Reminds me of something I've been wondering about. My smart TV and Blu-ray player each have YouTube in firmware. My iPhone 4 will no longer run the YT app, but I can call it up in my browser and run it there, linked to the TV via Wi-Fi.

So here's the thing. After watching YT on any of them for long, over an hour or so, the video will stop and a "Loading" message appears, but playback never resumes. Only option if I wish to continue is to switch to another device. It's a pain.

I have cable Internet that runs from 12-20 Mbps and a wireless Netgear router that is less than a year old. This doesn't happen in any of my hardwired devices. (Ethernet to my entertainment center isn't feasible.) I'm not even asking for illumination, just musing aloud. Such are the vagaries of being digital.


"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."