Buffer Size in Itunes 10.2

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Buffer Size in Itunes 10.2

Updated to Itunes 10.2 this morning, and ever since the update I'm having constant drop-outs listening to my favorite streaming radio station. Itunes keeps on re-buffering the stream, but to no avail.

You used to be able to set the Buffer Size in de advanced panel of Itunes, but Apple seem to have gotten rid of this function in 10.2.

Is there any way to increase the buffer size manually? I'm guessing not.

Imac 24" 2,4Ghz; Imac 27" Core i7, Macbook 13" Unibody, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 5, 2011 2:21 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 9, 2011 2:18 PM in response to maxximus

Having a similar issue here with streaming video to my apple tv 2g.
Why remove the 'Streaming Buffer Size' options?

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Answer 2

Mar 10, 2011 9:06 AM in response to maxximus

I'm having the same problem. 😟

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Mar 10, 2011 11:27 PM in response to Pedro Luiz

Having same problem. I will contact apple in the morning.

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Mar 17, 2011 6:57 PM in response to GigHarbor

Yep. Me, too. My stream keep getting rebuffered.

Where's the stream buffer adjustment?

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Mar 19, 2011 3:29 PM in response to maxximus

I am having the same problem on my HP. I have not upgraded yet on my macbook. And i guess i won't until this issue is salved. Apple are you listening?

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Limnos

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Mar 19, 2011 4:13 PM in response to Kevin Van Veelen

Apple are you listening?

In short, no. Apple doesn't monitor the forum for product feedback since it is intended to the an end-user to end-user forum. I suggest: [http://www.apple.com/feedback> - Apple products feedback links

I still run iTunes 7 Streaming buffer is under Preferences > Advanced > General in that version, maybe they removed it from later versions. Newer releases do not always mean better features.

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JKxZ

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Mar 19, 2011 10:13 PM in response to maxximus

Buffering menu is gone from prefs in 10.2. There might be a .plist setting or some other command line way to force the buffer to the old "Large" setting.

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Apr 28, 2011 1:10 PM in response to maxximus

Anybody find any solutions to this yet? Love it when companies remove useful/ critical features and then release it as an update!

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GeeBabie

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May 10, 2011 1:20 PM in response to maxximus

Wow! Any Apple ITunes support people listening? Same problems here. And just with the recent player update. My player buffers every 5 seconds, then just stops. Funny, if you go directly to the streaming radio sites, no buffering issue.

Man I hope these guys are listening. Really the internet radio was one of the best features. Don't lose this one Itunes!

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May 14, 2011 7:59 PM in response to maxximus

I am having the same problem.

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Chris CA

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May 14, 2011 8:04 PM in response to GeeBabie

GeeBabie wrote:

Wow! Any Apple ITunes support people listening?

No.

This is a user-to-user forum.

You need to send feedback here -> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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