# Flash 6 (or 7 video) player hogs the bandwidth. : (

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-6-or-7-video-player-hogs-the-bandwidth/237710>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 2, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-6-or-7-video-player-hogs-the-bandwidth/237710 "2007-09-02T23:28:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![OM2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@OM2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OM2)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-6-or-7-video-player-hogs-the-bandwidth/237710/1 "2007-09-02T23:28:12Z")

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I’m using Flash 6 video player.  
There’s no reason for me to use any higher.

I have a serious problem though.

It hogs ALL the download bandwidth and doesn’t let ANY other button presses work.  
(I’ve tried publishing as Flash 7: still same problem.)

For example… I have it on the front page.  
One it starts downloading and playing: any other presses on any other button simply doesn’t respond.  
It only responds when the current video playing has been fully loaded.

Ideally… I want to keep the Flash movie be on the lowest possible player.  
I can’t see why changing to a higher player would solve the problem.

Or is this just a well known bug?

Thanks.

OM