Black screen in Discord instead of the movie? Watch without streaming
Streaming services protect video from capture, so in a screen share your friends often see a black rectangle. TandemParty streams nothing: the movie plays for each of you on the service itself, and pause and seek are shared.
Why it beats screen sharing
No black screen
Nobody captures the screen, so the service’s protection has nothing to block: everyone sees the movie in their own player.
Your own quality
The movie comes from the service in whatever quality your connection and plan allow, not in a compressed stream. Discord without Nitro caps a share at 720p and 30 fps.
Keep your call
Talk in Discord or Telegram as usual: TandemParty only handles the movie. Premium also has a walkie-talkie right in the room.
Where to watch
Streaming services work through the extension, in Yandex Browser, Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers. And YouTube, VK Video and Rutube play right on the site, even on a phone.
How to watch a movie together without screen sharing
- 1
Install the extension
Just once — in Yandex Browser, Chrome or Edge.
- 2
Start the movie
On your own service, in your own account — as usual.
- 3
Send the link
Create a room with the extension button and send the link to whoever you’re watching with.
- 4
Watch together
Pause, seek and chat happen for everyone at once, even if you’re in different cities.
Questions about the black screen and watching together
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Streaming services protect video from copying (DRM), and the browser won’t hand protected frames to screen capture. Friends see a black screen, sometimes with sound. Turning off hardware acceleration doesn’t always help, and the stream is still worse than the service itself.
Often, yes: screen sharing in a Telegram call runs into the same protection. With TandemParty the movie isn’t streamed — everyone plays it on their side, so there’s nothing to black out.
Yes. Stay in the voice channel and start the movie through TandemParty: the call is in Discord, the sync is ours.
Kinopoisk, ivi, Okko, Wink, Premier, KION, Start, Amediateka, Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Crunchyroll — with the extension. Movies and series on YouTube, VK Video and Rutube open right on the site, even on a phone. All services
For streaming services — yes: the video plays on the service itself, for each person separately. The extension works in Yandex Browser, Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers. YouTube, VK Video and Rutube don’t need it.
Yes, if the movie or series is paid: TandemParty keeps players in sync but doesn’t stream the video for you. Everyone watches in their own account.
Two for free. With Premium — up to 15 people per room. Pricing
See also: Movies together, Series together, Long-distance movie night, A Teleparty alternative, Yandex Browser extension and Short videos together.
