diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/AudioService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/AudioService.cs
index 3581d006e7..b64e1750c8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/AudioService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/AudioService.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Progressive
     [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream.flac", "GET")]
     [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream.ogg", "GET")]
     [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream", "GET")]
+    [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream.mp3", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream.wma", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream.aac", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream.flac", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream.ogg", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Audio/{Id}/stream", "HEAD")]
     [ServiceStack.ServiceHost.Api(Description = "Gets an audio stream")]
     public class GetAudioStream : StreamRequest
     {
@@ -38,7 +44,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Progressive
         /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
         public object Get(GetAudioStream request)
         {
-            return ProcessRequest(request);
+            return ProcessRequest(request, false);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the specified request.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        public object Head(GetAudioStream request)
+        {
+            return ProcessRequest(request, true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/BaseProgressiveStreamingService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/BaseProgressiveStreamingService.cs
index a4acc28450..56bb18752b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/BaseProgressiveStreamingService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/BaseProgressiveStreamingService.cs
@@ -94,38 +94,46 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Progressive
         /// Processes the request.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
+        /// <param name="isHeadRequest">if set to <c>true</c> [is head request].</param>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        protected object ProcessRequest(StreamRequest request)
+        protected object ProcessRequest(StreamRequest request, bool isHeadRequest)
         {
             var state = GetState(request);
 
             if (request.Static)
             {
-                return ToStaticFileResult(state.Item.Path);
+                return ToStaticFileResult(state.Item.Path, isHeadRequest);
             }
 
             var outputPath = GetOutputFilePath(state);
 
             if (File.Exists(outputPath) && !ApiEntryPoint.Instance.HasActiveTranscodingJob(outputPath, TranscodingJobType.Progressive))
             {
-                return ToStaticFileResult(outputPath);
+                return ToStaticFileResult(outputPath, isHeadRequest);
             }
 
-            return GetStreamResult(state).Result;
+            return GetStreamResult(state, isHeadRequest).Result;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the stream result.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="state">The state.</param>
+        /// <param name="isHeadRequest">if set to <c>true</c> [is head request].</param>
         /// <returns>Task{System.Object}.</returns>
-        private async Task<ProgressiveStreamWriter> GetStreamResult(StreamState state)
+        private async Task<ProgressiveStreamWriter> GetStreamResult(StreamState state, bool isHeadRequest)
         {
             // Use the command line args with a dummy playlist path
             var outputPath = GetOutputFilePath(state);
 
             Response.ContentType = MimeTypes.GetMimeType(outputPath);
 
+            // Headers only
+            if (isHeadRequest)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             if (!File.Exists(outputPath))
             {
                 await StartFFMpeg(state, outputPath).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
index cc1c5b1fc5..0e94b7df89 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Progressive
     [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.avi", "GET")]
     [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.m2ts", "GET")]
     [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream", "GET")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.ts", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.webm", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.asf", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.wmv", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.ogv", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.mp4", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.m4v", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.mkv", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.mpeg", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.avi", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream.m2ts", "HEAD")]
+    [Route("/Videos/{Id}/stream", "HEAD")]
     [ServiceStack.ServiceHost.Api(Description = "Gets a video stream")]
     public class GetVideoStream : VideoStreamRequest
     {
@@ -46,9 +58,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Progressive
         /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
         public object Get(GetVideoStream request)
         {
-            return ProcessRequest(request);
+            return ProcessRequest(request, false);
         }
 
+        public object Head(GetVideoStream request)
+        {
+            return ProcessRequest(request, true);
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the command line arguments.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/BaseRestService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/BaseRestService.cs
index 0445cd8632..baa5b08883 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/BaseRestService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/BaseRestService.cs
@@ -132,14 +132,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
 
             return factoryFn();
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// To the static file result.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="path">The path.</param>
+        /// <param name="headersOnly">if set to <c>true</c> [headers only].</param>
         /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">path</exception>
-        protected object ToStaticFileResult(string path)
+        protected object ToStaticFileResult(string path, bool headersOnly = false)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
             {
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
 
             var cacheKey = path + dateModified.Ticks;
 
-            return ToStaticResult(cacheKey.GetMD5(), dateModified, null, MimeTypes.GetMimeType(path), () => Task.FromResult(GetFileStream(path)));
+            return ToStaticResult(cacheKey.GetMD5(), dateModified, null, MimeTypes.GetMimeType(path), () => Task.FromResult(GetFileStream(path)), headersOnly);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
         {
             return new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read, StreamDefaults.DefaultFileStreamBufferSize, FileOptions.Asynchronous);
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// To the static result.
         /// </summary>
@@ -171,9 +172,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
         /// <param name="cacheDuration">Duration of the cache.</param>
         /// <param name="contentType">Type of the content.</param>
         /// <param name="factoryFn">The factory fn.</param>
+        /// <param name="headersOnly">if set to <c>true</c> [headers only].</param>
         /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">cacheKey</exception>
-        protected object ToStaticResult(Guid cacheKey, DateTime? lastDateModified, TimeSpan? cacheDuration, string contentType, Func<Task<Stream>> factoryFn)
+        protected object ToStaticResult(Guid cacheKey, DateTime? lastDateModified, TimeSpan? cacheDuration, string contentType, Func<Task<Stream>> factoryFn, bool headersOnly = false)
         {
             if (cacheKey == Guid.Empty)
             {
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
                 Response.AddHeader("Vary", "Accept-Encoding");
             }
 
-            return ToStaticResult(contentType, factoryFn, compress).Result;
+            return ToStaticResult(contentType, factoryFn, compress, headersOnly).Result;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -249,8 +251,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
         /// <param name="contentType">Type of the content.</param>
         /// <param name="factoryFn">The factory fn.</param>
         /// <param name="compress">if set to <c>true</c> [compress].</param>
+        /// <param name="headersOnly">if set to <c>true</c> [headers only].</param>
         /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
-        private async Task<object> ToStaticResult(string contentType, Func<Task<Stream>> factoryFn, bool compress)
+        private async Task<object> ToStaticResult(string contentType, Func<Task<Stream>> factoryFn, bool compress, bool headersOnly = false)
         {
             if (!compress || string.IsNullOrEmpty(RequestContext.CompressionType))
             {
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
 
                 if (IsRangeRequest)
                 {
-                    return new RangeRequestWriter(Request.Headers, httpListenerResponse, stream);
+                    return new RangeRequestWriter(Request.Headers, httpListenerResponse, stream, headersOnly);
                 }
 
                 httpListenerResponse.ContentLength64 = stream.Length;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/RangeRequestWriter.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/RangeRequestWriter.cs
index e5c4c9796b..9981e5fe15 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/RangeRequestWriter.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/RangeRequestWriter.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
         /// Gets or sets the source stream.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The source stream.</value>
-        public Stream SourceStream { get; set; }
-        public HttpListenerResponse Response { get; set; }
-        public NameValueCollection RequestHeaders { get; set; }
+        private Stream SourceStream { get; set; }
+        private HttpListenerResponse Response { get; set; }
+        private NameValueCollection RequestHeaders { get; set; }
+        private bool IsHeadRequest { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StreamWriter" /> class.
@@ -25,11 +26,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
         /// <param name="requestHeaders">The request headers.</param>
         /// <param name="response">The response.</param>
         /// <param name="source">The source.</param>
-        public RangeRequestWriter(NameValueCollection requestHeaders, HttpListenerResponse response, Stream source)
+        /// <param name="isHeadRequest">if set to <c>true</c> [is head request].</param>
+        public RangeRequestWriter(NameValueCollection requestHeaders, HttpListenerResponse response, Stream source, bool isHeadRequest)
         {
             RequestHeaders = requestHeaders;
             Response = response;
             SourceStream = source;
+            IsHeadRequest = isHeadRequest;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -132,6 +135,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
             Response.ContentLength64 = rangeLength;
             Response.Headers["Content-Range"] = string.Format("bytes {0}-{1}/{2}", rangeStart, rangeEnd, totalContentLength);
 
+            // Headers only
+            if (IsHeadRequest)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(true);
+            }
+
             if (rangeStart > 0)
             {
                 sourceStream.Position = rangeStart;
@@ -157,6 +166,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
             Response.ContentLength64 = rangeLength;
             Response.Headers["Content-Range"] = string.Format("bytes {0}-{1}/{2}", rangeStart, rangeEnd, totalContentLength);
 
+            // Headers only
+            if (IsHeadRequest)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             sourceStream.Position = rangeStart;
 
             // Fast track to just copy the stream to the end
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Html/scripts/MediaPlayer.js b/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Html/scripts/MediaPlayer.js
index 486527bd0b..4c78d5dfa5 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Html/scripts/MediaPlayer.js
+++ b/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Html/scripts/MediaPlayer.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 
         var item = items[0];
 
+        // Account for screen rotation. Use the larger dimension as the width.
         var screenWidth = Math.max(screen.height, screen.width);
         var screenHeight = Math.min(screen.height, screen.width);
 
@@ -152,13 +153,6 @@
         html += '<source type="application/x-mpegURL" src="' + hlsVideoUrl + '" />';
         html += '<source type="video/ogg" src="' + ogvVideoUrl + '" />';
         
-        //html += '<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://releases.flowplayer.org/swf/flowplayer-3.2.1.swf" width="640" height="360">';
-        //html += '<param name="movie" value="http://releases.flowplayer.org/swf/flowplayer-3.2.1.swf" />';
-        //html += '<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />';
-        //html += '<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />';
-        ////html += '<param name="flashVars" value="config={'playlist':['http%3A%2F%2Fsandbox.thewikies.com%2Fvfe-generator%2Fimages%2Fbig-buck-bunny_poster.jpg',{'url':'http%3A%2F%2Fclips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de%2Fbig_buck_bunny.mp4','autoPlay':false}]}" />';
-        //html += '</object>';
-        
         html += '</video';
 
         var nowPlayingBar = $('#nowPlayingBar').show();