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Alternative Players - which should I use?

With so many different operating systems and browser combunations out there, it's difficult/impossible to find a "one-size-fits-all" player which is ideal for everyone. For that reason, we have several different players available. Here is a list of them and their pros & cons :

Brid.tv - This is our default/standard player.

Pro ... very compatible and works on most devices.

Pro ... short-term rewind feature

Con ... not tolerant of streams which have glitches - tends to stop and display "Video Error"

Flussonic - Our old standard player.

Pro ... more tolerant of glitchy streams than Brid.tv

Pro ... scroll-to-zoom feature - a form of digital zoom on the streams

hls.js - Our newest player

It's early days on this, but it seems ....

Pro ... tollerant of glitchy streams - will usually restart after a blip

flowplayer - an oldie but goldie

Pro ... a good all-round player which some users find useful.

Con ... hls.js seems to be a better alternative now

HDW Player

This will be removed in the near future. It was retained for old browsers which used Flash, but since all modern browsers abandoned Flash for security reasons a long time ago, and Adobe themselves have now discontinued it.

Pro ... The only option for Internet Explorer / Flash.

Con ... Internet Explorer / Flash have passed their sell-by date. It's time we all moved on...

Flussonic Low Latency