streaming videos

[lostboy87]

How come when i watch these,may it be a film or just a clip it always stops and starts to buffer up?How come it never keeps up and just runs smoothly?
Is my laptop too slow or is there something i can do about this?
Thanks alot in advance

[oxfordrocks]

Definition of buffering:
Describes a situation which occurs when a streaming media player is saving portions of a streaming media file to local storage for playback. Most streaming media players buffer a small percentage of a streaming media presentation before beginning to play it. Buffering also may occur in the middle of a presentation, when available bandwidth does not match the presentation's required bandwidth.

It's all to do with your internet speed and how big the file is.