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whenever i watch a video in youtube, if i switch into fullscreen, have to buffer it all over again. any video is like that. need help

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i watch a video in youtube innormal screen (small) ,but when i switch to full screen, it have to buffer it all over again. need help

i watch a video in youtube innormal screen (small) ,but when i switch to full screen, it have to buffer it all over again. need help

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This is because when you switch to fullscreen, youtube switches to higher resolution and discards the low-resolution buffer. It has nothing to do with Firefox. See this article for possible solutions: http://www.gtricks.com/youtube-tricks/full-screen-deletes-buffer-maximizing-problem/

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This is because when you switch to fullscreen, youtube switches to higher resolution and discards the low-resolution buffer. It has nothing to do with Firefox. See this article for possible solutions: http://www.gtricks.com/youtube-tricks/full-screen-deletes-buffer-maximizing-problem/