Watching video on Android TV web browsers

Hi

I recently purchased a gtv and I really like this box.

However, I have one issue that I hope someone might be able to help with.

I am trying to watch some videos on a website. The website is https://play.rtl.lu/

I downloaded the Puffin TV browser, and also sideloaded the Chrome and Firefox browsers, but none of these will allow me to watch the videos on this site.

Is there anything I can do in settings to make this work? Or is there another app that could be used to view these videos?

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

marjacklu

Thanks for your reply.

Can you recommend another app that will allow me to view videos on this site?

Thanks for your suggestion Danny. It was a good idea.

Unfortunately this RTL play is only for the Belgian RTL, and not for the RTL in Luxembourg, which is what I am trying to view.

Are there any Android TV web browsers that are able to play different video formats with ease?

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I am living in Luxembourg, so don't need to use a VPN to download Lux apps. However, there is no RTL Play app for Luxembourg. RTL Play is a new website that launched recently, but no app as yet.

There is an RTL Luxembourg app, which is used for Android phones and iphones, but I'm not sure if this is configured for TV use.

When I navigate to the website using Chrome, Firefox or Puffin, no videos will play for me. This is the same for me on the rtl.lu site.

I will try to intall MX Player and see if that helps.

Thanks again.

Well I tried MX Player, but that didn't work.

I wonder if it might be a permissions issue?

Thank you to everyone for the feedback and suggestions.

It's great to know that there is a community that tries to help with issues that arise.

I tried with Hola VPN, but no luck with that.

On Puffin, Firefox and Chrome, I have had no joy with playing any of the videos on the https://play.rtl.lu/ site. When I click on a video, it looks like it's trying to play, but never gets any further. I can see how long each video is, but that is all.

Before I upgraded to the gtv box, I had an old media box which used to work for playing videos from the rtl.lu website. However, my old media box was not Android TV certified, so perhaps that is the issue.

Danny, I am able to use chromecast to cast from my phone, which is a workaround. However, I was hoping to launch straight from the gtv, as this is connected via ethernet, whereas my phone is using wi-fi, and sometimes the picture quality on the screen is not as clear.

Thanks again.

Hi Mevi

Thanks for your message.

I don't think it's a VPN issue. I live in Luxembourg, so it shouldn't be a problem to view these videos. I can watch them on my PC without any VPN.

However, when I try to view them through Puffin, or through Firefox or Chrome (which I sideloaded onto the GTV), the video will not start.

I thought it might be a permissions issue, but I tried to change the settings on Chrome and Firefox, with no luck.

I was wondering if it might be an Android TV codec issue. I'm not knowledgeable enough about this, but just wondered.

On my four year old media box, I didn't have this problem, which makes me think that it might be something to do with Android TV certified by Google. I'm really not sure.

Thanks for trying to help.

Puffin was downloaded through google play store.

Chrome and Firefox are not available on the play store for google certified Android TV, and therefore had to be sideloaded.

When using Puffin, I am able to view videos on BBC News. However, the https://play.rtl.lu site does not allow me to view videos, even through Puffin. That made me wonder if it could be permission issue or a codec issue.

Thanks for the replies.

I'm happy to say that I've found a workaround for this issue.

If I try to view the site by first opening Kodi and then the Puffin browser when I am inside the Kodi software, everything works.

If I open the Puffin Browser as normal, for some reason, it doesn't.

Thanks again.