I'm sorry if you feel we are trying to "put this blame on everything else." I assure you nobody is trying to pass on "the blame" nor be condescending in any wa. We have very few people who experience problems with the service compared to the number who actually are using the service and typically we find that a few checks solves most problems. If 5 people do not experience an issue and 1 person does, it is reasonable to begin with the assumption that the issue is somewhere on the viewers side.
"there are even times the window comes up just black and at the bottom left hand corner says its DONE"
I will occasionally get this error when my computer has been on for a long time, I restart the computer and it fixes the issue. This is a problem we have seen before and if restarting does not help, it is usually solved by doing a clean uninstall of RealPlayer and then re-installing it.
If episodes are taking a long time to buffer- the traffic on the server could be high, or your connection could be dragging. If episodes hang on buffering (getting to 15 minutes and then buffering no further), this can be caused by an error within the episode, your connection timeout being set too low, or your internet connection dropping during the buffering. If you believe that the error is caused by the episode itself, we ask that you provide the show, episode number and server in our
error reporting thread so a moderator can take a look and see if they can re-create the error.
I believe the suggestion to view something in the free shows was more along the lines of not using your clicks while we try and help to figure out the issue. Sometimes it is easier for a member to test their RealPlayer settings using a free show rather than one that requires points.
As for the 99 clicks thing, that is one I have not encountered before and I can understand the frustration you are feeling with that. As Tina said, she will speak with admin about that issue and zhang has replied as well to you.
Please be assured we will do what we can to try to get you into smooth viewing.