Samsung TV fix: detect Tizen, lock to 720p, smaller buffer, better error recovery; revert 480p enable

views/index.ejs

@@ -643,6 +643,14 @@
       function showMsg(html) { msg.innerHTML = html; msg.classList.add('visible'); }
       function hideMsg() { msg.classList.remove('visible'); }
 
+      // Device detection — Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, and other smart TVs need
+      // smaller buffers and lower resolution caps to avoid stalling.
+      const UA = navigator.userAgent || '';
+      const IS_SAMSUNG_TV = /Tizen|SMART-TV|SmartTV|SamsungBrowser/i.test(UA);
+      const IS_LG_TV = /webOS|Web0S|LG SmartTV/i.test(UA);
+      const IS_TV = IS_SAMSUNG_TV || IS_LG_TV || /Hisense|Bravia|Roku|AppleTV|GoogleTV|AndroidTV/i.test(UA);
+      const IS_LOW_POWER = IS_TV;
+
       function attach() {
         try { hls && hls.destroy(); } catch (e) {}
         hls = null;
@@ -655,7 +663,31 @@
         }
 
         if (window.Hls && window.Hls.isSupported()) {
-          hls = new Hls({
+          // TV-tuned settings (smaller buffers, 720p cap, more aggressive recovery)
+          const cfg = IS_LOW_POWER ? {
+            liveDurationInfinity: true,
+            liveSyncDurationCount: 3,
+            liveMaxLatencyDurationCount: 8,
+            backBufferLength: 10,             // Tizen has tight memory
+            maxBufferLength: 20,
+            maxMaxBufferLength: 30,
+            maxBufferSize: 30 * 1000 * 1000,  // 30 MB buffer cap (Tizen-friendly)
+            manifestLoadingTimeOut: 15000,
+            manifestLoadingMaxRetry: 8,
+            manifestLoadingRetryDelay: 1000,
+            levelLoadingTimeOut: 15000,
+            levelLoadingMaxRetry: 8,
+            fragLoadingTimeOut: 25000,
+            fragLoadingMaxRetry: 8,
+            fragLoadingRetryDelay: 1000,
+            // Lock to 720p on TVs — Tizen decoder struggles with 1080p HLS.js
+            startLevel: -1,
+            capLevelToPlayerSize: false,
+            abrEwmaDefaultEstimate: 2000000,
+            testBandwidth: true,
+            abrBandWidthFactor: 0.9,
+            abrBandWidthUpFactor: 0.6,
+          } : {
             liveDurationInfinity: true,
             liveSyncDurationCount: 4,
             backBufferLength: 30,
@@ -664,27 +696,61 @@
             manifestLoadingMaxRetry: 6,
             fragLoadingTimeOut: 20000,
             fragLoadingMaxRetry: 6,
-            // ABR (Adaptive Bitrate) — let player auto-switch between qualities
-            startLevel: -1,                      // auto: start with whatever bandwidth allows
-            capLevelToPlayerSize: false,         // don't cap to viewport size
-            abrEwmaDefaultEstimate: 3000000,     // realistic 3 Mbps starting estimate
-            testBandwidth: true,                 // probe bandwidth on startup
-            abrBandWidthFactor: 0.95,            // 95% of measured BW → safety margin
-            abrBandWidthUpFactor: 0.7,           // need 70% headroom before upgrading
-          });
+            startLevel: -1,
+            capLevelToPlayerSize: false,
+            abrEwmaDefaultEstimate: 3000000,
+            testBandwidth: true,
+            abrBandWidthFactor: 0.95,
+            abrBandWidthUpFactor: 0.7,
+          };
+          hls = new Hls(cfg);
           hls.loadSource(HLS_URL);
           hls.attachMedia(video);
           hls.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, () => {
-            // ABR enabled across ALL variants (1080p / 720p / 480p)
-            // Player will auto-pick best quality based on bandwidth.
+            try {
+              if (hls.levels && hls.levels.length) {
+                if (IS_LOW_POWER) {
+                  // On Samsung TV / smart TV: lock to 720p (720p only, disable both 1080p and 480p).
+                  // 1080p stalls on Tizen decoder, 480p is desynced from Rok's encoder.
+                  hls.levels.forEach((lvl) => {
+                    lvl.enabled = (lvl.height === 720);
+                  });
+                  // Also force start at 720p
+                  const idx720 = hls.levels.findIndex(l => l.height === 720);
+                  if (idx720 >= 0) {
+                    hls.currentLevel = idx720;
+                    hls.loadLevel = idx720;
+                  }
+                } else {
+                  // Desktop/mobile: only disable 480p (desynced); allow 1080p ↔ 720p ABR.
+                  hls.levels.forEach((lvl) => {
+                    if (lvl.height && lvl.height <= 480) {
+                      lvl.enabled = false;
+                    }
+                  });
+                }
+              }
+            } catch (e) {}
             hideMsg();
             video.play().catch(() => setTimeout(() => video.play().catch(() => {}), 200));
           });
           hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (_e, data) => {
             if (!data.fatal) return;
+            // Try in-place recovery first (faster than full reattach, less disruptive on TV)
+            if (data.type === Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR) {
+              try { hls.startLoad(); return; } catch (e) {}
+            }
+            if (data.type === Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR) {
+              try { hls.recoverMediaError(); return; } catch (e) {}
+            }
+            // Last resort: full reattach
             showMsg('<div class="spinner"></div><div>Verbindung wird wiederhergestellt…</div>');
             setTimeout(() => { attach(); }, 3000);
           });
+          // Buffer stall recovery — esp. needed on Samsung TV
+          hls.on(Hls.Events.BUFFER_STALLED_ERROR, () => {
+            try { hls.startLoad(); } catch (e) {}
+          });
         } else {
           showMsg('<div>HLS wird von diesem Browser nicht unterstützt.</div>');
         }