Playlet channel not working

Hello everyone, The developer of Playlet here!

Yes Playlet had some technical issues in December, but things seems to be stable now.

If you are having issues with the app, please report it under the Github issue, and I'll be happy to follow up with you and sort things out https://github.com/iBicha/playlet/issues it's the best place to report issues

I do not monitor the Roku forums, so I only found this post by chance.

Thank you!

For some reason today the Playlet channel is working. There are some instructions when it is opened but I just started playing videos without doing what the instruction stated. Works fine right now.

THOMAS10 

Now that you have deleted the Instance and have "Playlet built-in Backend" showing, see if toggling between Invidious and Playlet (local) under the "Backend" section directly above it gives you any different results.

Also, under the Proxy Videos section, try enabling "Only if Needed".

EDITED:  Looks the developer is aware of this issue with very long videos. (ones over 2hrs 30 min).  He has a workaround and it will be fixed in the next release of Playlet.  See his response to the issue in the Github issue page  https://github.com/iBicha/playlet/issues/500.

Personally, I am not seeing this issue when viewing the different cams so maybe try performing a fresh install of playlet on your Roku device.

Remove Playlet.  Perform a System Restart.  Then Reinstall Playlet.

It's back working for me using the deleted instance fix as described earlier. 

bdpopeye 

Yes, Playlet will work fine for some users using the Playlet backend, it will work for others depending on the Instance used if using invidious API as backend, and finally should work for others using the method now described in the on-screen announcement, via an empty instance. (steps provided in my previous post).

Going to depend on the device being used, the Roku OS, and the settings you have configured in Playlet.  In short, most users should be able to get Playlet operational again using one of the above methods.

i just went back on playlet click on video still get error message no valid bitrates is there a address that i can try that will work http://invidious.jing.rocks not seem to work i dont know any other ones to try

i went in instance del it and clicked on save when i went out it showed playlet built-in backend i clicked video still getting error message no valid bitrates still comes up i have playlet on my roku

it will  play the short videos when im not login but when i go to search like live cam around the world it comes up with loads of live videos when i try click on one it comes up saying errormsg no vilid bitrates then says errorcode-5 under it

i did a test there a red X on fetch video details red X on fetch video captions and red X on fetch video thumbnails  the rest has green check mark

i unstall it and restarted my roku and reinstalled it back on and still getting same error message errorMsg no valid bitrates

i did another test it show now just one red X on fetch video captions and the rest shows green check

THOMAS10 

If you successfully deleted the Invidious instance, you should be getting Red X's on everything in the "Test".  No green checkmarks should be showing.

Can you post some screenshots of your Settings? (use the little camera icon above to upload images)

when i put check mark beside invidious under backend it comes up with error saying failed to load video Reason:Internal server error but if i go click on playlet (local) i get error message saying errorMsg:no valid bitrates

THOMAS10 

I can only reproduce the issue of the the "Video Load Error" if I select an Invidious Instance (ie. invidious.jing.rocks) and then select Invidious as the backend.

If I use Playlet as the backend, everything loads and plays fine.

If I follow the developer's suggestion to remove the Invidious instance completely (so that it shows nothing at all in the instance box), then I can select both Invidious or Playlet as the backend and the videos will load and play just fine. (I have tried a bunch of the live cams and no issues).

Give me a specific title of the cam you are trying to watch and I will check if there is a feed issue.

i went to search type in cam then click on vevo cam-burning house clicked on it and came back saying errorMsg:no valid bitrates i even del instance and try the video

THOMAS10 

Plays fine on my device. (By the way, that is not a live cam but an older country song.  Good band).

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When you deleted Instance, and then performed the Test, are you now getting all Red X's?

yes all show red x after i del instance

even type live cam around the world it came up with loads of live videos any one i click on keeps saying erroMsg no valid bitrates

Try using an alternate method of using Playlet and see what happens.

You can use Playlet through a web browser on a laptop, or use it on a mobile phone (using the Youtube app).

Try the mobile phone method. (The instructions are under "Remote", directly under the Settings in Playlet).

1. Install Youtube app on phone/mobile device.

2. Go to the Remote section in Playlet and select "Link with Wifi" (use the arrow keys).

3. In the Youtube app, search for a video and then press the Cast button on your phone and select "Playlet on Roku Device".

4. Then press Play on the video in the Youtube app.

Your Youtube video will now be sent through to Playlet.

The other method is to use a web-browser on laptop (Select Playlet Web App) and follow the instructions there.

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See if you have any better results using one of those two methods.

I prefer using the laptop (Playlet Web App) but use whichever one is easier for you.

that was wired it played a  video for a min on playlet on roku then stop and then popup message errorMsg no valid bitrates

video load error failed to load video information Reason:Internal server error statusCode:500

at home it seem to play 1 video thats the dark side of counter-strike 2 but if i try the others ones at home i get a error message

all rest of the videos on playlet home says failed to load video information reason internal server error but only one will play

i just wish i could get playlet going because it doesnt have ads but youtube sure does and it drives me nuts with loads of ads thats why i am hoping to get playlet to play so i can enjoy the videos with no ads

its finally working 🙂 on roku using playlet built-in backend with check mark on invidious