Hi @jamestashford,
Does the video play when viewing the display URL on a desktop computer?
It sounds like the Fire Stick is stretched beyond its limits (memory / computing power) when presented with that video in its browser.
I have no experience with the Fire Stick, and no feedback from other users, so I’m not sure what you could expect. But generally I use hardware that is more powerful when playing videos is required. Android mini-pcs in the range of $100 – $200. Eg. https://www.pepper-jobs.nl/en/x28-i.html
Another possibility is that the browser is not recognising / liking the .m4v format. I recommend using .mp4 files with MPEG-4/H.264 encoding. This is the most supported by web browsers. Could you try adding one of those to your slideshow?:
https://www.appsloveworld.com/download-sample-mp4-video-mp4-test-videos/
Would be interesting to hear what you find!
Thanks for the feedback. I’m going to try updating those to .mp4 and see how that works. If I’m still having issues, I’ll look into a different type of box.
Either way, I’ll report back!
I tried using MPEG-4/H.264 encoding, but I’m still getting the same issue. I guess I’ll try a different device now.
Hi @jamestashford, thanks for reporting back. Did you try other devices and how’s that working?
Best!
@jamestashford,
Another Foyer user with a Fire TV Stick shared their experience here:
https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/full-screen-issues-2/#post-12593136
Something completely different.. I noticed your cool venue and great quality photos and wondered if I could feature your Foyer use case on my Instagram. My idea is to eventually feature a couple of Foyer users each month, but I want to try it out with a small pilot of at most five use cases (including two music venues and a film festival so far).
https://www.instagram.com/foyer.tv/
For each Instagram post I’m thinking of 3 to 6 Instagram worthy square photos that catch the vibe of the place. At least 2 of them would include a Foyer display (eg. one close up, and one with the display in the background showing both the location and display in action), and 1 would show the location from the outside in its street context. As caption I’m thinking of one paragraph to introduce the location, and below that some details of this Foyer setup — any custom styling or coding added or using Foyer all default?, and what kind of hardware was used. Like the introduction of each location and the ‘ingredients’ in this blog article:
https://foyer.tv/blog/how-to-run-digital-signage-from-wordpress/
Would you / Climb So Ill be willing to try this out with me? Somewhere in the coming weeks, or when you have reopened to your members (hopefully soon!).
If not I totally understand of course, just let me know.
Hey @jamestashford, did you try other devices? How’s that working? Best!
