Say what buffering is
Why the circle spins, and the first thing to try when it does.
A player keeps a few seconds in hand, ahead of what you watch. Buffering is the wait while it refills.
It is arriving more slowly than it is watched — the connection, rather than the television.
Key points
- Buffering is the player waiting to build its seconds back
- Lowering the picture quality is the quickest thing that helps
What to remember
- Less to send each second, less to wait for.
- Buffering is a supply problem, not a television problem.
Try this
If a program stalls tonight, find picture quality in the app’s settings and drop it one step.
Practice: Say what buffering is. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.