above by Patio
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