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I have been this same little but annoying problem too with VLC in Windows XP Pro (SP2 installed) and Kubuntu Linux 7.04....My computer is Athlon 64 3000+, Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLi mainboard, 1 GB, 160 GB HDD, GeForfce 6600GT graphic accelerator. Sorry, it's not VLC. You need a new computer. Also, you ...

BTW VLC is free and no one is forcing you to use it. Anyway, even with these complaints I still use it over others. Oh, no kidding. I thought someone else was forcing me to use it. For a second there I thought it was me that said I like it anyway despite its flaws. BTW, just because it's free, does...

You must be the most unlucky person I have ever run across. I have installed VLC on lots of machines and never seen the issue you describe, except where I have trouble with audio drivers which also shows up in other ways. Yea, that's more likely what it is. I'm unlucky. Not a problem with VLC in an...

When you pause the buffer clears and when you start again it refills. But a buffer to hold 1.5 to 2 seconds would be more memory than anyone could possibly have on there machine. This indicates some other problem with YOUR machine. Most likely is audio drivers. right. It just happens to be every ma...

I have this same issue too. I just figured it was a thing with VLC. I have never, on any machine, seen VLC pause the exact second I hit it. I'm surprised to hear that others _don't_ have this issue. It's pretty close with MP3's, but it's at least 1.5 to a 2 second delay with video. Pretty annoying. ...