Which devices support DASH playback?

The following lists the devices and/or players that we have successfully tested:

MPEG-DASH Device

Playout

Samsung Smart TV (2012 +)

VOD and Live

Panasonic Vierra (2013 +)

VOD

LG (2012 +)

VOD and Live

Philips NetTV 4.1+

VOD

Sony (2012 +)

VOD and Live

GPAC/Osmo/MP4Client

VOD

Windows 8.1 (IE 11)

VOD and Live

ABOX42 player for STB/SmartTV (SDK)

VOD and Live

VisualOn Onstream Mediaplayer for STB/SmartTV (SDK)

VOD and Live

CastLabs player SDK on iOS and Android

VOD and Live

Inside Secure player SDK on iOS

VOD and Live

ChromeCast

VOD and Live

Which browsers support DASH playback?

While all modern browsers support HTML5 <video> elements, many details of its implementation are still in flux. As a result, support for specific codecs, MSE, EME, DRM options, profiles, players etc. differs per browser, release, configuration and operating system.

We currently recommend testing with the latest DASH-IF reference player, or Google's Shaka player.

Chrome

Make sure the following settings (available under chrome://flags) are configured:

Disable Media Source API

Disable

Disable Encrypted Media Extensions

Enable

Enable prefixed Encrypted Media Extensions

Disable

The DASH-IF reference player works well with Windows and the Chrome, Edge or Firefox browsers. Google also supplies Shaka player.

See DASH demonstration for a demo using the players above.

DASH playback problems

DASH players stop playing when using virtual subclips

See the section on Player configuration for virtual subclips.