[mythtv-users] missed an episode trying to watch on Firefox

[Mark Boyum]

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Jim Morton <Jim at morton.hrcoxmail.com>wrote:

> Scott Bickford wrote:
>
>> I have Mythdora 10.21.
>> I missed the last episode of Heroes and wanted to watch it from nbc.com <
>> http://nbc.com>.
>>
>>
>> When I do from xterm:
>>
>> firefox http://www.nbc.com/heroes/video/episodes/#vid=1194203
>>
>> The NBC logo looks like it's loading, but then stops changing colors. I
>> checked FF has Flash Player version 10.
>>
>> I can run the video on my Win XP Firefox notebrick ok, but doesn't seem to
>> work on MythDora. It seems that I get redircted to an ad that plays in the
>> Flash Player, then the actual video starts.  Any clues what might be wrong?
>>
>>
>>
> This is what TNT had to say when I had a similar issue on their site.
>
> <quote>
> Typically, when all you can see are the commercials then there is a
> licensing issue. You will need to have Windows Media Player installed for
> the video to show. This isn't due to codecs or file format, but more
> specifically due the DRM licensing setup that we have with Windows Media
> Player and the studios.
>
> I don't think Windows has a Linux supported version of Windows Media Player
> so you may be stuck in the same boat as our Mac users when it comes to
> accessing our licensed footage. There may be some sort of work around for
> Linux users but I don't have enough familiarity in that area to really help
> out.
>
> </quote>
>
> --
> _________________________________________________________


You could watch it on Hulu if you are in the US.
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