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No more RealPlayer. The new set up should be easier & less troublesome for everyone.

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The notice on VIPTV is a link to this thread which provides the time for the site being down, which is the 30th.

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It's been working for me, and I haven't seen others saying it's down for them, so it might be a issue on your end. I just checked & have a show playing right now, so I'm not sure what to tell you.

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The movie site will eventually be switched to flash as well.

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Not actually affiliated with this site, but the admin is a friend of LBJ. Here's the link: movieonline.cc

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They aren't going to go back to Real Player after converting all those files to flash. Real Player caused issues for a lot of people. It worked fine for me, but many, many members requested what we now have. Give it a chance. It's only day 1, and I'm sure there are still a few bugs to work out. The admin here is very interested in meeting the needs of the members. As for the ipad thing, that is not why it was changed, but flash does enable those wanting to watch on their phones (not just Apple products) or other devices possible, which is another thing that was highly requested.

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I count as much as the next person. I don't like that flash uses more bandwidth, but that doesn't mean I can't see the reasons for the changes. I have not had issues with buffering, so that could just be one of the glitches that still need to be worked out. You are not the one who has had to field the complaints about RP - and not all of them are still visible in the forum, so you really don't know how big an issue it was. I'm not going to argue the point, because the decision was made & has been enacted by admin. If you really want reimbursement, you need to send a PM to lbjedward explaining your situation. He will take care of that for you, but please be patient. It may take up to a week.

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Of course God is not a profanity. Pairing it with damn is what some find offensive. I meant to edit both words.

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I understand your frustration as I have had to do the same thing today with the show I'm watching (Grey's Anatomy season 3). The only thing I can suggest for now is to keep doing what you're doing, It seems the more popular shows getting more hits are having a bit more trouble than older episodes. Seeing as this is only the first day with flash, I would guess it's a bug, but we'll have to wait & see. I will make a post in Site Management for when another of the mods comes online who is more technically proficient, as they might be able to provide a better explanation. Thank you for your patience as the bugs get worked out of the new system.

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For lost points, please send a PM to lbjedward. Do NOT tick the box next to "Save a copy in outbox", as the PM will only get sent to you. You do have 30 clicks/24 hours on the initial click to watch an episode. If you sent a PM before, you can also remind LBJ of the other points you are still missing. Check your tracking and get the info from the original PM if you do not remember which episode/s you lost them on. It seems Smallville is having the most difficulty today, so I'm not sure if there is a problem with that upload or just a lot of traffic for that epi.

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Well said.

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Thank you for your kind words. According to Dan, aka dognxtdoor, he was able to use his android phone using the Dolphin browser. He found it didn't work with skyfire or firefox. Hope that helps.

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I know a couple of the mods have tested it with their phones, so I'm sure one of them will post some suggestions for you when they get online. They were quite pleased with the result, so I'm sure once you suss out the proper settings, and anything else you may need for it to work, that you'll like it too.

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That's odd. I've not been logged out when refreshing the page, so I don't really know what to suggest. @ tug17uk I've had that happen too, and I was also watching GA season 3 yesterday. I found if I refreshed the page & started again, the epi would play. I only got the steam not found twice, and that fixed it for me. I then just pulled the bar to where I left off & let it buffer for a few minutes.

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This may be a stupid question, but have you tried both servers? I'm in Canada & often find I have better results with the EU server. Just a suggestion, in case you haven't tried it yet.

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Bummer.

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Please post that in the Error Report thread. Thank you.

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Only LBJ can address that issue. We, the moderators, along with some members with a bit of tech knowledge, have been fielding most of the queries here. None of us can speak to the issue of size of screen. I'm sure LBJ will make a post when he has something to report on it.

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I know on another site, when RP updated, it was no longer compatible with the site, and we had to direct members to continue using the older version of RP and for those that had updated, to downgrade back to an earlier version. It's possible this change was done foreseeing that as RP continues to change, it would become incompatible with this site too. Flash is pretty much available to everyone. It has it's pros & cons, like any other viewer does. This site has worked hard over the years to make the site usable for all members, and I have confidence that admin & the techs are working to see how to make the new system work better for as many as possible. @babysexylexy I did not take your comments about the changes to be directed towards the mods, and I'm sure none of the other mods did either. We understand your frustration, and you are welcome to express it.

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Try it again. I just tried it & it is working on the US server. Also, please report such errors in our Error Reporting thread.