Solution to Video Streaming! V3

(Achtung! : This is the new version of this thread, please try to keep it as organised as possible and reports your problems/solutions as clear as you can)
(Q : 1)
I get a black screen when trying to watch a video on GameSpot.

What is the problem and how can I solve it?

Most likely something is corrupted in your Windows Media Player. Try completely uninstalling and installing the latest Windows Media Player from Microsoft.com. Be sure that all browsers are closed during the uninstall/reinstall process.
Q1 Solution #1

When streaming the video, right click and choose options and -
Put Connection Speed to Default
Put Network Buffering to Default
Go to Advanced tab and Disable Video Mixing Render.
Q1 Solution #2

Try installing the Xvid Codec. This codec seemed to help many users watch videos again.
Q1 Solution #3

What's the problem and how to fix it?

You might need an additional audio codec. Download the K-Lite codec pack from here.
Q2 Solution #1

How can I contribute to the community?

Post your solution in this thread. I will check into it and if I find it useful, I'll add it to the first post.
Q3 Solution #1

(Q : 4)
I have Netscape Navigator and I can't play the videos properly.

What's wrong?

Users from this thread recommended installing this update to solve the problem.

Q4 Solution #1

(Q : 5)

I have FireFox and I can't play the videos properly.

What's wrong and how can I fix this?

The solution is to install two missing DLLfiles in the Firefox plugins directory. You'll likely need to restart Firefox. The DLL's are:

• npdsplay.dll
• npwmsdrm.dll

 

Q5 Solution #1

 (Q : 6)

I've tried everything, but nothing has worked.

What do I do?

Your router may be using an updated version of firmware that is blocking your ability to view video from certain sites.

Use your router's support site about reverting to a previous version of the firmware.

Mozo336  reports his success:  I had a probem streaming video on this site and tried changing many settings and downloading many players and codecs. My poking finally paid off when I found out it was my router the whole time. Turns out that the newest firmware version 1.52.02 for my Linksys wireless router has a bug or something that messes with the streaming video. I just kicked it back a few revisions to version 1.50.14 and my video works perfectly now. I even tried going back to the newest firmware after getting it going and it kills it every time. Hope this helps someone.

Q6 Solution #1

(Q : 7)
Someone posted a solution, but I don't understand how to do that and they haven't replied to my post.

What should I do?

Send a PM to that person and ask them... nicely.  :)  Then report it back here for all of us to become wiser.

Q7 Solution #1

Are there any other methods to get rid of the "Ready" screen? I have tried everything listed above and this still hasnt stopped happening.

I recently reformatted my computer and just came back to gamespot for the first time after re-installing everything. Before the reformat every video opened with no problems. Now when I try to open a video, the Gamespot video player window comes up, windows media player says it is connecting to the media... and the it just shows "Ready"... and nothing happens. I can click on the play button and it just shows "connecting to media" again.

So I'm not really sure whats up but any help would be appreciated.

Hi, I've got a problem with the audio from gamespot's streamed movies. As of a few months now, the video plays but I get no audio. I followed the guide and installed all the codecs and I have WMP 10.

Can someone please help? Thanks

Oh and this only happens with Gamespot movies, everywhere else is fine

Are there any other methods to get rid of the "Ready" screen? I have tried everything listed above and this still hasnt stopped happening.

I recently reformatted my computer and just came back to gamespot for the first time after re-installing everything. Before the reformat every video opened with no problems. Now when I try to open a video, the Gamespot video player window comes up, windows media player says it is connecting to the media... and the it just shows "Ready"... and nothing happens. I can click on the play button and it just shows "connecting to media" again.

So I'm not really sure whats up but any help would be appreciated.

Dysantic

I have a problem watching Live videos. I get 'Connecting to Media' for a long time, then 'Ready'.
This only happens with live videos, I can watch replays.
Anyone have any help?hazbazz

I have had the issues where when you try and view a video the screen is black and the video player says "Ready". I, and others, have fixed that by opening up WMP and going to the onlien store. Then just close that out and view the video from GameSpot and it should work.

Hi, I've got a problem with the audio from gamespot's streamed movies. As of a few months now, the video plays but I get no audio. I followed the guide and installed all the codecs and I have WMP 10.

Can someone please help? Thanks

Oh and this only happens with Gamespot movies, everywhere else is fine

weeraz89

[QUOTE="weeraz89"]

Hi, I've got a problem with the audio from gamespot's streamed movies. As of a few months now, the video plays but I get no audio. I followed the guide and installed all the codecs and I have WMP 10.

Can someone please help? Thanks

Oh and this only happens with Gamespot movies, everywhere else is fine

Versus_XIII

what exactly do I do? the wierd thing is though that I get sound in some videos and not in others.

Help!!!!!!!! I tried to watch todays episode of Button Mashing

( "When I say button u say mashing!!

Button!!

........................................................................ did u guys say mashing yet?)

and it didnt even load the windows media player. Plz help. I'll get back to u if I cant watch the replay.

Yep, its confirmed. It only happens on live shows because I just finished watching the replay of Button Mashing ( Did anyone else come close to punching their monitor on Memory Leak from anger of the contestant's stupidity?) and it worked perfectly. Plz help.

And if ur wondering, this doesnt only happen on Button Mashing. It happened to me on that BattleStations Midway event a few days back.

Yep, its confirmed. It only happens on live shows because I just finished watching the replay of Button Mashing ( Did anyone else come close to punching their monitor on Memory Leak from anger of the contestant's stupidity?) and it worked perfectly. Plz help.

And if ur wondering, this doesnt only happen on Button Mashing. It happened to me on that BattleStations Midway event a few days back.

LordRevan1

Is this thread only for Live Event Streaming or is it also for User Videos as well? Sidburn19

Well i'm having problem with playing user video, everytime I watch a just video is keeps freezing and its starts to load this happend all the time even on clips that are only 30 sec long. I have the newest version on flash player.

This problem is only resason, video use to run fine for me before.

Any advice?

The Online Store Suggestion didn't work for me. However, I finally found a solution. What you need to do is to go into a site like msn or yahoo and open up a video that uses Windows Media Player (eg a Music Video). Close this down, and open up Gamespot and then for some reason the Gamespot Videos will work. I am not sure why this happens. You will need to do this everytime you restart your computer. I hope it works for you. Jasper541

This solution can also be added to the first post. Apparently, some Firefox users are missing a certain plug-in that prevents them from streaming a video. I found this suggestion here. Hope this has helped:).Jerell_rast