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Re:YouTube Blocks Game Videos, Industry Offers Help by simfoo on Thursday December 12, 2013 @03:58AM (#6893526)
Not until Twitch manages to fix their downlink connection problems. I haven't been able to watch a single HD cast without major lags and stuttering in months even though I'm on a very fast connection (granted, not by a major provider so no direct peering).

Twitch has promised to build new data centers here in Europe but I have only noticed it becoming worse. I'm not the only one too, I'm part of the Team Fortress 2 competitive community and get to talk to a lot of other Twitch viewers. Also, don't get me started on VODs on Twitch, they're even worse.

Re:YouTube Blocks Game Videos, Industry Offers Help by petriw on Thursday December 12, 2013 @05:16AM (#6893718)
While VODs may start slow I find the playback much more reliable than streams here in Europe.
Re:YouTube Blocks Game Videos, Industry Offers Help by saraid216 on Thursday December 12, 2013 @04:45AM (#6893651)
Have they fixed the issue where the same ad will repeatedly play back-to-back over the free version? It's been a while since I've tried to watch a Twitch stream because of that.