Streaming Tips to Increase and Maximize Your Experience

If there is one thing we can all be certain of in the current COVID-19 crisis, it’s that we need peak performance from our online streaming accounts. After all, being stuck in the house 24/7 or living under quite stringent lockdown rules is tiring.

Looks like TV, while perhaps not the hero we need right now, is the hero we are increasingly turning to! But if you’re anything like the average home streamer, you are probably facing a few challenges when it comes to your streaming performance.

To help you out, we have compiled a few pain points facing television junkies in 2020. We have also looked at some top ways to make your streaming experience even better. Let’s get started with the top complaints users have with online streaming and top streaming tips.

Streaming Tips — Common Streaming Issues

Endless buffering

It’s a nightmarish situation: you’ve just settled down on the sofa after finally getting the kids into bed, you’ve got the snacks (salty and sweet), and you’re ready to immerse yourself in a movie you’ve been looking forward to.

But the show won’t play, instead, you’re faced with a little circle in perpetual motion as your video buffers and buffers and buffers…

What is buffering?

Buffering happens when the data threshold you need to have downloaded before the video plays are not…