Chrome issues - best alternative?

PMKeates · 9 Mar 2013 at 11:18

I like Chrome. When it's working well, it's my favourite browser. Unfortunately, that's not often. I can't even watch two video streams at once without the video being slow compared to the audio, and the whole browser becomes sloppy. Does anyone else have similar issues?

What browsers are people using these days? Tempted to go back to IE..

theheyes · 9 Mar 2013 at 11:59

IE10 is worth a try.

Macro · 9 Mar 2013 at 13:51

Once you get past the "omg lol ie is the sux" thing IE10 is actually a pretty decent all round browser. Don't forget to add AdBlock through the safety>tracking protection menu.

Orcvader · 9 Mar 2013 at 14:44

Firefox, but IE10 is a good shout as well.

Philtor · 11 Mar 2013 at 00:11

Providing your running a 64 Bit OS then install Waterfox and you'll never look back

StringJunky · 11 Mar 2013 at 02:07

IE10 is a good alternative. If you want to stick with a Chrome type then Comodo Dragon might work for you.

bledd · 11 Mar 2013 at 08:27

Firefox (or Waterfox) is the only viable option imo.

IE doesn't have the full adblock experience that you get from Chrome or Adblock.

Macro · 11 Mar 2013 at 12:58

Orcvader said:
Firefox, but IE10 is a good shout as well.

I agree, I switch between FF and IE10 with both installed.

Macro · 11 Mar 2013 at 13:00

bledd. said:
Firefox (or Waterfox) is the only viable option imo.

IE doesn't have the full adblock experience that you get from Chrome or Adblock.

It seems to work just fine for me with the Adblock tracking protection option (Tools>Safety>TrackingProtection>Get a Tracking list online>Fanboys Adblock.), can't say I notice a difference between it on FF 19 and IE10 unless I'm missing something. Granted as far as I know IE10 can't do noscript add ons etc.

Nexus18 · 11 Mar 2013 at 13:01

firefox for me.

bledd · 11 Mar 2013 at 14:29

Macro said:
It seems to work just fine for me with the Adblock tracking protection option (Tools>Safety>TrackingProtection>Get a Tracking list online>Fanboys Adblock.), can't say I notice a difference between it on FF 19 and IE10 unless I'm missing something. Granted as far as I know IE10 can't do noscript add ons etc.

It stops most of the ads, but it doesn't always remove the elements, so you just get big empty spaces.

I use the protection list method on my Surface RT, and some websites just look big and empty on it.

Macro · 11 Mar 2013 at 14:35

Perhaps that's a scary inditment of just how much advertising there is on the web these days

I wouldn't mind, but generally i don't think it's the websites getting rich from it (i'm looking at you Google) although i do make a point of whitelisting sites I use on a regular basis and doing the odd click through, seems only fair to help sites I use get a little funding.

Covert0ne · 11 Mar 2013 at 14:36

I used to switch between Firefox and Opera but since the last few updates Firefox is 100% on-top for me!

Frxn · 11 Mar 2013 at 15:20

As a former (hobbyist) web designer, I wouldn't ever recommend IE unless they've decided to finally render pages the way they're supposed to.

I used to primarily use Firefox, before switching to Chrome (still use FF for certain things when I'm not able to get all the extensions I need for Chrome) and have now moved on to Chromium (Chrome before Google put their branding and other crap) which is said to have less features, but I haven't noticed, evidently I don't use them anyway. You might have duplicate issues with it, but it's worth a try if Chrome is what you like.

bledd · 11 Mar 2013 at 15:23

Macro said:
Perhaps that's a scary inditment of just how much advertising there is on the web these days I wouldn't mind, but generally i don't think it's the websites getting rich from it (i'm looking at you Google) although i do make a point of whitelisting sites I use on a regular basis and doing the odd click through, seems only fair to help sites I use get a little funding.

Meh,

I email site makers that have the 'please disable adblock' messages and tell them to put 'donate' icons on their sites. I'd happily donate a quid here or there to a website instead of seeing ads on it.

Elevon · 11 Mar 2013 at 15:29

Easy choice,personally Firefox or Opera,my top two.

Azuse05 · 11 Mar 2013 at 20:59

Of the popular browsers Chrome, Firefox and Opera all push the new standards (in some cases create them) and large open-source projects e.g. WebRTC in equal measure therefore they are the logical options.

That said - and I personally have never gotten over my hated of IE since being forced to use version 6

- IE 10 is actually a very good browser these days (surprisingly fast too) and is definitely worth consideration.

Hellsmk2 · 11 Mar 2013 at 22:38

I've used Opera for the past 10 years, but not anymore; it's gone slowly downhill to the point where it doesn't work very well with enough sites to warrant keeping it. Shame as it used to leave every other browser for dead.

I've now gone back to IE... which I never thought I'd do. The latest version is absolutely awesome. Firefox doesn't even come close to it, and Chrome is just behind it.

anything I don't mind · 11 Mar 2013 at 23:54

firefox nightly

demonix · 12 Mar 2013 at 15:05

groen said:
firefox nightly

I'd have to wonder if anyone has gotten the windows 8 version of the nightly builds to work since all I get when I try to start it up is the startup screen where it remains until I drop the program to the bottom of the screen.