diff --git a/src/connectors/embed.js b/src/connectors/embed.js
index b2adba71..4b88f985 100644
--- a/src/connectors/embed.js
+++ b/src/connectors/embed.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 function mistembed(streamname)
 {
 	// return the current flash version
-	function flashVersion()
+	function flash_version()
 	{
 		var version = 0;
 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ function mistembed(streamname)
 			// check in the mimeTypes
 			version = navigator.mimeTypes['application/x-shockwave-flash'].enabledPlugin.description.replace(/([^0-9\.])/g, '').split('.')[0];
 		}catch(e){}
-
 		try
 		{
 			// for our special friend IE
@@ -20,10 +19,29 @@ function mistembed(streamname)
 		return parseInt(version, 10);
 	};
 
+	function html5_video_type(type)
+	{
+		var support = false;
+
+		try
+		{
+			var v = document.createElement('video');
+
+			if( v && v.canPlayType(type) != "" )
+			{
+				support = true;
+			}
+		}catch(e){}
+
+		return support;
+	}
+
 	// what does the browser support - used in hasSupport()
 	supports =
 	{
-		flashversion: flashVersion()
+		flashversion:	flash_version(),
+		hls:				html5_video_type('application/vnd.apple.mpegURL'),
+		ism:				html5_video_type('application/vnd.ms-ss')
 	};
 
 	// return true if a type is supported
@@ -35,12 +53,15 @@ function mistembed(streamname)
 			case 'rtmp':	return supports.flashversion >= 10;		break;
 			case 'flv':		return supports.flashversion >= 7;		break;
 
+			case 'hls':		return supports.hls;							break;
+			case 'ism':		return supports.ism;							break;
+
 			default:			return false;
 		}
 	};
 
 	// build HTML for certain kinds of types
-	function buildPlayer(src, container, videowidth, videoheight)
+	function buildPlayer(src, container, videowidth, videoheight, vtype)
 	{
 		// used to recalculate the width/height
       var ratio;
@@ -65,14 +86,24 @@ function mistembed(streamname)
 			videoheight /= ratio;
 		}
 
+		// if the video type is 'live', 
+		lappend = vtype == 'live' ? "&streamType=live" : "";
+
 		switch(src.type)
 		{
 			case 'f4v':
 			case 'rtmp':
 			case 'flv':
-         	container.innerHTML = '<object width="' + videowidth + '" height="' + videoheight + '"><param name="movie" value="http://fpdownload.adobe.com/strobe/FlashMediaPlayback.swf"></param><param name="flashvars" value="src=' + encodeURI(src.url) + '&controlBarMode=floating&expandedBufferTime=4&minContinuousPlaybackTime=10"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://fpdownload.adobe.com/strobe/FlashMediaPlayback.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="' + videowidth + '" height="' + videoheight + '" flashvars="src=' + encodeURI(src.url) + '&controlBarMode=floating&expandedBufferTime=4&minContinuousPlaybackTime=10"></embed></object>';
+         	container.innerHTML = '<object width="' + videowidth + '" height="' + videoheight + '"><param name="movie" value="http://fpdownload.adobe.com/strobe/FlashMediaPlayback.swf"></param><param name="flashvars" value="src=' + encodeURI(src.url) + '&controlBarMode=floating&expandedBufferTime=4&minContinuousPlaybackTime=10' + lappend + '"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://fpdownload.adobe.com/strobe/FlashMediaPlayback.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="' + videowidth + '" height="' + videoheight + '" flashvars="src=' + encodeURI(src.url) + '&controlBarMode=floating&expandedBufferTime=4&minContinuousPlaybackTime=10"></embed></object>';
 			break;
 
+
+			case 'hls':
+			case 'ism':
+				container.innerHTML = '<video width="' + videowidth + '" height="' + videoheight + '" src="' + encodeURI(src.url) + '" controls="controls" ><strong>No HTML5 video support</strong></video>';
+			break;
+
+
 			case 'fallback':
 				container.innerHTML = '<strong>No support for any player found</strong>';
 			break;
@@ -105,7 +136,8 @@ function mistembed(streamname)
 	}else{
 		// no error, and sources found. Check the video types and output the best
 		// available video player.
-		var i, video
+		var i, video, 
+          vtype = video.type ? video.type : 'unknown';
 			 foundPlayer = false,
 			 len = video.source.length;
 
@@ -114,7 +146,7 @@ function mistembed(streamname)
 			if( hasSupport( video.source[i].type ) )
 			{
 				// we support this kind of video, so build it.
-				buildPlayer(video.source[i], container.parentNode, video.width, video.height);
+				buildPlayer(video.source[i], container.parentNode, video.width, video.height, vtype);
 
 				// we've build a player, so we're done here
 				foundPlayer = true;