There are several reasons why a stream may have issues. If the stream is taking a long time to load, is consistently buffering, or is of low quality, it could be the following:

4.3.1 SLOW INTERNET CONNECTIVITY / NOT ENOUGH BANDWIDTH

Northwoods League + works best over 4G and Wi-Fi networks. As Northwoods League + uses adaptive playback that adjusts the quality of the stream depending on your network bandwidth, slower networks or internet connection speeds can reduce the video quality available in Northwoods League +. Try troubleshooting here or contact your Internet Service Provider or Mobile Data Provider if you suspect you are getting less bandwidth than you should.

4.3.2 CPU UTILIZATION (DESKTOP)

If your CPU is running at or above about 75%, you will likely encounter issues with sluggish or choppy video quality.

To check your CPU usage on a Windows computer, press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys simultaneously and then select “Task Manager”. Your current CPU usage percentage is displayed under the “Performance” tab.

To check your CPU usage on a Mac OSX computer, launch the Activity Monitor application. Your current CPU usage percentage is displayed under the CPU tab.

If you’re experiencing high CPU utilization, close any unnecessary applications which will help save CPU resources. Also, please check your CPU utilization while the media player is running.