# Why don't I get some video with Firefox?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-get-some-video-with-firefox/454970>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-get-some-video-with-firefox/454970 "2008-07-01T22:00:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-get-some-video-with-firefox/454970/1 "2008-07-01T22:00:08Z")

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This [page from ThinkGeek](http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/93cf/?cpg=ab) has a video on the bottom.

Firefox doesn’t even attempt to play it. I have trouble with other sites that have embedded video.

Internet Explorer attempts to play this video and often succeeds at other video that Firefox refuses to play.

I hate to think “bug” with my beloved Firefox - I’m hoping it’s just a setting. This is the new v3 Firefox but it was not better under v2.

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**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-get-some-video-with-firefox/454970/2 "2008-07-01T22:04:27Z")

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It works fine for me. Do you have [Flash Player](http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BUIGP) installed? It’s a YouTube embedded video, and requires Flash Player in order to run.

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-get-some-video-with-firefox/454970/3 "2008-07-01T22:09:19Z")

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What **Stealth Potato** said. Get flash player and it should work.

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**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-get-some-video-with-firefox/454970/4 "2008-07-01T22:25:51Z")

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Ah. Embedded YouTube, you say?

That explains it.

My un-fun company whacks Youtube at the firewall.

Explorer is going through a lot of unsuccessful motions to load it, never finishes; Firefox just exits.

I installed the updated player for the ones that seem to work on IE but not on Firefox.

Thanks for the quick reply.