Twitch.tv laggt - what to do?
If the Twitch.tv streaming page is down, there can be several reasons. You can often eliminate or at least minimize the lag with a few tricks. In this tip, read how it works.
Solutions against lying Twitch.tv streams
There are currently some problems with the European Twitch.tv servers, which is why you, as a user, are often powerless against the lag. However, these tips can sometimes help:
- Try reloading the stream page and thus the stream with the F5 key. With a little luck, Twitch will assign you a different, faster server.
- Sometimes it also helps if you choose a different quality and then return to the old quality.
- If that doesn't help, choose a lower quality.
- Alternatively, visit beta.twitch.tv and try to watch the stream.
- If you have no problem with a smaller screen, watch the stream on your smartphone or tablet. On Android devices, this can be done with the official Twitch app. There, the streams often run better than on the website.
With a small workaround and a tool, you can also watch Twitch.tv in the VLC player - so you can see the mobile stream, which is usually less jerky.
This is how the lag is created
- A big e-sports event is underway. Hundreds of thousands of people often watch Twitch.tv at the big "League of Legends" championships. This pushes the servers to their limits, which is why the streams start to jerky.
- Maintenance work. Servers are often switched off briefly for maintenance work, which can overwhelm the other servers.
- The European servers in particular are currently not particularly solid at Twitch, which is why there are often jerky streams in Germany, while people in the USA, for example, have no problems.
You can find more streaming platforms in our overview of the largest e-sports streaming sites.