You Tube???

[bjs229]

Video runs fine for me as well.
Have you tried another wifi connection?
Edit..just saw you were using BT. What version of Android? Known issues with BT and wifi on 4.2.1 If you are updated to 4.2.2 you should be ok using Bluetooth.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

[ajm600]

Thanks All. Things are now back to "normal". That is, every few minutes - rather than every few milliseconds when bluetooth is enabled -  the YouTube video stops to buffer. At this point I hit the menu>settings, then return - whereupon the video plays from where it left off. Until the next time.
I guess I'll have to live with that, as everything else seems to be OK.

Matt, do you think that perhaps a factory reset will improve matters? Or should I just get on with the status quo?

[matt]

4.2.2 ?
The n7 should have updated but check your version.


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube

If you start to read the one million + reviews on this program and problems others have, you might decide to look for an alternative.


If it's back to 'normal', reset may not help.

[ajm600]

This is the last message on this subject, I swear.
In addition to constant - albeit minutes apart rather than milliseconds - buffering on YouTube, the buffering plague has now spread to bluetooth reception on a portable speaker. Although my Desire S phone pairs and plays perfectly, my N7 drops out and buffers every 10 seconds or so.
There is definitely a buffering problem.
I am rapidly falling out of love with my N7. I bought my partner a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 for Christmas and that is just as fast and gives absolutely no problems at all - plus it has an expandable memory.
On my return from holiday, and still within warranty, this little baby is on its way back to ASUS.  What a pity!!

[S.Prime]

I would still try a factory reset before opting for a return. My bet is that Asus will suggest a factory reset, before taking any action.

[ajm600]

I just did a factory reset - before (!) I saw the last post from s.prime  (for which I thank him very much) - and the situation is much improved.

Thank you to everyone for your advice.

This baby might just have had a reprieve.

BTW Matt, if there are a "million +" mentions of problems similar to mine, is this not indicative of a serious situation? And would you happen to know if anything is being done to solve it? And where would one go to find out if there are plans afoot?

[matt]

Wait for an update, or try the alternative youtube viewers. Tubebox, freedbi, nextvid, pvstar, etc.

I don't consider any problem 'serious' if it's not gonna kill me. Glad I was wrong about the reset.
Look for the dev web site on play to complain to them directly.