Video Playback Issues

Users frequently report problems with videos failing to load, play, or display properly on websites, especially in browsers like Firefox and Chrome, with mentions of YouTube, Vimeo, and device-specific issues.

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Sample Comments

bdonlan Nov 12, 2020 View on HN

Youtube playback also seems impacted (the front page loads, but videos don't play).

NegativeLatency May 14, 2024 View on HN

Shoulda used youtube to host their video, it's all broken and pixelated for me

quickpost Jan 4, 2008 View on HN

Video isn't working for me... :(

hmcamp Oct 16, 2025 View on HN

Same for me. Videos don’t load, errors out

azinman2 Dec 23, 2017 View on HN

In my experience it's the video that's the problem.

anoncake May 22, 2019 View on HN

It can't play some videos properly for me but otherwise, it works for me too.

madez Jul 7, 2015 View on HN

The video is showing fine here. I'm using the HTML Video Everywhere! extension.

teekert Feb 2, 2021 View on HN

Watching any video under X is really horrible for me. May depend on settings/hardware?

j45 Jul 12, 2025 View on HN

Would it be possible to just look at the videos in a different browser?

bluetidepro Jul 14, 2025 View on HN

Please add video and I’ll buy this instantly. I have this problem for videos, but not for images.