# Streaming HD Videoclips: Buffering takes ages, while downloading the entire file is quick **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Tags:** github\_issue\_exists, nc15\ **Created:** [March 22, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/streaming-hd-videoclips-buffering-takes-ages-while-downloading-the-entire-file-is-quick/50072 "2019-03-22T12:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nbp937](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/nbp937/32/54356_2.png) [@nbp937](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/nbp937)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/streaming-hd-videoclips-buffering-takes-ages-while-downloading-the-entire-file-is-quick/50072/21 "2024-07-27T14:53:14Z")
> [@stesie](#): > > On my PC (Windows 10) I usually use Firefox, and as it appears, Firefox is performing week when it comes to high bitrate video streaming. I could solve the issue simply by using Chrome instead. > > On Android, the official Nextcloud App can’t well stream high bitrate videos either. When I use the NC App just to find out the URL to the video - but manually paste the URL into Android VLC Player, the video is streamed seamlessly. Oddly, when the Nextcloud Android app is used to stream with VLC as external player (tab on the 3 dots next to the video filename, then select “stream with”) the performance is as weak as when using the app’s build in player. It looks when involved, the Nextcloud Android app causes a general bottleneck that drives (high bitrate) video streaming unusable. Has anyone found a solution here? [This](https://github.com/nextcloud/android/issues/5800) was supposed to implement a fix, but doesn’t seem to be working. ---
**Author:** ![tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/tflidd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/tflidd)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/streaming-hd-videoclips-buffering-takes-ages-while-downloading-the-entire-file-is-quick/50072/22 "2024-07-29T11:50:49Z")
They changed the player to supposedly fix the issue. After that, the topic became quite, so not sure if it is valid to conclude that it was fixed at the time. With a different player in the background, it’s probably better to open a new topic (you can still link topics that you think might be related to your problem), and then also check a bit the logs and background info. So people can double check if they can reproduce the issue, or if there is something not working well on your setup. ---
**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/streaming-hd-videoclips-buffering-takes-ages-while-downloading-the-entire-file-is-quick/50072/23 "2025-01-16T09:22:54Z")
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