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KWBum Author

Level 1

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Why no "Streaming Buffer" option??

I am using iTunes 10.4 (80) on a MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running Mac OS 10.6.8.

iTunes help tells me that I can do the following: "You can also choose iTunes > Preferences, click Advanced, and choose Large from the Streaming Buffer Size pop-up menu."

However, in my iTunes, no such option exists at all. There is nothing anywhere in the Preferences relating to "Streaming Buffer Size."

The issue is iTunes radio, and very frequent drop-outs due to, I imagine, rebuffering.

Any tips??

Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 29, 2011 8:29 AM

39 replies

frank_b

Level 1

8 points

Dec 21, 2013 11:47 AM in response to TexasGreyhound

did not help. Maybe made it worse, but it may just be that I'm irritated by taking so much time looking for a nonexistant fix... iTunes 11 now.

Dec 21, 2013 1:00 PM in response to frank_b

Same frustration here. I use VLC or Clementine players instead. Not as pretty, but they play streams flawlessly. Clementine perhaps the best choice.

hukalaki

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Feb 9, 2014 12:15 PM in response to Chatlanian

I am also having this tremendously frustrating problem and, since I use iTunes in my home automation whole house audio setup, I don't know it's out from rebuffering until I try to use it and the sound is dead. Additionally I have a tuner module with volatile memory that loses its programming when the power goes out (yes it is on a UPS but that then dies after several hours). I'm looking for programmability as well as maybe solving the FM radio tuner preset issue. Would an internet enabled receiver, or something like a Roku Streambox work better?

hukalaki

Level 1

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Feb 9, 2014 3:26 PM in response to hukalaki

I saw the terminal command for setting the buffer size in another thread and then here. In the other thread it suggested 512000, but this seems huge in reading the comments here. Also, could we clarify if the correct entry is 1280 or 128000?

Has this correction worked for most users and can be considered a solution?

Feb 9, 2014 3:28 PM in response to hukalaki

No.

The only effect is has is a delay before playing a track. But the playback still stops. No fix yet.

hukalaki

Level 1

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Feb 9, 2014 3:31 PM in response to Chatlanian

OK, thanks for the quick reply. Too bad. What should it be set back to for best results?

Feb 9, 2014 4:08 PM in response to hukalaki

I think about 1280 will give you some 10 / 15 seconds buffer. But, still no joy with streaming from the internet via iTunes. Note, that streaming at home over local 5G netwrok to Appele TV works just fine. It is playing back the the external stream from the internet seems to cause no endo of problems. Other apps, such as VLC player have no problem streaming from the same source. Like for instance from http://www.di.fm.

Mar 30, 2014 10:51 AM in response to KWBum

Want to add my +1 to Apple on this thread...

Internet radio streams die the "rebuffering stream" death constantly and quickly in the latest iTunes versions. Living in the heart of Silicon Valley, I have an amazing internet connection, & other players work fine.

Ugh.

piscesMo

Level 1

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May 21, 2015 6:48 PM in response to Chatlanian

3 years later, this post about adding line to terminal, works well for me thank you, crossing fingers ✅

Why no "Streaming Buffer" option??