Suffering through buffering: MTV's "Overdrive " - streaming...but not quite?
I'm thinking I may have to issue a retraction for what I'm about to assert at some point in the future, with Guam's bandwidth being crappy (
along with other infrastructure- and consumer-based technologies). But I've spent a hefty part of what I'm assuming is a lovely Sunday evening trying to figure out exactly if MTV's customizable broadband service,
MTV Overdrive, really is supposed to deliver video to my desktop by way of archived streams, or not.
I've tried a few different times throughout the week at various times of the day to capitalize on non-peak load, and I can't get the video to truly play-as-I'm-watching, being forced to endure long buffering periods. It took me about 54 minutes to finally get all 8.5 minutes of
a Kelly Clarkson piece from the 2005 VMAs. And when it did come down, it was stellar - crisp video, rich audio - and I really dig the playlist feature. But it was a major chore getting to that point.
Maybe it's just me, or maybe the demand for VMA videos is still in high demand.