Education Information Technology : Information Technology in Education: How to Fix Slow Streaming For Online Videos

For Singapore users only. When using an online streaming player in Singapore, the recommended broadband speed is 4mbps. Also, at certain times of the day, broadband speed may fluctuate and affect the download speed. Only for Singtel users, this may happen more often. You can also try to reboot the online media player and refresh the RAM inside the chipset. Also, check your wireless connection quality, at least 60% to 100% for a reliable high speed connection. Changing the DNS settings may help by following these steps.

1. Go to Main Menu and Choose Setup

2. Choose "Network" from the Left Hand Menu and move cursor to "Configure IP" on bottom right side of screen.

3. Move cursor to DNS Address Setup and press "Enter" on Remote to change from "auto" to "manual".

4. Enter the new DNS by pressing "Enter" at the Primary DNS field.

5. Move the cursor to "Clear" to clear the current DNS.

6. Enter the new DNS using the on-screen keyboard.

7. Save the new DNS settings by pressing "save".

8. Your new DNS is now set and saved. 9. Congratulations! You have successfully changed your DNS. You may return to the Main Menu by pressing "Home". We recommend that you restart the online media player to make the new settings effective by switching on and off the power switch.

Here's a list of Free Public DNS servers round the world you can try to improve your streaming.

•Google DNS

1.8.8.8.8
2.8.8.4.4

•OpenDNS

1.208.67.222.222
2.208.67.220.220

•ScrubIt

1.67.138.54.100
2.207.225.209.66

•Level 3 Communications

1.4.2.2.1
2.4.2.2.2
3.4.2.2.3
4.4.2.2.4
5.4.2.2.5
6.4.2.2.6

•DNSadvantage

1.156.154.70.1
2.156.154.71.1

•Servermatrix

1.216.185.111.10
2.69.56.222.10
3.67.19.0.10
4.67.19.1.10
5.70.84.160.11

•Public Name server IP address

1.209.244.0.3
2.209.244.0.4

•Norton Public DNS

1.198.153.192.1
2.198.153.194.1

When using wireless connection, you have to redo the wireless setup every time you turn on the online media player as the wireless connection is not automatic. By changing your IP address to manual instead of DHCP with the same IP address may help this issue.