what is the best Html5 video player for playing low latency hls stream? [on hold]

Question

I am setting a hls live streaming system, using nginx as the web server and video.js as the html5 web browser video player. My goal is to have the least amount delay in the streaming. I wonder if video.js is the right video player for it. Someone recommend me vlc video player, but I am not sure which one is better for the lowest delay introduced in the playback.

Currently, in a local set up, I have 1 second of delay from the video.js to safely play the stream smoothly, without any buffer lag. Will vlc be better in the playback? I am thinking about less than a second buffer but still a smooth playback. Is that possible?

Answer 1

I guess there is no absolute answer like "use this library instead of this one" for better latency because there are many many factors affecting your streaming.

Check out the following post: Low latency (< 2s) live video streaming HTML5 solutions?

User Brad outlines different approaches regarding video streaming latency control in his answer. Maybe that helps you.