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When I stream a specific YouTube video it freezes every 5 - 10 seconds for 2 - 3 seconds throughout the duration of the video. I don't have this problem when playing other YT videos. The problem doesn't occur when playback speed is set to 60x or lower.

Developers will surely ask for more information on that specific video, especially a link to it. It seems clear that this is a performance problem: That video must be so massive (a.k.a. high-definition) that transmission is overwhelming either your internet connection or the processing power of your device; bottom line, you can't transfer and process the bytes fast enough to play it in real time. See what happens if you download it to local storage and play from there.

I am having a similar issue. When I stream https://youtu.be/OqvD4NC-s9E it freezes and pixelates. This video has problems on two laptops. I doubt that it is a performance issue. But anything is possible. Here is system information. I am not using the graphics from the CPU but a NVIDIA graphics card described below. The video runs fine in the Edge and Chrome browsers.


Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics 3.80 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.9 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
System architecture: AMD CPU Family:15, Model:0, Stepping:0 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
Physical processor count: 8
Logical processor count: 16
Processor speed: 3793 MHz
Pen and touch Pen support

RAM 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1582MHz (16-18-18-38)
Motherboard Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. MAG X570S TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI (MS-7D54) (AM4)
Graphics DELL U2718Q (3840x2160@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Network Realtek Gaming 2.5GB AX210
1GB ISP service


Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 23H2
Installed on ‎11/‎4/‎2023
OS build 22631.3593
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1003.0

Thanks, we'll take a look.

Link to the video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5OBO-dc-8bw

Galaxy A14 5G
VLC version 3.5.4

Patiently waiting for over a month.