Lets take a stab at this too...lol...first off...what is buffering? computer memory area: a temporary storage area for data being transmitted between two devices that function at different speeds. A buffer enables a faster device such as a computer to complete sending the data and begin another task without waiting for a slower device such as a printer. So...what is happening is that the movie is downloading and playing at the same time..._Sky's suggestion would work but...one way to get by this is to find the movie you want and right click on it...find SAVE TARGET AS...and save it to your hard drive...I've tried alot of different download managers who say they can increase download speeds, but they never do...I am going to assume that you are running winxp...there are ways of increasing the speed but they involve messing with the registry...which is what I would do if I were there in person but just one mistake and your computer could be screwed...so unless you know exactly what to change and what to change it to we wont even go there...lol...I bring it up only in case your ISP people suggest you play with the registry on your computer...just tell them Lyle says no way...lol...