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TO FIX: (Mac OS X) : VLC menu > PREFS > INPUT / OUTPUT CODECS > ACCESS MODULE > FILES > -check the 'ADVANCED' box at the bottom of the window -then put a value of 5000 in the CACHE VALUE IN MS box: [ 5000 ] hello, this is a pretty hard to find setting...meaning that it is absolutely ridiculous to ge...

This is how VLC streams, and amongst testing on many router/server configurations. As from the eyes of VLC's point of view. Hey a user wants to play a movie off of a wireless network with plenty of bandwidth. Well, let me start buffering it. Ok playing out the buffer. (meanwhile nothing is downloadi...