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Rant

What the heck happened to CNET TV?

Oct 12, 2011 1:06AM PDT

When I go fullscreen and then hit escape, there is an annoying scroller to other videos right in the center of the screen and the X to close it doesn't work.

The initial embedded Flash video does not fill to the right size and I hate that I can't control the resolution any more in fullscreen.

Synchron

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Yup I see it too!
Oct 12, 2011 5:47AM PDT

Thanks for reporting this. I'll forward this issue along to our CNET TV team and have them take a look.

Thanks again for pointing that out.

-Lee
CNET Community

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Just a quick update...
Oct 12, 2011 5:58AM PDT

Good news. The team is already aware of the issue and it should be fixed shortly.

Thanks,
-Lee

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Thanks for your timely response
Oct 12, 2011 2:14PM PDT

Thanks, Lee. Nice to know they are on top of things. Also, I'm not sure why they decided to make the player video resolution automatic. I got plenty of bandwidth but I hate when it switches from like 480 I to 720P to 480 I on its own.

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Looks like this has been fixed.
Oct 14, 2011 9:20AM PDT

Please check it out and let me know if it's working correctly now.

Thanks!
-Lee

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I agree halfway
Oct 14, 2011 12:56PM PDT

Well, the screen is fixed and no more annoying scroll in the middle but the resolution of the player is still determined automatically.

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Agreed...
Oct 16, 2011 11:23PM PDT

Auto-detecting the user's bandwidth is great, but the user should be able to choose for a few reasons:
1.) Auto-detection is not perfect, and may determine the 'incorrect' speed.
2.) The user may be willing to accept lag in exchange for higher quality.
3.) The user may have data caps and thus desire smaller file sizes rather than higher quality.

An override option, as there was before, would be appreciated.

John

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Now looks like crap
Oct 17, 2011 7:01AM PDT

CNET TV now always plays in the lowest possible resolution, rendering it all but unwatchable. What has happened here?

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More details
Oct 17, 2011 8:37AM PDT

Hi there,

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Debug info
Oct 18, 2011 5:55AM PDT

I tried to give you the debug info but get an error message "Your submission includes invalid characters. Note that only characters on a standard English keyboard will be accepted."

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You can send it to me via email and I will forward it to...
Oct 25, 2011 4:43AM PDT
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(NT) Thanks I got your email. Forwarding to Justin.
Oct 25, 2011 7:02AM PDT
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Full Screen Issue
Oct 26, 2011 8:36AM PDT

Hey all,