Stuttering video playback - help with troubleshooting

Thanks for the swift replies.

readysecure1985 wrote:
Is your TV buffering after that 30 seconds or does it just play part of the file and then stop?

It seems to play a few frames, stop, then start and play a few frames, then stop etc.

Does the ReadyNAS seem really busy?

Not that I can discern, it doesn't sound like it's overexerting itself and when I was attempting to troubleshoot it from my laptop, FrontView seemed to respond fine although I can't remember if I was using FrontView whilst playback was being attempted.

What kind of network are you using, 10/100 or Gigabit networking?

Not sure, how do I find that out? The router is a Virgin Media Superhub (made by Netgear I believe). Are all ethernet cables equal or is it worth checking them? I think but can't be sure that they are all Cat5 cables, can check but if it's a network setting or dependent upon the router then... dunno, not sure what I'm talking about tbh.

Is TV also gigabit or 10/100?

Don't know - it's a Panasonic Viera TX-L37U3B

vandermerwe wrote:
How did you stream to your laptop?

ReadyNAS > router > laptop (all connected via ethernet cable)

Did you use dlna?

Good point, no, opened and played the file on my laptop using VLC.

Did you go through your router?

Yes.

What model of Panasonic player are you using?

BluRay Disc Player DMP-BD75

Is it's firmware up to date?

Don't know, will have to check and look although it's possible, I vaguely recall doing something whilst messing about with the settings ages ago when I connected it up to the router. If updating the firmware is more involved than simply selecting an option after it's connected up to the router via ethernet then no.

The bottleneck is likely to be the Panasonic, not the readynas.

OK, if it is, that could be the least worst option to fix.

Thanks again for both your posts.