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    From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to All on Wed Aug 23 14:43:00 2017
    A while back I read some Help sections on VIMEOs web pages to find out
    why every time I try to watch a video made by someone who posts their
    video at VIMEO I see a Black Screen with a message on it saying the
    computer I'm using can't watch the video.

    I use a 32-bit Windows XP SP3 pc with 3 GB RAM.

    I allow VIMEO options that NoScript shows in it's drop down box.

    Besides telling me to get a Modern Day Computer, what do I need to do?
    Thanks!


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  • From Paul Quinn@3:640/384 to Ed Vance on Thu Aug 24 09:43:00 2017
    Hi! Ed,

    In a message to All you wrote:

    A while back I read some Help sections on VIMEOs web pages
    to find out why every time I try to watch a video made by
    someone who posts their video at VIMEO I see a Black Screen
    with a message on it saying the computer I'm using can't
    watch the video.

    I get that sometimes with another VirtualBox PC running an old FF. I think it's a mismatch with their presentation, between html5/flash capabilities of FF. No great dramas...

    I use a 32-bit Windows XP SP3 pc with 3 GB RAM.

    My vBox is an old Puppy Linux running an old FF, with 512Mb. :)

    I allow VIMEO options that NoScript shows in it's drop down
    box.

    Well done you, Ed. :)

    Besides telling me to get a Modern Day Computer, what do I
    need to do? Thanks!

    I generally copy the video title (highlight + [Ctrl]-C) and go to something I know will work, e.g. EwwToob (YT) and paste that title in the search box. Even
    if that exact video isn't posted there as well, it will find close matches for you. Oh, and I rarely sit there & watch videos on-line (unless they're only about 1-2 mins); I usually dowmload them, copy 'em to a USB and then watch 'em later on my HD TV.

    OTOH, if I don't get anything remotely close (on YT) then the video probably wasn't worth watching in the first place. :)

    Cheers,
    Paul.

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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Paul Quinn on Sat Aug 26 22:24:00 2017
    08-24-17 09:43 Paul Quinn wrote to Ed Vance about Watching VIMEO Videos
    Howdy! Paul,

    @MSGID: <599E414D.15196.windowsa@capitolcityonline.net>
    Hi! Ed,

    In a message to All you wrote:

    A while back I read some Help sections on VIMEOs web pages
    to find out why every time I try to watch a video made by
    someone who posts their video at VIMEO I see a Black Screen
    with a message on it saying the computer I'm using can't
    watch the video.

    I get that sometimes with another VirtualBox PC running an old FF. I think it's a mismatch with their presentation, between html5/flash capabilities of FF. No great dramas...
    -snip-
    I generally copy the video title (highlight + [Ctrl]-C) and go to something I know will work, e.g. EwwToob (YT) and paste that title in
    the search box. Even if that exact video isn't posted there as well,
    it will find close matches for you. Oh, and I rarely sit there & watch videos on-line (unless they're only about 1-2 mins); I usually dowmload them, copy 'em to a USB and then watch 'em later on my HD TV.

    OTOH, if I don't get anything remotely close (on YT) then the video probably wasn't worth watching in the first place. :)

    Thanks, I will try Searching on YT for the Title/Subject/Person if
    the Video is on VIMEO's website.

    ... I eventually got through last night and got put on hold.
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