Youtube Leanback - No video, blank screen

**deedee777** · January 12th, 2011, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by smiddyboy

It's not just the leanback app. If i go to youtube through the browser, the videos direct from the site don't load either.

I posted this picture in another thread of what i see when i try to view a video in my 'Watch Later' list and go to the browser

twitpic.com/3pi91l

well then is certainly a boxee software issue because YouTube works perfectly on my laptop so it can be an issue with YouTube now the problem it on the boxee software that is affecting leanback,vevo, the browser and who knows what else is just anoying the impression the development team are given as a department that does not know what they are doing or by lack of leadership on their department I wish darlicious would be incharge over there as he seems to be the only one that understands and make things happen as they should be

**Bigheadyogi** · January 12th, 2011, 09:06 PM

tried it thru the wonderful Navx and it works...

**darcilicious** · January 12th, 2011, 09:13 PM

Interestingly, when on the youtube site if I leave fullscreen mode there was a link/message at the top to try YouTube LX -- I did and not only was I able to login, I was able to view videos (from Boxee Box).

**Bigheadyogi** · January 12th, 2011, 09:21 PM

youtube leanback or youtube from Navx? i get no prompt! if i can log in that would be great!

**wonboodoo** · January 12th, 2011, 09:43 PM

Same thing is happening to me. Was fine this morning, audio but no video tonight. Also I access my Youtube subscriptions via the RSS app, and from there they no longer start playing automatically. I have to click a play button that appears in the top left corner, which I have to do in browser mode, and then it will start playing, but with no video.

**darcilicious** · January 12th, 2011, 09:45 PM

Short term (hopefully) work around: in the Boxee Browser, use the url: http://www.youtube.com/xl

**Ozpeter** · January 12th, 2011, 10:08 PM

This is also having the effect of breaking any other app using YouTube videos.

Perhaps a warning of the dangers of the internet TV community relying too heavily on YouTube as its backbone. It's often changing stuff to try to inhibit downloading, for instance. Whether or not this change is actually directed at Boxee in order to force people onto XL for some reason is of course a matter for uninformed speculation that I shall resist mentioning.

Oops, I just did.

**rise&demise** · January 12th, 2011, 10:15 PM

I've no patience for additional online media setbacks. I'm seriously considering taking a sledgehammer to this thing. I don't really care who's at fault here. Happy to report that youtube videos play just fine as an unsupported feature of my DirecTV HD-DVR.

**acbforlife** · January 12th, 2011, 10:46 PM

boxee is starting to make me look bad and feel stupid, i talked my brother out of buying a rokuxds($100) be cause boxee($200) had youtube, netflix,and soon hulu plus... day one SLAP TO THE FACE! no netflix, boxee yes, boxee BOX no. and no real release date to wait for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand now your going to SLAP me again with no youtube???

STOP WITH THE USLESS S#@% APPS LIKE GYMBOX AND GET WITH THE STUFF WE PAID FOR!!!