[mythtv-users] Using Webfrontend to play recording

[James Linder]

> On 19 Nov 2020, at 9:50 am, Bob Long <bob at oblong.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Fresh installation of Linux Mint 20, MATE, 64 bit; MythTV fixes/31 (v31.0-v31.0) as combined backend and frontend. All that seems to work.
> 
> So, with Firefox, trying Webfrontend|TV|Recordings; for a recording: Watch|Play in browser results in "No video with supported format..." and an instruction to install JW Player.
> 
> Going to Menu|3rd-Party Software|JW Player and clicking on the button "Install JW Player" results in "501 not implemented."
> 
> My searching has not resulted in a solution.
> 
> So is this process meant to work? If so, is there a fix? Or is there another way of viewing via a browser?
> 

AND firefox does a crap job of streaming. I had to (dons raincoat) use chrome.

James