# TED videos preview shows just a thumbnail instead of the video itself like youtube

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ted-videos-preview-shows-just-a-thumbnail-instead-of-the-video-itself-like-youtube/43235>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [26 Abril, 2016 09:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ted-videos-preview-shows-just-a-thumbnail-instead-of-the-video-itself-like-youtube/43235 "2016-04-26T09:48:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Post date:** [28 Abril, 2016 14:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ted-videos-preview-shows-just-a-thumbnail-instead-of-the-video-itself-like-youtube/43235/3 "2016-04-28T14:59:16Z")

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The problem is that area is constantly refreshed as keys are typed. So when a video is inserted there it’ll be overwritten with every keystroke.

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