Help - problem viewing museum webcams
04-05-2022, 12:16 PM
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Help - problem viewing museum webcams
I used to watch the webcams at the National Corvette Museum with Google Chrome on my Dell Inspiron laptop. Then a few months ago they stopped working for me and I haven't been able to view them since. I thought it was a problem with my laptop and just gave up watching.
I recently had to replace my laptop and have a new Dell XPS with Windows 11. So I thought I would try the webcams again. To my surprise I still couldn't view them using Chrome. But I did discover that I can view them just fine using Microsoft Edge browser.
This makes no sense to me as the website even says Webcams best enjoyed using Google Chrome. I am at a loss to explain this and was wondering if any members here have had a similar problem.
I recently had to replace my laptop and have a new Dell XPS with Windows 11. So I thought I would try the webcams again. To my surprise I still couldn't view them using Chrome. But I did discover that I can view them just fine using Microsoft Edge browser.
This makes no sense to me as the website even says Webcams best enjoyed using Google Chrome. I am at a loss to explain this and was wondering if any members here have had a similar problem.
04-05-2022, 12:25 PM
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There are a wide variety of settings and add-ons available for web browsers. One or more of them is likely the source of your issue.
Are you able to view other cams? https://www.nps.gov/subjects/watchin...fe/webcams.htm
Do you see an empty space where the cam feed should be, an error message, something else...?
Are you able to view other cams? https://www.nps.gov/subjects/watchin...fe/webcams.htm
Do you see an empty space where the cam feed should be, an error message, something else...?
04-05-2022, 12:28 PM
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I used to watch the webcams at the National Corvette Museum with Google Chrome on my Dell Inspiron laptop. Then a few months ago they stopped working for me and I haven't been able to view them since. I thought it was a problem with my laptop and just gave up watching.
I recently had to replace my laptop and have a new Dell XPS with Windows 11. So I thought I would try the webcams again. To my surprise I still couldn't view them using Chrome. But I did discover that I can view them just fine using Microsoft Edge browser.
This makes no sense to me as the website even says Webcams best enjoyed using Google Chrome. I am at a loss to explain this and was wondering if any members here have had a similar problem.
I recently had to replace my laptop and have a new Dell XPS with Windows 11. So I thought I would try the webcams again. To my surprise I still couldn't view them using Chrome. But I did discover that I can view them just fine using Microsoft Edge browser.
This makes no sense to me as the website even says Webcams best enjoyed using Google Chrome. I am at a loss to explain this and was wondering if any members here have had a similar problem.
It should be the stage of a restaurant. Right now, you should see people outside and flags waving.
04-05-2022, 12:37 PM
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I used to watch the webcams at the National Corvette Museum with Google Chrome on my Dell Inspiron laptop. Then a few months ago they stopped working for me and I haven't been able to view them since. I thought it was a problem with my laptop and just gave up watching.
I recently had to replace my laptop and have a new Dell XPS with Windows 11. So I thought I would try the webcams again. To my surprise I still couldn't view them using Chrome. But I did discover that I can view them just fine using Microsoft Edge browser.
This makes no sense to me as the website even says Webcams best enjoyed using Google Chrome. I am at a loss to explain this and was wondering if any members here have had a similar problem.
I recently had to replace my laptop and have a new Dell XPS with Windows 11. So I thought I would try the webcams again. To my surprise I still couldn't view them using Chrome. But I did discover that I can view them just fine using Microsoft Edge browser.
This makes no sense to me as the website even says Webcams best enjoyed using Google Chrome. I am at a loss to explain this and was wondering if any members here have had a similar problem.
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04-05-2022, 01:44 PM
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Bingo! Third party cookies was the answer - thanks. For the others who posted another webcam link - yes, I can view those just fine.
04-05-2022, 07:48 PM
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Google Corvette Museum webcams - there are 8 cameras filming the C8's being delivered, a camera of the entire lineup of deliveries (Corvette circle) and the front and rear outside cameras (front circle and NCM logo circle).