YouTube is slow.
Once I hit the ‘play’ button on a YouTube video, I typically have to wait a pretty long time for the video to load up and play smoothly.
Here’s a quick fix for this. Using the same simultaneous download principles which we’ve seen for other browser download accelerators, Speedbit Videoaccelerator speeds up YouTube so your online video experience is a much smoother one.
The free version not only handle’s YouTube but also caters for over 100 other sites.
They also offer a premium version which speeds up acceleration of iTunes downloads, but you can always use other free options for that feature.
Note: Speedbit claims that it is 100% spyware/adware free, but Videoaccelerator will install the Ask.com searchbar (which you can remove) as part of the install set. Not the best way to package software, but it still looks to be the fastest way to load up YouTube videos.
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I am seaching for some idea to write in my blog… somehow come to your blog. best of luck. Eugene
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:22 am
Is there anyway for when you have a youtube video on your site not to show other examples?
October 24th, 2008 at 12:23 am
@Eugene - Thanks for your encouragement!
@erica - Thanks, if you mean side by side comparison of Accelerated YouTube videos then no, because the software would be client side software (ie. Something you need to install). Results would be visible on any YouTube video.
October 24th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I’ve tried SpeedBit, didn’t accelerate video, be it on YouTube or elsewhere … moreover, I have the feeling that latest Flash player (ver. 10) renders more quickly than before. IMO, these ‘video accelerators’ are a sum of hope and joke :) Maybe on very poor connections do they help, no idea.
October 25th, 2008 at 12:46 am
@Transcontinental. I guess you’ll really see the differences on slower connections. Simultaneous downloads to aid speed is nothing new. I can testify that accelerators like Firefox extension DownloadThemAll, which use more or less the same principle - do really work.
October 25th, 2008 at 3:43 am
@ James
Thanks, I’ll let our programmers know. We’ve been questioning that for a while.
October 28th, 2008 at 2:04 am
I will have a try. If it really help, then it would be great for me since the connection in my hostel is very slow.