Comments on: ABC.com introduces new Flash Player 8-based video player for streaming primetime TV shows for free http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/ Mike Downey is the Principal Evangelist for Platform Business Development at Adobe Systems and focuses on Adobe's platform technologies including AIR, Flash, and Flex. This is his personal blog. The views expressed on this site are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of Adobe Systems, it's employees or partners in any way. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:48:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tom http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17837 Tom Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:38:27 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17837 The new ABC full episode player is a JOKE. Doesn't work. Blank white screen. SHAME ON YOU ABC. Worked fine for me last time. The new ABC full episode player is a JOKE. Doesn’t work. Blank white screen. SHAME ON YOU ABC. Worked fine for me last time.

]]> By: Michael http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17808 Michael Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:47:35 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17808 I tried everything recommended here and also at joey wendt's site (will write this there as well). I clicked on the hyperlink he offered and then it reverted to the typical abc.com plug-in. It only offered a chance for the plug-in, which I was forced to accept and allow. It then attempted to load and just before the end I got the error message, "The player encountered an error. Please try again later. Error code '2'." I tried to ignore this and click on the episode desired and also (as with some of you others) was treated to the full commercial every time. But when asked to click on "continue," to see the actual episode, the little circle whirled around ad nausea. Something is afoot. Previously, I had no problem with ABC's reruns (though I'm a bit piqued as well that they don't have the season so far, but only the last few episodes for those of us who have been out of the country). However, for the moment I'd just like to see the thing work. I wrote a note on their "feedback" form and only got a canned reply. There was a ticket number in the subject line, so I thought that there might be some way to track my question. Replied to that and have heard zilch since. The NBC and other sites work, so perhaps I'll just have to live without ABC. Pity. Thanks. I tried everything recommended here and also at joey wendt’s site (will write this there as well).

I clicked on the hyperlink he offered and then it reverted to the typical abc.com plug-in. It only offered a chance for the plug-in, which I was forced to accept and allow. It then attempted to load and just before the end I got the error message, “The player encountered an error. Please try again later. Error code ‘2′.”

I tried to ignore this and click on the episode desired and also (as with some of you others) was treated to the full commercial every time. But when asked to click on “continue,” to see the actual episode, the little circle whirled around ad nausea.

Something is afoot. Previously, I had no problem with ABC’s reruns (though I’m a bit piqued as well that they don’t have the season so far, but only the last few episodes for those of us who have been out of the country). However, for the moment I’d just like to see the thing work.

I wrote a note on their “feedback” form and only got a canned reply. There was a ticket number in the subject line, so I thought that there might be some way to track my question. Replied to that and have heard zilch since.

The NBC and other sites work, so perhaps I’ll just have to live without ABC. Pity.

Thanks.

]]> By: Kathie http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17801 Kathie Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:22:24 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17801 try this, it worked for me http://www.joeywendt.com/2008/10/02/wierd-problems-with-the-abccom-full-episode-player/ try this, it worked for me

http://www.joeywendt.com/2008/10/02/wierd-problems-with-the-abccom-full-episode-player/

]]> By: Jennie http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17799 Jennie Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:53:23 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17799 I have been trying all night. Iwas at first using my tiny little 8" laptop/tablet to view and I thought I couldn't see the "continue" button. Good grief and lucky me that the COMMERCIALS play correctly, because how would complaints from the advertisers be fixed? I wish they would realize that people are having issues with PLAYING the PLAYER, why do I have to install FLASH EVERY TIME I load. I am an IT geek with a husband with a high-up networking job at a secure bank and owner of a computer company and he just says it is on ABC's side. AS TO THE TURNING OFF INTERNET SECURITY...DO NOT DO THAT, YOUR MACHINE WILL BE A SITTING DUCK FOR ALL KINDS OF SPYWARE. I have been trying all night. Iwas at first using my tiny little 8″ laptop/tablet to view and I thought I couldn’t see the “continue” button. Good grief and lucky me that the COMMERCIALS play correctly, because how would complaints from the advertisers be fixed? I wish they would realize that people are having issues with PLAYING the PLAYER, why do I have to install FLASH EVERY TIME I load. I am an IT geek with a husband with a high-up networking job at a secure bank and owner of a computer company and he just says it is on ABC’s side.

AS TO THE TURNING OFF INTERNET SECURITY…DO NOT DO THAT, YOUR MACHINE WILL BE A SITTING DUCK FOR ALL KINDS OF SPYWARE.

]]> By: Patty http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17790 Patty Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:03:18 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17790 I am also having the freezing problems with the ABC player. I can watch as much as up to the second commercial break, and then when the video starts, it runs for two seconds and then freezes. I can't pause it, I can't do anything with the player or it freezes. I'm trying to use my Sony Vaio laptop, since I can connect it to my big screen HD tv, I watch Netflix and a number of other tv programs this way. I can watch the ABC shows on my other two computers, one of which has less resources than the laptop and they both play fine. They are desktops. Homebuilt desktops. Only differences I can tell now are the laptop has shared video and the desktops have dedicated video cards (one of which is only 32MB). So, what is the deal? I'd really like to be able to play this on my laptop so that I can watch through the HD TV. Btw, I'm not even trying to run it in HD mode, but SD mode, which should require less resources, with no joy. I am also having the freezing problems with the ABC player. I can watch as much as up to the second commercial break, and then when the video starts, it runs for two seconds and then freezes. I can’t pause it, I can’t do anything with the player or it freezes. I’m trying to use my Sony Vaio laptop, since I can connect it to my big screen HD tv, I watch Netflix and a number of other tv programs this way. I can watch the ABC shows on my other two computers, one of which has less resources than the laptop and they both play fine. They are desktops. Homebuilt desktops. Only differences I can tell now are the laptop has shared video and the desktops have dedicated video cards (one of which is only 32MB). So, what is the deal? I’d really like to be able to play this on my laptop so that I can watch through the HD TV. Btw, I’m not even trying to run it in HD mode, but SD mode, which should require less resources, with no joy.

]]> By: Helen http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17785 Helen Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:52:54 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17785 I tried #53, but not loading. I am really bummed out! Who has time to make sure they are in front of a television at a certain time? I want my Grey's Anatomy back! I found this site by googling "abc player not working". I'm glad I'm not alone! abc has to fix this terrible problem. I tried #53, but not loading. I am really bummed out! Who has time to make sure they are in front of a television at a certain time? I want my Grey’s Anatomy back!

I found this site by googling “abc player not working”. I’m glad I’m not alone! abc has to fix this terrible problem.

]]> By: Kelly http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17783 Kelly Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:23:17 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17783 If you surf to the full episode player in firefox using the following link: http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/popup?aff=&pl=mv ...it works. I was having the same problem. It seems like the link takes you to an older version of the player, but I'm just happy it's no longer crashing my browser. If you surf to the full episode player in firefox using the following link: http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/popup?aff=&pl=mv

…it works. I was having the same problem. It seems like the link takes you to an older version of the player, but I’m just happy it’s no longer crashing my browser.

]]> By: sue http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17782 sue Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:24:49 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17782 I am having the same problem as Sara. The episode plays fine until the first commercial then does not restart playing. I also have XP and Adobe flash player 10,andI have cleared my cashe. It plays fine on my husbands pc, which is exactly the same as mine. sue I am having the same problem as Sara. The episode plays fine until the first commercial then does not restart playing. I also have XP and Adobe flash player 10,andI have cleared my cashe. It plays fine on my husbands pc, which is exactly the same as mine.
sue

]]> By: mac McCarthy http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17776 mac McCarthy Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:28:17 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17776 It's now October 2008 and this two-year-long set of problems has no solution, and no response from ABC.com. In my case, ABC.com claims I don't have Flash installed on my IE 7. I do. I have gone to great lengths to make sure and confirm that I do. I send complaints to ABC.com and get a robo-reply with useless info in it, and no way to follow up. Get this: They recommend I TURN OFF my INTERNET SECURITY! Can you imagine how many infected machines they're creating? Idiots. mac It’s now October 2008 and this two-year-long set of problems has no solution, and no response from ABC.com.

In my case, ABC.com claims I don’t have Flash installed on my IE 7. I do. I have gone to great lengths to make sure and confirm that I do.

I send complaints to ABC.com and get a robo-reply with useless info in it, and no way to follow up. Get this: They recommend I TURN OFF my INTERNET SECURITY! Can you imagine how many infected machines they’re creating?

Idiots.

mac

]]> By: Sara http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/01/abccom-introduces-new-flash-player-8-based-video-player-for-streaming-primetime-tv-shows-for-free/#comment-17771 Sara Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:25:31 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=217#comment-17771 I am not able to play full episodes. The commercial plays fine but then the show never starts. I am using Windows XP and Flash Player 10. Does anyone have a solution?? I can't even scroll after the commercials play. There is no "Click to Continue" in the corner either...Please help. I am not able to play full episodes. The commercial plays fine but then the show never starts. I am using Windows XP and Flash Player 10. Does anyone have a solution?? I can’t even scroll after the commercials play. There is no “Click to Continue” in the corner either…Please help.

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