tech challenged...youtube

[gerry]

I'm new to using youtube - Most every time I play them on my computer they break up, temporarily freeze, etc. at some point during play. I think I have the proper hardware (high-speed DSL, 1 gig ram, Pentium 4) so what causes this and does this happen to everyone?

[jlh]

It could be your DSL... what's the actual speed of it?

[gerry]

I just ran a test and it said download = 2.545 Mbps, Upload = 439.41 Kbps.

[jlh]

Try this answer on their website:

https://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=56115

Barring any hardware issues, and seeing as you have a fast connection speed, you may just need to upgrade your software.