On: YouTube: Google has found a way to break Invidious

[stavros]

I love that, but lately it seems to freeze a few seconds into the video.

[lozf → stavros]

Setting a lower resolution format via "ytdl-format=..." in the mpv.conf file may resolve that. Personally I also use "pause=yes" and find that the few extra seconds it has to cache also helps.

[stavros → lozf]

I'll try that, thanks!