title: Using VideoView for streaming or progressive-download video
body: <p>I'm confused about how VideoView can be used to play video: from a local file, as progressive download and streaming.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://davanum.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/android-%E2%80%93-videomusic-player-sample-take-2/" rel="noreferrer">This example</a> work for me (on 1.5 and 2.0 at least) by downloading the file and playing it locally. </p>
  
  <p>But is it necessary to download the video before playing: is it possible to play video as progressive download, or by streaming, simply by using setVideoPath or setVideoURI, as in VideoViewDemo in the API samples?</p>
  
  <p>The VideoViewDemo code suggests using setVideoURI for streaming, but I'm not clear what kind of URL I should be using.  Does someone have an example URL for a video that can be streamed to the Android emulator using the VideoViewDemo code? </p>
  
  <p>Can progressive download be used with VideoViewDemo? I get a 'sorry, this video cannot be played' message using setVideoPath with URLs that work fine with the blog example linked to above.(Is this a problem in the emulator? I've tried 1.5 and 2.0.)</p>
  
  <p>I've found a lot of examples and documentation online but, so far, nothing that really answers this question.</p>