[mythtv-users] Using Webfrontend to play recording

[James Linder]

> On 19 Nov 2020, at 2:09 pm, Bob Long <bob at oblong.com.au> wrote:
> 
> James Linder wrote on 19/11/20 12:29 pm:
>>> 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.
> So I tried Google Chrome. That allowed the installation of JW Player; Firefox then knew JW Player was installed. But neither worked for "Play in Browser".
> 
> I then tried "XSPF/M3U8/ASX" which gave a prompt; selecting VLC worked. That will do for me.

Bob please use more words :)

I looked for the option and found it not.
I tried to use VLC directly which failed and selected uPnP, I have a server running ‘doze media player and my samsung TV see it and can use it,  but that failed too.
James