karlcow
commented
9 years ago The HTML markup contains a data-cnet-video-options=" [Cut a very long 19533 characters long escaped string ]". I wonder if there is a size limit on attributes values.
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</div>Once we prettify that long string, we get a JSON Object of 478 lines.
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URL: http://www.cnet.com/videos/this-vr-chair-revolves-360-degrees-vertically-tomorrow-daily-232/# Browser / Version: Firefox Mobile 43.0 Operating System: Android 5.0.2 Problem type: Video doesn't play
Steps to Reproduce 1) Navigate to: http://www.cnet.com/videos/this-vr-chair-revolves-360-degrees-vertically-tomorrow-daily-232/# 2) Can not play Videos.
Expected Behavior:
Actual Behavior: