Why does the same video buffer so much on other sites?

Question

I’ve noticed some videos buffer a lot. E.g. I play the same video(same resolution) on another site and it buffers a lot, and when I play it on another site it runs smoothly. Is it a video player thing? I’m pretty sure it’s not an internet problem

In: Technology

Answer 1

Different sites have different servers.

Not all servers are made equally.

Some have a lot of traffic, some have little traffic.

Some are junk regardless of the amount of traffic.

Combination of server “quality” and amount of people accessing it at the same time determine how well the video is accessed, and therefore played.