Best way to tell if a device is HLS capable?
We want to deliver HLS if the device can handle it, what is the best way to tell? Look at the model number?
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General issues with HLS that affect all roku players, but the older devices most strongly:
I suggest you check that major version is 3 and don't worry about minor version.
Alternatively, as the number of legacy 3.1 devices in use is declining, you may wish to simply exclude that platform from publication, let us know when you submit the channel and we can make that setting change for you.
- Joel
- Keyframes, SPS and PPS not at beginning of segment
Segments not aligned between bitrate variants
Server isn't using http 1.1
Segment window smaller than 8 segments
Segment size smaller than 10 seconds.
Chunk list updated on CDN before the segments listed in it are available, device attempts to retrieve segment before it actually exists
General Audio or Video encoding errors.
I suggest you check that major version is 3 and don't worry about minor version.
Alternatively, as the number of legacy 3.1 devices in use is declining, you may wish to simply exclude that platform from publication, let us know when you submit the channel and we can make that setting change for you.
- Joel
