YouTube HD

V F · 31 May 2013 at 18:27

weyland yutani said:
what I hate is when the video sometimes refuses to continue playing if I skip ahead or go back by clicking on the timeline

Or, it's loaded move the slider and it's reloading again over and over everytime you move the position slider.

ChocolateStarfishRammer · 31 May 2013 at 22:20

peterattheboro said:
Someone in there asked if it's possible to redirect youtube at router level?

Tried using https and it works for some but not all.

I don't see why not... Haven't tried myself but logic would dictate if you block the ip addresses of the cache servers in your router... It should then default straight to YouTube/non cache.

Mana · 31 May 2013 at 22:39

I am having this problem too and it only started recently which makes me think it is a Youtube problem since nothing on my pc has changed. ho hum

andy_mk3 · 31 May 2013 at 22:41

I'm on Sky fibre with the same problem, the cog spins and nothing happens!

peterattheboro · 3 Jun 2013 at 18:54

So I think I've resolved it...

This is now my hosts file...

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.170.140
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.170.141
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.170.142
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.170.143
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.170.144
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.170.145
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.170.146
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.170.147
# 127.0.0.1 74.125.105.242
# 127.0.0.1 74.125.105.50
# 127.0.0.1 74.125.175.114
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.44.12
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.75
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.76
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.77
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.78
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.79
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.80
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.81
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.82
# 127.0.0.1 62.253.3.83
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.0
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.1
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.2
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.3
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.4
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.5
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.6
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.7
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.8
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.9
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.10
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.11
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.12
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.13
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.14
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.15
# 127.0.0.1 62.252.0.16
# 127.0.0.1 173.194.30.138
# 127.0.0.1 74.125.105.248

And this is my DNS.

IPv4: 208.67.222.222 // 208.67.220.220
IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 // 2001:4860:4860::8844

Takes a few seconds for HD to engage but it seems to be working

Ohh, I'm also blocking these with the Superhub firewall..

62.252.170.140
62.252.170.141
62.252.170.142
62.252.170.143
62.252.170.144
62.252.170.145
62.252.170.146
62.252.170.147

Not sure if I need to do everything but wanted to make sure

iviv · 3 Jun 2013 at 22:56

Regarding your hosts file... it isn't actually doing anything?

http://i.imgur.com/Q152D9S.jpg

Had this today, a youtube video auto set the quality to a stonking 144p

Skillmister · 3 Jun 2013 at 23:00

iviv said:
Regarding your hosts file... it isn't actually doing anything?

http://i.imgur.com/Q152D9S.jpg

Had this today, a youtube video auto set the quality to a stonking 144p

I get that quite frequently when my internet is being a tit.

KIA · 4 Jun 2013 at 10:32

iviv said:
Regarding your hosts file... it isn't actually doing anything?

Had this today, a youtube video auto set the quality to a stonking 144p

He's commented everything out.

TheVoice · 4 Jun 2013 at 10:35

Skillmister said:
I get that quite frequently when my internet is being a tit.

As do I. My connection can do 480p fine (720p can cause a bit of buffering) but despite that, it still almost always auto-sets itself to 360p or 240p.

They used to let you select your desired quality and it'd always play that, it's a shame they removed it.

KIA · 4 Jun 2013 at 18:03

TheVoice said:
As do I. My connection can do 480p fine (720p can cause a bit of buffering) but despite that, it still almost always auto-sets itself to 360p or 240p.

They used to let you select your desired quality and it'd always play that, it's a shame they removed it.

Are you using small player (default) or large?