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Author: mcglenn    Time: 4-30-2011 10:52     Subject: Flash Vs Realplayer

I have to say I really hate the Flash Player, I've been a member for a long time and to be honest I think you guys have ruined the site. Why can't we still watch with realplayer aswell, I never had problems, I've a 7mb connection and Flash takes forever, I hate flash, it sucks. Please go back to real or at least give the option of playing in real. Devastated User Glenn
Author: tug17uk    Time: 4-30-2011 12:55

i agree mite work better soon keeps cashing and freezing very frustrating
Author: Garbler    Time: 4-30-2011 13:32

Specs: Win 7 Pro, using Chrome, 6MB RAM RealPlayer: Behaves. At peak times some occasional buffering moments, as would be expected. Other than that, it works well. Flash: Attempted to watch an episode of Smallville at a time of night which is usually empty. So far (just over 90 seconds in) the player has had to buffer no less than six times. Conclusion: Maybe the flash player will get better as users leave the site in frustration, leaving more bandwidth for those with more patience. As is often said, what is not broken DOES NOT need fixing.
Author: collo89    Time: 4-30-2011 20:50

I have watched three episodes of different shows and not had a single problem, on the contrary I found that the picture quality was far better and they loaded a lot faster! Very Happy With the upgrade!!
Author: janeprince2    Time: 4-30-2011 23:20     Subject: Flash sux

Really annoyed Flash has taken away MY right to choose the screen size I want. Now its either tiny with rubbish all around OR enormous full screen with poor definition. After so many years with VIP I might be forced to join another site if this size issue cannot be fixed. Will be VERY sad to leave PS: Well I cant watch my shows anyway, the visual is unbelivably choppy, so bad that its unwatchable. Just great, thks a bunch VIP Never heard of DONT FIX WHAT AIN'T BROKEN
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-1-2011 00:48

I love the new flash format. Apart from the small mix up I had with Alias chapters being show as NCIS LA chapters because I refreshed the page from before the swap I haven't had a problem. The quality is way better and I have yet to encounter any skipping like I did with Real. Nice to see you guys evolving from the primordial soup that was realplayer
Author: brokengirl01    Time: 5-1-2011 01:37

I am really enjoying the new flash but what about the times that it crashes? Before I had the option to copy/paste the link and watch on Realplayer but now I don't see that option. So far I like it though, hopefully it won't freeze up or have any issues.
Author: bala    Time: 5-1-2011 01:39     Subject: Reply 7#7 brokengirl01's post

you just simple click same link again for the episode and jump to where you left off after press play.
Author: dfdaly1701    Time: 5-1-2011 10:49     Subject: Flash :(

Flash is giving me hassle too! It is very choppy and I can no longer swap over and back between the TV show (in full screen) and my internet explorer window. Annoying. I would love the realplayer option back.
Author: shinny    Time: 5-1-2011 11:03     Subject: Reply 9#9 dfdaly1701's post

Try the suggestions in this thread => Flash Trouble Shooting / Helpful Tips Thread With regards to your last point, can you elaborate? I'm not completely sure what you mean.
Author: sanggye    Time: 5-1-2011 13:01

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Originally posted by dfdaly1701 at 5-1-2011 13:49 Flash is giving me hassle too! It is very choppy and I can no longer swap over and back between the TV show (in full screen) and my internet explorer window. Annoying. I would love the realplayer opti ...
If you want the full screen window and a web browser at the same time, open up two instances of your browser (IE) That should work
Author: aimee321    Time: 5-2-2011 03:41

I hate that the only options are small or full-screen. I usually do other things and watch my TV shows in the background... I really regret that I bought so many VIP now because I'm going to have to start looking for a new site... what a waste.
Author: bala    Time: 5-2-2011 03:48     Subject: Reply 12#12 aimee321's post

Why can't you open another tab and do what you need to do ?
Author: aimee321    Time: 5-2-2011 04:06

I can but I used to make one tab smaller and I'd be able to watch my show in the background... that doesn't really work with the small screen and the option is not available in full-screen mode. And if I wanted to watch videos that size i know of a number of free websites...
Author: studiojek    Time: 5-2-2011 11:52

Unfortunately I'm going to have to agree: it's now taken me a full 51 minutes to get through 9 minutes of an episode, and it's really frustrating. And, with my computer, the quality isn't really all that different than it was with Real Player. I'm disappointed and, if things continue without improving, I'm going to have to watch shows on another site =(
Author: bala    Time: 5-2-2011 12:13     Subject: Reply 15#15 studiojek's post

Have you look at any of these tips http://www.friendvista.com/forum ... 2978&extra=page%3D1
Author: studiojek    Time: 5-2-2011 12:29     Subject: Reply 16#16 bala's post

Yeah, I did. I think my connection's just slow, but it worked (after many months of playing around with the settings) with Real Player. I'm disappointed. But tired, too, so I'm just going to close up and hope tomorrow'll work better! Thanks bala!
Author: bala    Time: 5-2-2011 12:35     Subject: Reply 17#17 studiojek's post

Ok so your problem is slow speed you need at least 1-2MB download speed to get good results.
Author: shinny    Time: 5-2-2011 13:56     Subject: Reply 17#17 studiojek's post

Let us know how you get on tomorrow
Author: babysexylexy    Time: 5-2-2011 18:42

real player 1- flash -o
Author: asbrand    Time: 5-2-2011 23:00

Whomever made the decision to go to flash for playing videos needs to be fired. Now. You've just lost another customer. I'm sorry I'd already bought points. Not being able to pop out the video to its own window,and being able to resize at will makes this a big LOSE. /me is off to find another site.
Author: studiojek    Time: 5-3-2011 12:12     Subject: Reply 19#19 shinny's post

Nope, still not working, and I've tried at different times of the day and tried to let it load on pause, etc.
Author: codebreaker    Time: 5-3-2011 12:16     Subject: Reply 22#22 studiojek's post

Have you tried a different browser, for me Chrome is better and i also load the next episode while i watch one
Author: indsce    Time: 5-3-2011 12:46     Subject: Agree with complaints on screensize

I like to surf or play solitaire while watching my shows, now I can't unless with a tiny, tiny window. Flash sucks. Doubt I will by more points, ever.
Author: shinny    Time: 5-3-2011 12:58

Just to let you all know lbjedward is researching a pop out screen version but if it can be done it will take some time. We appreciate your patience.
Author: shinny    Time: 5-3-2011 13:01     Subject: Reply 22#22 studiojek's post

That's strange and your Flash Player version is up to date etc? I'm sure you've probably tried all the suggestions in that thread. I'm having no problems with Firefox but Craig reckons Google Chrome is better. Maybe give that a try.
Author: shinny    Time: 5-3-2011 13:01     Subject: Reply 23#23 codebreaker's post

Oops, just saw your reply Jim!
Author: codebreaker    Time: 5-3-2011 13:08     Subject: Reply 25#25 shinny's post

I came across this site after reading some of the complaints http://www.macromediahelp.com/flash/pop_up_windows_in_flash/
Author: shinny    Time: 5-3-2011 13:16     Subject: Reply 28#28 codebreaker's post

Thanks Jim. I'll pass it onto lbjedward. I think the problem is having to write that code into all the files. I've no idea how easy/hard it is but lbjedward indicated it would be time consuming.
Author: codebreaker    Time: 5-3-2011 13:22     Subject: Reply 29#29 shinny's post

I miss the pop up window but i cant believe how many member are having flash problems considering my computer is almost 5 years old with no internal upgrade and a broadband speed of about 2MB
Author: shinny    Time: 5-3-2011 13:28     Subject: Reply 30#30 codebreaker's post

The problem is there are so many components and it's so hard to know which combination are causing the problem. So it's a real trial and error thing. I understand everyone's frustration, I'd be pee'd off too, but in the long run this change over makes more sense.
Author: jessiswise    Time: 5-3-2011 20:01

I personally LOVE the new way! With real player, SOOOO many times it wouldn't load, or was forever buffering and never actually loaded so I had to keep refreshing or would stall mid episode, etc etc. Not one of these problems with the flash!
Author: fmkenney    Time: 5-3-2011 21:34     Subject: Real player was faster.

I only have a 256k connection, so I'm used to buffering. This 1meg connection requirement is really gumming up the works. It is 'slower', but I assume it cause the files are bigger now. plus it doesn't help that my wifi router is g rated. Guess I gotta shell out more bucks for the upgrades...whoopie!
Author: janeprince2    Time: 5-4-2011 02:19     Subject: Flash

Is Flash supposed to be able to forward load on pause like Real Player could or doesn't it do that either...does anyone know? I ask because playback pauses every 2 seconds I am on Chrome and my download speed is 27.66Mbps which should be ample but apparently not for Flash.! jane
Author: codebreaker    Time: 5-4-2011 02:49     Subject: Reply 34#34 janeprince2's post

I use Chrome as well and i pause the next one while i watch the other and this is my currant speed
Author: gdi3    Time: 5-4-2011 03:29     Subject: Reply 35#35 codebreaker's post

I don't know what has changed from yesterday but today I cannot watch anything. I keep getting "stream not found"
Author: studiojek    Time: 5-4-2011 04:34     Subject: Reply 33#33 fmkenney's post

I couldn't have said it better myself: these are my same exact problems! And I totally would fork out the money for a better connection if it were possible, but living in a small town, "real" internet hasn't even gotten here yet...agh! Thanks for your help everyone, we'll see if a possible pop-up window in the future might change things.
Author: janeprince2    Time: 5-4-2011 06:08     Subject: Reply 35#35 codebreaker's post

So you're saying - yes Flash will forward load....I've left it on pause and it didn't seem to forward load at all. Will try again but this time leave it for longer and let you know. Thank you jane
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-4-2011 06:42     Subject: Reply 28#28 codebreaker's post

The code is simple but it looks like the pop-up window would be fixed Height/Width and with a scroll bar not quite what people are looking for. The code for an expandable window would be much more intricate.
Author: gabsimom    Time: 5-4-2011 06:57

I think they are working on all the kinks, Sometimes I have the same problems you have and others it is smooth like butter. Also I get the stream not found refresh and what do you know the stream works. Google chrome seems to work best for me. I also had similar problems with Real player so it doesn't really matter to me.
Author: adifferentstory    Time: 5-5-2011 14:13

I am so disappointed with flash player. I have all the requirements and gone through the tips given but it still keeps buffering, sometimes freezes and sometimes get stream not found. I had no problems with real player so an option for either flash or real player would help a lot of members.
Author: janeprince2    Time: 5-5-2011 21:16     Subject: Reply 35#35 codebreaker's post

Hi Again, Good and bad news. I have done as you suggested and yes eventually they forward load BUT I can only watch smoothly in the tiny window, when I watch full screen it plays like stop motion animation...horrible. Still at least now I can watch something thanks entirely to you. I hope the administrators are working on some of the problems with Flash and not just installing Flash and walking away. Thank you again for your help as I wasn't relishing the thought of leaving a site I'd been with for so many years.
Author: waterlilybarb    Time: 5-5-2011 21:43     Subject: Reply 42#42 janeprince2's post

The administration has never just walked away from this site. LBJEDWARD has always been available to members and as a long-time member, I'm a little surprised you would think that would happen now.
Author: janeprince2    Time: 5-5-2011 22:22     Subject: Reply 43#43 waterlilybarb's post

I didn't just become skeptical all of the sudden, there is a clear attitude coming across from the replies, and it seems to be "Flash is what the site is going with - end of discussion" & I know I'm not the only one to pick up on that 'vibe'. On a happier note, thank you to all involved with the creation of the pop out window.
Author: lbjedward    Time: 5-6-2011 00:21     Subject: Reply 42#42 janeprince2's post

Hello, The problem of video played well in small window but stop motion in full-size screen: Streaming quality is the same both in window or full-screen mode. The cause is low performance of computers. We have similar experience in 3D gaming. A game is played smoothly in window mode but it could take seconds to go smoothly when we switch the mode to full screen with HDD LED flashing.
Author: arteest    Time: 5-6-2011 01:40

Hi, Long time member, first time poster. This flash update has a few floors an currently I cannot watch a show. Its stuck in a loop (on two different pc's) where we go to log in, it takes us back to the main page, we then go through to our show it ask's us to log in again, which redirects us to the main page. This is extremely frustrating. When you click the login button it SHOULD NOT redirect you back to the main page. Also constantly getting stream not found and extremely slow browsing. As a long time pay per 30 day users this basically means we are currently paying for nothing. Very annoying, Hope there is a fix soon! [ Last edited by arteest at 5-6-2011 01:42 ]
Author: rickman    Time: 5-6-2011 03:07     Subject: RP vs Flash

I go for Flash. with the Pop-Up option update it's awesome. I will just wait for more options that admin will add in the future... Right now I am happy with it. Smooth streaming using google chrome
Author: rickman    Time: 5-6-2011 03:09

my connection speed...
Author: bala    Time: 5-6-2011 03:20

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Originally posted by codebreaker at 5-4-2011 10:49 I use Chrome as well and i pause the next one while i watch the other and this is my currant speed
Here my one [url=][/url]
Author: Mnemosyne    Time: 5-6-2011 04:13     Subject: Reply 46#46 arteest's post

maybe I didn't understand your post correctly, but have you tried logging in on the vip homepage? When I log in there, there is no loop, only when I click on the episode directly before logging in and the "please log in" window appears.
Author: Mnemosyne    Time: 5-6-2011 04:21     Subject: Reply 46#46 arteest's post

oops, spoke too soon, now I know what you mean, because the same thing just happened to me... When you click on an episode and it tells you to log in, instead of logging in, close the window. Go directly to the vip homepage and log in there and then click on the episode you want to watch. At least this just worked for me
Author: codebreaker    Time: 5-6-2011 05:04     Subject: Reply 49#49 bala's post

There is not much difference in the speed but probably is in the price
Author: bala    Time: 5-6-2011 05:09     Subject: Reply 52#52 codebreaker's post

I have had same speed for almost a year but that still haven't affected my viewing on flash site every episode loads within 20 minutes but note 2 months ago they remove my limit so it came just in time before site moved to flash
Author: codebreaker    Time: 5-6-2011 05:15     Subject: Reply 53#53 bala's post

Same here and i even sometimes load a second episode which still don't affect my viewing
Author: bala    Time: 5-6-2011 05:18     Subject: Reply 54#54 codebreaker's post

The most important thing is stable connection it does seem like members who are having problem with the site should contact their ISP provider and ask if they could look at improve the connection.
Author: arteest    Time: 5-6-2011 06:21

Same connection ive had for a while. Speed to me seems ok but its difficult to get a show to work with my login issue! btw: three PC's with the same issue, All i7 machines with dx11 graphics card, OS's r clean and flash is up to date, tried firefox, ie,chrome. Cheers [ Last edited by arteest at 5-7-2011 02:18 ]
Author: shinny    Time: 5-6-2011 07:21     Subject: Reply 51#51 Mnemosyne's post

This is what I have been doing too but I've also let lbjedward know it's happening. It should bring you back to the point you were after you login so that's a flaw at the moment.
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-6-2011 18:16     Subject: Reply 45#45 lbjedward's post

For lbj: I thought it would be handy to post these links as not all problem are ISP related. It might be helpful to post these links in the troubleshooting tips so you don't get blamed for peoples crappy and outdated computers. Flash Desktop system requirements Minimum hardware requirements for SD and HD video playback For Everyone Else: Just because you have the system requirements to run flash doesn't mean you have them for video playback When looking at minimum requirements you also have to keep in mind that it may run with them but chances are it will run a lot better with more than that. Basically if you have anything older than a duel core processor chances are you are going to run into problems. A cheap video card($50-$80) is always going to be better over on-board(motherboard) graphics and will last for around 2-4 years. The higher your resolution the more processing power you will need. My mothers computer that has a Pentium 4 and no graphics card always has problems with graphics playback and I expect it to, its over 8 years old and needs to be put on the junk pile and will be very soon. Trying to run SD and HD video on an old system is like expecting your grandmother to run a marathon. I pay $80 a month to my ISP just to get it this mediocre so I thought I would post a speed test for you all. [ Last edited by woothdye at 5-7-2011 12:19 ]
Author: janeprince2    Time: 5-7-2011 02:01     Subject: Reply 45#45 lbjedward's post

Hi Lbjedward My speed doesn't seem to be the issue (37.87M/bs download,1.13 upload and 34 ping) nor the memory - ample free. PC is Pentium 4 - 2.8 GHz Not sure about the video card - the spec for Video Graphics is Ultra AGP II integrated VGA (equal to AGP 8X for 2D/3/d apps) **Please don't ask me what all that means - I have no clue.** I had no probs with playback in RP and only have an issue with Flash in larger window. Do I need to buy or upgrade something?? It doesn't seem so but I'm no PC tech. Thanks for your time, Jane PS - how the heck did you guys copy and past that speed test...soooo cool, can't figure it out....lol
Author: bala    Time: 5-7-2011 02:16

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how the heck did you guys copy and past that speed test...soooo cool, can't figure it out
After you run the speed test it ask you whether you want share it? copy and past the link to the speed test in 'share this result' button once the link copy you post a comment with the link [ Last edited by bala at 5-7-2011 10:20 ]
Author: shinny    Time: 5-7-2011 02:29     Subject: Reply 58#58 woothdye's post

Thanks for this. Most of these requirements would have been the same for Real player so most people who had no problems on Realplayer and now have Flash Player problems will need to dig a little deeper as to why it's now a problem. For new members, who've never used Real or Flash player it's worth checking these requirements. Especially, as woothdye indicates above, if your computer went out with the ark!
Author: hsgreenb    Time: 5-7-2011 05:11

I work in technology. We do changes to our systems multiple times per week. When we make a change which negatively impacts the users, we activate a fallback to put the system where it was previously. I've just finished reading at least two dozen posts from people who are having serious problems with the new Flash system yet it's still there. It's been a week. Seriously, it's time to recognize that the change you made is not working out. Go back to the way it was, examine what didn't work, fix it & re-release in a limited fashion on a test basis so the issues can be worked out before going live to the whole user community. And this is happening during all the season finales as well. First rule of change management - do it at the lowest impact point. After reading the tips, I downloaded the latest version of Flash, I switched to Chrome & I verified I'm getting a download speed of 98 mpbs (that's ninety eight, not nine dot eight). Still, I'm buffering every 3 seconds. That's no exaggeration, it's literally every 3 seconds. I have no doubt this change was made with the best of intentions but it's time to realize that it's not working. If you're running a service for the benefit of your users, it's time to make the move back to the way it was when people could enjoy it. I moved from the US to a foreign country a year ago & VIPTV has been my lifeline. It's truly sad to have that line severed but there are other options on the net and after a week of frustration, I'm now going to start exploring them. I have points for another month, though, so I'll check back to see if things turn around. I sincerely hope you do the right thing.
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-7-2011 05:42     Subject: Reply 61#61 shinny's post

Yeah, I don't think most people realize that trying to push any sort of graphic through a Pentium 4 is like trying to direct peak hour traffic through a suburban street. You can do it sure, but its painful for everyone involved and a two or four lane highway or freeway would be much more suited.
Author: shinny    Time: 5-7-2011 07:56     Subject: Reply 62#62 hsgreenb's post

I understand your frustration but the feedback the admin team have given to us is that since the introduction of Flash Player they've actually seen an increase of new members to the site. So although there are some teething problems, from a business management point of view, the change has been more successful than not. I'm sorry that you are having a lot of problems and at this point it's hard to advise you what to try, because as you well know, there can be so many varying factors as to why you are having problems. At this point our admin team are the only ones who can make that determination as to whether the negative impact far out weighs the positive and if it is the former then I'm sure they will look at that but all indications suggest it is the latter. [ Last edited by shinny at 5-7-2011 16:58 ]
Author: shinny    Time: 5-7-2011 07:58     Subject: Reply 63#63 woothdye's post

Lol, I love your analogies woothdye!
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-7-2011 08:06

Reply 62#62 hsgreenb's post First off a disclaimer. I am just a user and not an administrator or moderator of the site. My views an opinions are my own and may in no way reflect those of the people that are affiliated with the running of this site
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Originally posted by hsgreenb at 5-7-2011 23:11 After reading the tips, I downloaded the latest version of Flash, I switched to Chrome & I verified I'm getting a download speed of 98 mpbs (that's ninety eight, not nine dot eight). Still, I'm buffering every 3 seconds. That's no exaggeration, it's literally every 3 seconds.
I really do feel for you and others that are having issues. I know that this site keeps me sane and can imagine what it's like for you not to have the use of it. I have a social anxiety disorder which means I am virtually housebound. My computer is my lifeline, it never gets turned off. I do everything on it, TV, movies, gaming and read fanfiction(yes,I just admitted to that). When my last computer died on me(may it rest in peace) I was like Tweak from Southpark after a caffeine overdose and I had no idea what to do with myself or how to pass the time. I can defiantly empathize with your frustration.
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I work in technology. We do changes to our systems multiple times per week. When we make a change which negatively impacts the users, we activate a fallback to put the system where it was previously. I've just finished reading at least two dozen posts from people who are having serious problems with the new Flash system yet it's still there. It's been a week. Seriously, it's time to recognize that the change you made is not working out. Go back to the way it was, examine what didn't work, fix it & re-release in a limited fashion on a test basis so the issues can be worked out before going live to the whole user community. And this is happening during all the season finales as well. First rule of change management - do it at the lowest impact point.
Since you work in technology you obviously know that all updates are bound to have issues or bugs. Unless you can control all possible variables such as, connection speed; peoples systems and configurations; browser of choice or the way different ISP's manage packets, some users are going to run into problems. This was very evident with the last system in place as well as this one. Before the change to flash users with Macintosh computers had a lot of difficulty and the administrators, moderators and general site community spent a lot of time troubleshooting the problems that they had. Mac users weren't the only ones to have problems either, Realplayer was clitchy for a lot of people, myself included, and my computer is set up for gaming and multi-media and shouldn't have a problem with video playback at all. I have only read complaints from 10 actual users in the forums that relate to flash and not the fact that they can't multi task. About half of those complaints seem to be user system/ISP issues. Just as in customer service when people have a complaint they tell a lot of people and shout it from the roof tops but when people are happy about a service they say very little if anything at all. The fact that the site seems to have complaints from so few users out of the hundreds that use it makes me believe that this was a very thought out upgrade and most if not all people are very happy with it. It is really unlucky and sad that you aren't one of them. There have also been a few kinks that have to do with site management and not with flash that have been explained and apologized for. The administrators and moderators are doing their best to help people but it is made harder by the fact that some people know nothing about their own computers capability/configuration. I know its hard but I would advise that people wait to see what others come up with to solve problems. A lot of the trouble shooting tips for Realplayer issues came from users figuring out what the problems were from their end. Solutions or workarounds will be figured out eventually. I wish you and everyone else that is having a problem with the site luck in finding a solution. [ Last edited by woothdye at 5-8-2011 02:08 ] [ Last edited by woothdye at 5-8-2011 02:10 ] [ Last edited by woothdye at 5-8-2011 02:14 ]
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-7-2011 08:12     Subject: Reply 65#65 shinny's post

Thanks! I find I'm witty when I'm bored
Author: janeprince2    Time: 5-8-2011 01:13     Subject: Reply 67#67 woothdye's post

hmmmm well this Pentium 4 had zero issues with Real Player....none, nada, zilch. Worked perfectly. Neither speed nor memory are an issue so that leaves Flash. Seems hsgreenb has a very update, powerful PC set up and he's having problems with Flash. I do not believe you can call it an "upgrade" if the new system cannot perform as well as the previous....whatever the reason for the lack of performance.
Author: rickman    Time: 5-8-2011 05:52

i guess flash works well with chrome... just try it! regardless of your pc capacity and internet speed...
Author: arteest    Time: 5-9-2011 01:55

So being that I have not really seen any moderator's answers, Do we know why we are getting stream_not_found issue. Seems I can stream fine now from the US server and its blood quick (usualy about 3-5 mins to load the whole 24 min show) but I am constantly getting the stream not found and when switching to the euro server its so slow its not worth watching. Kinda hoping also a mod can PM me about getting a partial refund of this month as.
Author: lbjedward    Time: 5-9-2011 02:02     Subject: Reply 70#70 arteest's post

Hello, RM will be back soon, and how many pts ?.
Author: janeprince2    Time: 5-9-2011 02:23     Subject: Reply 69#69 rickman's post

Hey Rickman, thanks for your post but I already am on Chrome
Author: spratt89    Time: 5-9-2011 03:09     Subject: Reply 72#72 janeprince2's post

page 1 has been updated with some news about RM
Author: minnieholly    Time: 5-10-2011 13:32

I agree I wanted to watch criminal minds and it took forever to get the last 2 minutes of the show. while in realplayer it would have played in one quick motion without buffering. I am glad I am not the only one who dislikes the flash player and rather have real player.
Author: shinny    Time: 5-10-2011 14:01     Subject: Reply 74#74 minnieholly's post

You'll have a Realplayer option back on Thursday per lbjedward update (see post one) here -> Updated on May 10th: VIP.tv-video.net to reopen on Thursday [ Last edited by shinny at 5-10-2011 23:03 ]
Author: janeprince2    Time: 5-11-2011 03:13     Subject: ccleaner

Hi All Anyone reading the Flash player threads knows I've had nothing BUT problems. Today on youtube I found a video called How to use ccleaner. I watched the video, found and downloaded ccleaner then ran the application. Have no idea what I fixed but the end result is I CAN FINALLY PLAY FLASH...woo hoo. Don't know if this helps you but thought I should share. Good Luck All, hope this helps someone else. cheers Jane
Author: bala    Time: 5-11-2011 03:16     Subject: Reply 76#76 janeprince2's post

That's great news I am glad you found a solution
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-12-2011 01:01     Subject: Reply 76#76 janeprince2's post

It's a registry cleaner. This actually may work for some people that are having buffering issues. There is also an old World of Warcraft registry fix that people found made youtube streaming better that might be worth a shot as well. though I wouldn't advise it unless you have some idea of what you are doing.
Author: bala    Time: 5-12-2011 01:15     Subject: Reply 78#78 woothdye's post

It's a multi purpose cleaner- you shouldn't mess with registry cleaner unless you know what you doing , just use default cleaner is recommended .
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-12-2011 10:01     Subject: Reply 79#79 bala's post

I know messing with the registry is not recommended that is why I didn't name or link instructions to the fix/tweak. Although I have changed my registry before its not something you want the average person doing
Author: bala    Time: 5-12-2011 10:07     Subject: Reply 80#80 woothdye's post

if you going mess with registry at least copy it in file as back up so if there is a problem you can recovery it. ps: do you a file shredder on your computer? i know it recommended getting rid personal stuff ?
Author: woothdye    Time: 5-12-2011 10:33     Subject: Reply 81#81 bala's post

No I don't have a shredder, sorry.
Author: Wissers73    Time: 5-12-2011 11:40     Subject: Realplayer downloads not working...

I can't download episodes anymore after the FLASH UPGRADE. I hit the download button for REAL when it comes up, but it never downloads, just sits there dumb. I am using REALPLAYER v.14 I believe and have tried with I.Explorer, FIREFOX and the browser doesn't seem to mater. It is as if the flash upgrdae you all did effected me being able to download. You can check my history in past few weeks, I have wasted dozens of points over and over trying to do this (how can I get a refund, btw?!). This is very disappointing, I have been a loyal customer for years. How can i start downloading again to Realplayer??? ps- i checked all your cheatsheets i could find, none relevant to this. I can WATCH the shows, but can't download anymore...bummer
Author: codebreaker    Time: 5-12-2011 12:07     Subject: Reply 83#83 Wissers73's post

The site was never designed for download and in some countries it's illegal so using that reaplayer feature you did at your own risk
Author: waterlilybarb    Time: 5-12-2011 12:15     Subject: Reply 83#83 Wissers73's post

Codebreaker is correct. This site does not condone, and has never condoned downloading shows to your computer. I think most of the shows have that option disabled by the upload team. It is illegal, and if you do so, you do it at your own risk.
Author: studiojek    Time: 5-15-2011 02:37

Just so you all know: since the pop-up window has been introduced (or was it the bandwidth issues? they happened contemporaneously), I haven't been having any major problems, just some buffering every once in a while. So, thanks! For whatever you did to improve the issues! =)
Author: rickman    Time: 5-15-2011 04:15

pop up window option is awesome! and with skyfire app i can watch episodes in my mobile... great job lbjedward!!!
Author: dany2hardy    Time: 8-16-2011 01:37

I also have watched few of the episodes and that both are amazing to watch.
Author: imagnu    Time: 8-20-2011 07:03     Subject: Can't hear the flash shows

I keep trying to watch them - especially now that torchwood is uploaded on the flash side first - but does anyone else have a problem with the volume on the flash shows - My computer volume is at maximum - the flash volume is maximum and I still have to put head phones on and squash them to my ears to block out even my own breathing to hear 1/3 of what is being said - the rest I get later when I rewatch the program in real player - (the volume there needs to be almost turned off or it is too loud) - is this a problem with the flash and will they be fixing it before they remove real player all together?
Author: woothdye    Time: 8-20-2011 11:17     Subject: Reply 89#89 imagnu's post

Just to let you know I don't think this is a problem with the site as I run flash all the time and the volume runs the same as in realplayer for me with my volume nearly completely off. I looked into your issue and here are somethings you can do 1. Download CCleaner Never hurts to clean up your cookies and registry every so often. 2. Check your flash settings. here is a link to the adobe help site. http://www.macromedia.com/suppor ... er/help/help02.html
Author: gypsiegirl66    Time: 8-20-2011 12:21     Subject: Reply 89#89 imagnu's post

Hi, have you tried to use Flash in a different browser? If you are using IE or Firefox, you may want to try Google Chrome, many member find that Flash works best in Chrome. I did read that a registry cleaner might help with your sound problem, but I would try to solve the issue by other means, before using a registry cleaner (unless you are familiar with the registry). You can go to Flash Player Troubleshooting, or the adobe link provided in the post above this one. If you are using a Mac OS X, do not use a registry cleaner, it is for Windows OS only. If you do use cCleaner make sure you use the back up option before deleting, just in case you cause more problems. Here is a link to a cCleaner Tutorial, if you need it. Please let us know if you are able to solve your sound issue, and how you accomplished it. Good luck!
Author: imagnu    Time: 8-20-2011 16:19     Subject: Volume

Thanks for all the tips - it is good to know it is not a general problem and one I can probably fix. I will let you know which fix works when I try them - right now am too busy to spend much time on it - but I will probably try viewing in chrome as I already have it on my computer as well as safari - I have only been using firefox up until now - and never ie. Thanks again



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