Watching 5 On Demand On My Computer

[Stargazer]

I cannot seem to be able to watch any demand 5 programmes on this computer without it keeping stopping every few seconds and taking ages to get going again. Is this a common problem with demand 5?

[queenofmean]

Normally works fine for me. Sometimes it helps if you pause it for 5-10 mins go away get a drink and come back and it should run smoothly.

[Buenchico]

'Buffering' is usually due to one of these causes:

1. (By far the most common). Insufficient bandwith. You need a download speed of around 5Mbps for reliable video-streaming. (Some sites might say that 2Mbps is enough but I wouldn't regard that as reliable). Check your download speed here:
http://www.speedtest.net/

2. (Generally a problem with older computers). Insufficient memory. If your computer hasn't got sufficient memory available it borrows some from its hard drive. However that means that data has to be written to, and read from, the drive, which is much slower than using 'proper' memory. If your hard drive is whirring away every time the buffering occurs, that's probably your problem.

3. Insufficient processing power. It's unlikely that your computer's CPU isn't up to the job of handling the video processing fast enough but it's possible that another program (possibly malware) is hogging all of that power. Before attempting to stream video, open the Task Manager (via right-clicking on the bar at the foot of your screen) and select 'Processes'. Maximise and the minimise the window and start the video stream. When buffering occurs, open the Task Manager window again and look at the CPU column to see if anything has grabbed a high percentage of tthe processing power. Also run a scan with the free version of Malwarebytes to see if there's anything nasty on your computer:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/