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Vimeo
Raised as a usability problem by 18 people on Hacker News over 16 years (2011–2026), in 16 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Can't skip or return to a moment without reloading the whole videoUnreviewed
20112026- Video is slow to start and seeking is awful; doesn't resume position across devices2017-05-09
- Can't skip ahead in Vimeo videos, and popup boxes open only after a delay2011-12-04
- Can't skip or return to a moment, must reload entire video on slow connections2011-05-20
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 18 complaints
- The page is too vague to tell what the product is2026-01-24
- Videos intermittently fail with errors or security warnings, sometimes working the next day2026-01-22
- Vimeo's UI is user-hostile, which the commenter says has limited its growth2025-02-21
- Cancelling auto-renew didn't show or reverse the charge; billing date unclear across timezones2024-09-03
- Seeking takes seconds to show the frame, and volume can't be changed in the embed2023-01-26
- No easy way to transfer videos from one Vimeo product to another, forcing full re-uploads2022-05-05
- Frustrating to use, with constant spinners and no place to discover things2021-12-07
- Promo pop-up hides video player controls until dismissed, so user thinks controls are gone2021-03-31
- Support contact requires logging in, but the suspended account blocks login2019-10-14
- Forced to visit the website to watch videos in high definition2018-05-26
- No low-resolution option for slow connections and no 2x playback speed2017-10-03
- Video is slow to start and seeking is awful; doesn't resume position across devices2017-05-09
- Scanning back and forth switches videos instead of seeking within the one playing2015-01-09
- Player plays choppy fragments repeatedly on low bandwidth instead of waiting or lowering quality2013-04-02
- Jumping to points in a video takes 10+ seconds to occur2013-04-02
- Can't skip ahead in Vimeo videos, and popup boxes open only after a delay2011-12-04
- Can't skip or return to a moment, must reload entire video on slow connections2011-05-20
- Without Flash in IE, video page shows black text on black background2011-04-01