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Firefox 61.0 (32bit) TERRIBLE Video Playback

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Sniper13B
Sniper13B
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I've been experiencing this problem for that last couple of months,

Every time I try to play a video whatever the website maybe, It's like its stuttering on the video playback (Pause, Play 4Seconds, PAUSE, Play 4-Seconds, PAUSE, Play 4-Seconds, PAUSE)

I'm to the point that I'm just going to unistall & NEVER USE this browser.

EVERY website it does this (Youtube, News, Yahoo, Facebook) - IF there's a video on a website FIREFOX CAN NOT play it steady for longer then 4 seconds. I've CHECKED ALL SETTINGS

(Google Chrome, & Microsoft Edge) Play videos FINE.

MOZILLA FIREFOX 58+ is GARBAGE, CAN it not buffer the videos correctly OR whaT.

I've been experiencing this problem for that last couple of months, Every time I try to play a video whatever the website maybe, It's like its stuttering on the video playback (Pause, Play 4Seconds, PAUSE, Play 4-Seconds, PAUSE, Play 4-Seconds, PAUSE) I'm to the point that I'm just going to unistall & NEVER USE this browser. EVERY website it does this (Youtube, News, Yahoo, Facebook) - IF there's a video on a website FIREFOX CAN NOT play it steady for longer then 4 seconds. I've CHECKED ALL SETTINGS (Google Chrome, & Microsoft Edge) Play videos FINE. MOZILLA FIREFOX 58+ is GARBAGE, CAN it not buffer the videos correctly OR whaT.

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Shadow110
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Hi, since Video is HTML5 please update or reinstall your Drivers as not enough information was shared to determine if this is the issue or not.

As this would also be a older system with 32bit it is wise to update all neglected drivers if possible.

VIDEO AUDIO

If nothings helps in the above : Please Start in Safe mode as again not enough information was shared to determine if Extensions or others on the below list are the issue : SAFE MODE

In Firefox Safe mode these changes are effective:

  • all extensions are disabled (about:addons)
  • default theme is used (no persona)
  • userChrome.css and userContent.css are ignored (chrome folder)
  • default toolbar layout is used (file: localstore-safe.rdf)
  • Javascript JIT compilers are disabled (prefs: javascript.options.*jit)
  • hardware acceleration is disabled (Options > Advanced > General)
  • plugins are not affected
  • preferences are not affected

TEST''''is issue still there ? If so : Profile with all your settings and bookmarks and passwords in it.

Or can create a new Profile to see if existing one is the issue :

Sniper13B
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Its not my computer, or my Video driver (Chrome, MS-Explorer') play video just fine.

Firefox use to be my only browser, But for the last 6 months I've had to copy any video URL and play it in google chrome, As of today I'm uninstalling Firefox & don't plan on using it anymore or anytime in the near future. The only reason I've put-up with it for so long is because its the only one that had particular addons that I was use too using.

I've experienced this problem on multiple O.S.'s Windows 7 (64 Bit) Windows 10 (64 Bit) Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 32bit)

The video (plays for 3 seconds, stops for 2 seconds, plays for 3 seconds, stops for 2 seconds)

As stated above (Chrome, & MS-Edge) play videos just fine Firefox has gone down hill, Sorry but it has

Have a good evening