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A comment on Show HN: I took back Video.js after 16 years and we rewrote it to be 88% smaller. Parent comment

Re:Show HN: I took back Video.js after 16 years and we rewro... by nshelia on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @01:01AM (#47513478)
it just doesn’t work in every environment. every browser version has it’s own issues and edge cases. If you need stable video player or want streaming features you should use it.

P.S i built movie streaming and tv broadcasting player for country of Georgia and supported environments from 2009 LG Smart TVs to modern browsers.

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Re:Show HN: I took back Video.js after 16 years and we rewro... by truetraveller on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @01:16AM (#47513565)
Okay, what about non-streaming vid? I think the vanilla html5 <video> tag is solid, correct?
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Re:Show HN: I took back Video.js after 16 years and we rewro... by nshelia on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @01:27AM (#47513638)
you think it’s solid until you want customization and old browser support. it should work fine if you just want to autoplay a small size mp4 file on mute
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Re:Show HN: I took back Video.js after 16 years and we rewro... by phantomathkg on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @11:44AM (#47518924)
If all you want is a fix non-streaming, video, yes. Video tag just work. Video.js is catered for those required streaming.
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