Posted: 4/11/20 at 12:28pm
I paid my $6.99 for access to the Bandstand video on Playbill. I had no trouble watching it on my laptop (Macbook pro) but when I went to watch it on my Ipad, the page wouldn't even load. Then I tried accessing it using Chrome instead of Safari, and the page worked, but the widescreen didn't, meaning the only way I could watch was through the small window on the playbill page.
I got a speedy response from Inplayer (the player that Playbill is using for this) but unfortunately it was anything but helpful. He gave me a few suggestions to try (many i'd already tried with no luck) but ultimately said "While it is possible to watch on other devices, we would highly recommend you use a web browser for the best experience".
It's now 2020 and with so many streaming services putting out so much content, all of it working effortlessly, (many of them have apps available to make it even easier - Inplayer does not) I am very disappointed. This also doesn't look good for Playbill, who is trying to raise money for the Actor's Fund through this. Why would they choose to use a player/company when it is so limited in it's capabilities.
Has anyone else had this issue yet? I'd been waiting to watch this version of Bandstand for a long time, now it looks like I'll need to take my computer with me to whichever room I want to watch it in.
