Streaming video or audio playback begins as soon as the local player begins receiving content from the host computer. The quality of streaming video and audio depends upon the speed of the connection to the internet. Ethernet or cable modem connections offer the best quality. 56k modems offer good audio quality, but less than optimal video quality. Video playback is not recommended for 28.8k or slower modems.
Network congestion can also negatively affect the speed or quality of playback.
Because of the importance of clear audio in our speech-based materials we have created our videos to maximize sound rather than video quality over slow connections. Slower connections will also received videos with a smaller frame size than those sent over faster connections. In order to facilitate use of Everyday Norwegian in language classrooms and labs, the Five College Foreign Language Resource Center will make a CD-R copy of this material along with a site license available to language labs at a reasonable price.