08-24-17 09:43 Paul Quinn wrote to Ed Vance about Watching VIMEO Videos
Howdy! Paul,

 PQ> {at}MSGID: 
 PQ> Hi! Ed,

 PQ> In a message to All you wrote:

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

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

 PQ> OTOH, if I don't get anything remotely close (on YT) then the video
 PQ> 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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