diff --git a/dashboard-ui/css/mediaplayer-video.css b/dashboard-ui/css/mediaplayer-video.css
index 49e3855e5e..f3fc57bcdb 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/css/mediaplayer-video.css
+++ b/dashboard-ui/css/mediaplayer-video.css
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
 #mediaPlayer .ui-slider-handle {
     height: 12px !important;
-    margin-top: -7px !important;   
+    margin-top: -7px !important;
 }
 
 #videoPlayer.fullscreenVideo #videoControls {
@@ -212,10 +212,6 @@
 /****************************************/
 
 @media all and (max-width: 1200px), all and (max-height: 720px) {
-    #videoControls .nowPlayingMediaInfo {
-        display: none;
-    }
-
     #videoControls .currentTime {
         margin-right: 0;
         min-width: 120px;
@@ -370,4 +366,87 @@
 
 .cursor-inactive {
     cursor: none;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+.mediaFlyoutContainer {
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.mediaPlayerFlyout {
+    width: 200px;
+    color: #000;
+    background-color: #fff;
+    border: 1px solid #999;
+    position: absolute;
+    z-index: 99999;
+    bottom: 78px;
+    margin-left: -125px;
+    max-height: 300px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+.chaptersFlyout, .audioTracksFlyout {
+    width: 250px;
+    margin-left: -150px;
+}
+
+.mediaFlyoutOption {
+    display: block;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: #000;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+    .mediaFlyoutOption:hover, .mediaFlyoutOption:focus {
+        background-color: #eee;
+    }
+
+.selectedMediaFlyoutOption {
+    background-color: #d9F4FF;
+    background-image: url(images/media/selected.png);
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: right top;
+    background-size: 16px 16px;
+}
+
+.mediaFlyoutOptionImage {
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 15%;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+    .mediaFlyoutOptionImage + .mediaFlyoutOptionContent {
+        vertical-align: top;
+        display: inline-block;
+        width: 85%;
+    }
+
+.chaptersFlyout .mediaFlyoutOptionImage {
+    width: 40%;
+}
+
+    .chaptersFlyout .mediaFlyoutOptionImage + .mediaFlyoutOptionContent {
+        width: 60%;
+    }
+
+.mediaFlyoutOptionName {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+.mediaFlyoutOptionSecondaryText {
+    font-size: 13px;
+    color: #333;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    margin-top: 3px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    padding-left: 5px;
+}
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/css/mediaplayer.css b/dashboard-ui/css/mediaplayer.css
index c1a1e176db..c44552e70c 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/css/mediaplayer.css
+++ b/dashboard-ui/css/mediaplayer.css
@@ -1,21 +1,9 @@
 /* Now playing bar */
 .nowPlayingBar {
-    padding: 6px 0 20px 0;
+    padding: 10px 0 14px 0;
     border-top: 2px solid green;
 }
 
-    .nowPlayingBar .barBackground {
-        border-top: 2px solid green;
-        position: absolute;
-        margin: -8px -0.5em -22px !important;
-        width: 100%;
-        height: 100%;
-    }
-
-    .nowPlayingBar > *:not(#mediaElement):not(.mediaFlyoutContainer):not(.barBackground ) {
-        position: relative;
-    }
-
 .nowPlayingBarImage {
     vertical-align: bottom;
 }
@@ -29,27 +17,32 @@
     position: relative;
 }
 
-.nowPlayingMediaInfo div {
-    display: inline-block;
-}
-
-.nowPlayingMediaInfo a {
-    margin-right: .25em;
-}
-
-
-.nowPlayingMediaInfo {
-    display: inline-block;
-}
-
 .nowPlayingText {
-    position: relative;
-    top: -3px;
-    margin-left: 3px;
-    margin-right: 2em;
+    display: inline-block;
     font-weight: normal;
+    position: relative;
+    top: -7px;
+    margin-left: 3px;
+    max-width: 200px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    margin-right: 2em;
+    white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.nowPlayingDoubleText {
+    top: 0;
+}
+
+.nowPlayingImage {
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+
+    .nowPlayingImage img {
+        height: 40px;
+        margin-right: .5em;
+        vertical-align: bottom;
+    }
+
 .mediaButton img {
     height: 24px;
 }
@@ -60,7 +53,6 @@
     top: -10px;
     max-width: 110px;
     margin-right: 2em;
-    font-size: 14px;
     font-weight: normal;
 }
 
@@ -127,125 +119,27 @@ input[type="range"]::-ms-fill-upper {
 }
 
 @media all and (max-width: 800px) {
-    #nowPlayingBar .volumeButton, #nowPlayingBar .volumeSliderContainer, #nowPlayingBar .muteButton, #nowPlayingBar .unmuteButton, #nowPlayingBar .nowPlayingMediaInfo {
-        display: none; /*!important;*/
-    }
-}
 
-@media all and (max-width: 650px) {
-    #nowPlayingBar .nowPlayingMediaInfo {
-        display: none;
-    }
-}
-
-@media all and (max-width: 600px) {
-    #nowPlayingBar .chaptersButton, #nowPlayingBar .audioTracksButton {
-        display: none; /*!important;*/
+    #nowPlayingBar .mediaButton {
+        margin-top: 0;
+        margin-bottom: 0;
     }
 
-    #nowPlayingBar .positionSliderContainer, #nowPlayingBar .currentTime {
-        top: 0!important;
-        position: relative!important;
-    }
-}
+        #nowPlayingBar .mediaButton:not(#playButton):not(#pauseButton) {
+            display: none;
+        }
 
-@media all and (max-width: 500px) {
-    #nowPlayingBar .positionSliderContainer {
-        width: 80px;
+    #nowPlayingBar #playButton, #nowPlayingBar #pauseButton {
+        float: right;
     }
 
-    #nowPlayingBar .previousTrackButton, #nowPlayingBar .nextTrackButton {
-        display: none; /*!important;*/
-    }
-}
-
-@media all and (max-width: 400px) {
-    #nowPlayingBar .playlistButton {
-        display: none; /*!important;*/
-    }
-}
-
-.mediaFlyoutContainer {
-    display: inline-block;
-}
-
-.mediaPlayerFlyout {
-    width: 200px;
-    color: #000;
-    background-color: #fff;
-    border: 1px solid #999;
-    position: absolute;
-    z-index: 99999;
-    bottom: 78px;
-    margin-left: -125px;
-    max-height: 300px;
-    overflow-y: auto;
-    font-size: 13px;
-}
-
-.chaptersFlyout,.audioTracksFlyout {
-    width: 250px;
-    margin-left: -150px;
-}
-
-.mediaFlyoutOption {
-    display: block;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: #000;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
-    cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-    .mediaFlyoutOption:hover, .mediaFlyoutOption:focus {
-        background-color: #eee;
+    #nowPlayingBar .currentTime, #nowPlayingBar .positionSliderContainer, #nowPlayingBar .volumeSliderContainer, #nowPlayingBar .muteButton, #nowPlayingBar .unmuteButton {
+        display: none !important;
     }
 
-.selectedMediaFlyoutOption {
-    background-color: #d9F4FF;
-    background-image: url(images/media/selected.png);
-    background-repeat: no-repeat;
-    background-position: right top;
-    background-size: 16px 16px;
-}
-
-.mediaFlyoutOptionImage {
-    display: inline-block;
-    width: 15%;
-    vertical-align: middle;
-}
-
-    .mediaFlyoutOptionImage + .mediaFlyoutOptionContent {
-        vertical-align: top;
-        display: inline-block;
-        width: 85%;
+    .nowPlayingBar {
+        padding: 10px 5px 10px 0;
     }
-
-.chaptersFlyout .mediaFlyoutOptionImage {
-    width: 40%;
-}
-
-    .chaptersFlyout .mediaFlyoutOptionImage + .mediaFlyoutOptionContent {
-        width: 60%;
-    }
-
-.mediaFlyoutOptionName {
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    padding-left: 5px;
-    font-size: 13px;
-    font-weight: normal;
-}
-
-.mediaFlyoutOptionSecondaryText {
-    font-size: 13px;
-    color: #333;
-    font-weight: normal;
-    margin-top: 3px;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    padding-left: 5px;
 }
 
 @media (min-width: 1440px) {
@@ -253,3 +147,16 @@ input[type="range"]::-ms-fill-upper {
         width: 300px;
     }
 }
+
+.mediaPlayerAudioContainer {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 40%;
+    text-align: center;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+}
+
+.mediaPlayerAudioContainerInner {
+    padding: 1em;
+    background: #222;
+}
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/chromecast.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/chromecast.js
index 4001400a33..792185d9be 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/chromecast.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/chromecast.js
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
     };
 
     function getCodecLimits() {
+        
         return {
 
             maxVideoAudioChannels: 6,
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@
             url += '&maxheight=' + codecLimits.maxHeight;
 
             url += '&videoCodec=h264';
-            url += '&audioCodec=aac';
+            url += '&audioCodec=aac,mp3';
 
             url += '&audiosamplerate=' + codecLimits.maxSampleRate;
             url += '&mediasourceid=' + mediaSourceInfo.mediaSource.Id;
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@
 
     var castPlayer = new CastPlayer();
 
-    function chromecastPlayer(castPlayer) {
+    function chromecastPlayer() {
 
         var self = this;
 
@@ -1018,11 +1019,11 @@
 
         self.playlistIndex = 0;
 
-        $.subscribe("/playback/complete", function (e) {
-            if (self.playlistIndex < (self.playlist.items || []).length) {
-                self.play(self.playlist);
-            }
-        });
+        //$.subscribe("/playback/complete", function (e) {
+        //    if (self.playlistIndex < (self.playlist.items || []).length) {
+        //        self.play(self.playlist);
+        //    }
+        //});
 
         ////$(".positionSlider", "#footer").off("slidestart slidestop")
         ////  .on('slidestart', function (e) {
@@ -1043,13 +1044,13 @@
             query.ExcludeLocationTypes = "Virtual";
 
             return ApiClient.getItems(userId, query);
-        };
+        }
 
         function queueItems (items) {
             for (var i = 0, length = items.length; i < length; i++) {
                 self.playlist.push(items[i]);
             }
-        };
+        }
 
         function queueItemsNext(items) {
             var insertIndex = 1;
@@ -1057,7 +1058,7 @@
                 self.playlist.splice(insertIndex, 0, items[i]);
                 insertIndex++;
             }
-        };
+        }
 
         function translateItemsForPlayback(items) {
             var deferred = $.Deferred();
@@ -1100,7 +1101,7 @@
             }
 
             return deferred.promise();
-        };
+        }
 
         self.play = function (options) {
             console.log("play", options);
@@ -1371,7 +1372,7 @@
         };
     }
 
-    MediaController.registerPlayer(new chromecastPlayer(castPlayer));
+    MediaController.registerPlayer(new chromecastPlayer());
 
     $(MediaController).on('playerchange', function () {
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititempeople.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititempeople.js
index 6c026f4837..91a4ee6822 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititempeople.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititempeople.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         if (person.PrimaryImageTag) {
 
             imgUrl = ApiClient.getPersonImageUrl(person.Name, {
-                height: 280,
+                width: 150,
                 tag: person.PrimaryImageTag,
                 type: "primary"
             });
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/itemdetailpage.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/itemdetailpage.js
index a6402773f1..19c4e97ec3 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/itemdetailpage.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/itemdetailpage.js
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@
             if (cast.PrimaryImageTag) {
 
                 imgUrl = ApiClient.getPersonImageUrl(cast.Name, {
-                    width: 130,
+                    width: 100,
                     tag: cast.PrimaryImageTag,
                     type: "primary"
                 });
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
index 9610733899..6b9e03168a 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         if (user.PrimaryImageTag) {
 
             var url = ApiClient.getUserImageUrl(user.Id, {
-                height: 40,
+                height: 24,
                 tag: user.PrimaryImageTag,
                 type: "Primary"
             });
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediacontroller.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediacontroller.js
index c755df654f..74672e59a0 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediacontroller.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediacontroller.js
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@
                 })[0];
         };
 
+        self.getCurrentPlayer = function () {
+
+            return currentPlayer;
+        };
+
         self.pause = function () {
             currentPlayer.pause();
         };
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@
         };
 
         self.seek = function (position) {
-            currentPlayer.changeStream(position);
+            currentPlayer.seek(position);
         };
 
         self.currentPlaylistIndex = function (i) {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer-video.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer-video.js
index 1a7395a0a0..ba7fef777d 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer-video.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer-video.js
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
         var idleState = true;
         var remoteFullscreen = false;
 
+        var muteButton = null;
+        var unmuteButton = null;
+        var volumeSlider = null;
+        var positionSlider;
+        var isPositionSliderActive;
+        var currentTimeElement;
+
         self.initVideoPlayer = function () {
             video = playVideo(item, mediaSource, startPosition, user);
             return video;
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@
         self.resetEnhancements = function () {
             $("#mediaPlayer").hide();
             $('#videoPlayer').removeClass('fullscreenVideo');
-            $("#videoControls").removeClass("inactive")
+            $("#videoControls").removeClass("inactive");
             $("video").remove();
             $("html").css("cursor", "default");
             $(".ui-loader").hide();
@@ -155,7 +162,38 @@
             }
         });
 
+        function onPositionSliderChange() {
+
+            isPositionSliderActive = false;
+
+            var newPercent = parseInt(this.value);
+
+            var newPositionTicks = (newPercent / 100) * currentMediaSource.RunTimeTicks;
+
+            self.changeStream(Math.floor(newPositionTicks));
+        }
+
         $(function () {
+
+            var parent = $("#mediaPlayer");
+            muteButton = $('.muteButton', parent);
+            unmuteButton = $('.unmuteButton', parent);
+            currentTimeElement = $('.currentTime', parent);
+
+            positionSlider = $(".positionSlider", parent).on('slidestart', function (e) {
+
+                isPositionSliderActive = true;
+
+            }).on('slidestop', onPositionSliderChange);
+
+            volumeSlider = $('.volumeSlider', parent).on('slidestop', function () {
+
+                var vol = this.value;
+
+                updateVolumeButtons(vol);
+                self.setVolume(vol * 100);
+            });
+
             $('#video-chaptersFlyout').on('click', '.mediaFlyoutOption', function () {
 
                 var ticks = parseInt(this.getAttribute('data-positionticks'));
@@ -264,6 +302,17 @@
             }, 4000);
         }
 
+        function updateVolumeButtons(vol) {
+
+            if (vol) {
+                muteButton.show();
+                unmuteButton.hide();
+            } else {
+                muteButton.hide();
+                unmuteButton.show();
+            }
+        }
+
         function requestFullScreen(element) {
 
             // Supports most browsers and their versions.
@@ -729,7 +778,7 @@
 
             return options;
         }
-        
+
         function playVideo(item, mediaSource, startPosition, user) {
 
             var mediaStreams = mediaSource.MediaStreams || [];
@@ -771,7 +820,10 @@
                 videoBitrate: mp4Quality.videoBitrate,
                 audioBitrate: mp4Quality.audioBitrate,
                 VideoCodec: mp4Quality.videoCodec,
-                AudioCodec: mp4Quality.audioCodec
+                AudioCodec: mp4Quality.audioCodec,
+                
+                // None of the browsers seem to like this
+                EnableAutoStreamCopy: false
 
             })) + seekParam;
 
@@ -781,7 +833,8 @@
                 AudioCodec: 'Vorbis',
                 maxWidth: webmQuality.maxWidth,
                 videoBitrate: webmQuality.videoBitrate,
-                audioBitrate: webmQuality.audioBitrate
+                audioBitrate: webmQuality.audioBitrate,
+                EnableAutoStreamCopy: false
 
             })) + seekParam;
 
@@ -874,42 +927,26 @@
 
             var video = $("video", videoElement);
 
-            initialVolume = localStorage.getItem("volume") || 0.5;
+            initialVolume = self.getSavedVolume();
 
             video.each(function () {
                 this.volume = initialVolume;
             });
 
-            self.volumeSlider.val(initialVolume).slider('refresh');
-            self.updateVolumeButtons(initialVolume);
+            volumeSlider.val(initialVolume).slider('refresh');
+            updateVolumeButtons(initialVolume);
 
             video.on("volumechange", function (e) {
 
-                var muted = this.muted;
-
                 var vol = this.volume;
 
-                if (!muted && this.volume > 0) {
-                    localStorage.setItem("volume", vol);
-                }
-
-                this.muted = this.volume == 0;
-
-                self.updateVolumeButtons(vol);
-
-            }).on("play.once", function () {
-
-                video.off("play.once");
+                updateVolumeButtons(vol);
 
             }).on("playing.once", function () {
 
-                self.updateCanClientSeek(this);
-
                 video.off("playing.once");
 
-                ApiClient.reportPlaybackStart(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), item.Id, mediaSource.Id, true, item.MediaType);
-
-                self.startProgressInterval(item.Id, mediaSource.Id);
+                self.onPlaybackStart(this, item, mediaSource);
 
             }).on("pause", function (e) {
 
@@ -939,9 +976,9 @@
 
             }).on("timeupdate", function () {
 
-                if (!self.isPositionSliderActive) {
+                if (!isPositionSliderActive) {
 
-                    self.setCurrentTime(self.getCurrentTicks(this), item, true);
+                    self.setCurrentTime(self.getCurrentTicks(this), positionSlider, currentTimeElement);
                 }
 
             }).on("error", function () {
@@ -995,8 +1032,13 @@
                 $(".ui-loader").hide();
                 $("html").css("cursor", "default");
 
-            }).on("ended.playbackstopped", self.onPlaybackStopped)
-                .on('ended.playnext', self.playNextAfterEnded);
+            }).on("ended.playbackstopped", function () {
+
+                currentTimeElement.empty();
+
+                self.onPlaybackStopped.call(this);
+
+            }).on('ended.playnext', self.playNextAfterEnded);
 
             // Stop playback on browser back button nav
             $(window).on("popstate", function () {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
index 516c10cde1..37da88a433 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
         var currentPlaylistIndex = 0;
 
         self.currentDurationTicks = null;
-        self.currentTimeElement = null;
-        self.unmuteButton = null;
-        self.muteButton = null;
-        self.positionSlider = null;
-        self.isPositionSliderActive = null;
-        self.volumeSlider = null;
         self.startTimeTicksOffset = null;
 
         self.playlist = [];
@@ -45,22 +39,11 @@
             canClientSeek = duration && !isNaN(duration) && duration != Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY && duration != Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
         };
 
-        self.updateVolumeButtons = function (vol) {
-
-            if (vol) {
-                self.muteButton.show().prop("disabled", false);
-                self.unmuteButton.hide().prop("disabled", true);
-            } else {
-                self.muteButton.hide().prop("disabled", true);
-                self.unmuteButton.show().prop("disabled", false);
-            }
-        };
-
         self.getCurrentTicks = function (mediaElement) {
             return Math.floor(10000000 * (mediaElement || currentMediaElement).currentTime) + self.startTimeTicksOffset;
         };
 
-        self.clearPauseStop = function() {
+        self.clearPauseStop = function () {
 
             if (self.pauseStop) {
                 console.log('clearing pause stop timer');
@@ -69,31 +52,6 @@
             }
         };
 
-        self.onPlaybackStopped = function () {
-
-            self.clearPauseStop();
-
-            $(this).off('ended.playbackstopped');
-
-            self.currentTimeElement.empty();
-
-            var endTime = this.currentTime;
-
-            clearProgressInterval();
-
-            var position = Math.floor(10000000 * endTime) + self.startTimeTicksOffset;
-
-            ApiClient.reportPlaybackStopped(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), currentItem.Id, currentMediaSource.Id, position);
-
-            if (currentItem.MediaType == "Video") {
-                ApiClient.stopActiveEncodings();
-                if (self.isFullScreen()) {
-                    self.exitFullScreen();
-                }
-                self.resetEnhancements();
-            }
-        };
-
         self.playNextAfterEnded = function () {
 
             $(this).off('ended.playnext');
@@ -210,7 +168,7 @@
             }
         };
 
-        self.setCurrentTime = function (ticks, item, updateSlider) {
+        self.setCurrentTime = function (ticks, positionSlider, currentTimeElement) {
 
             // Convert to ticks
             ticks = Math.floor(ticks);
@@ -221,17 +179,28 @@
 
                 timeText += " / " + Dashboard.getDisplayTime(self.currentDurationTicks);
 
-                if (updateSlider) {
+                if (positionSlider) {
+
                     var percent = ticks / self.currentDurationTicks;
                     percent *= 100;
 
-                    self.positionSlider.val(percent).slider('enable').slider('refresh');
+                    positionSlider.val(percent).slider('enable').slider('refresh');
                 }
             } else {
-                self.positionSlider.slider('disable').slider('refresh');
+
+                if (positionSlider) {
+
+                    positionSlider.slider('disable').slider('refresh');
+                }
             }
 
-            self.currentTimeElement.html(timeText);
+            if (currentTimeElement) {
+                currentTimeElement.html(timeText);
+            }
+
+            var state = self.getPlayerState(currentMediaElement, currentItem, currentMediaSource);
+
+            $(self).trigger('positionchange', [state]);
         };
 
         self.canPlayVideoDirect = function (mediaSource, videoStream, audioStream, subtitleStream, maxWidth, bitrate) {
@@ -459,8 +428,6 @@
 
             var mediaElement;
 
-            var mediaControls = $('#nowPlayingBar');
-
             if (item.MediaType === "Video") {
 
                 currentItem = item;
@@ -470,15 +437,12 @@
                 mediaElement = self.initVideoPlayer();
                 self.currentDurationTicks = currentMediaSource.RunTimeTicks;
 
-                mediaControls = $("#videoControls");
-
             } else if (item.MediaType === "Audio") {
 
                 currentItem = item;
                 currentMediaSource = getOptimalMediaSource(item.MediaType, item.MediaSources);
 
                 mediaElement = playAudio(item, currentMediaSource, startPosition);
-                mediaControls.show();
 
                 self.currentDurationTicks = currentMediaSource.RunTimeTicks;
 
@@ -488,36 +452,50 @@
 
             currentMediaElement = mediaElement;
 
-            //display image and title
-            var imageTags = item.ImageTags || {};
-            var html = '';
+            if (item.MediaType === "Video") {
+
+                self.updateNowPlayingInfo(item);
+            }
+        };
+
+        self.updateNowPlayingInfo = function (item) {
+
+            if (!item) {
+                throw new Error('item cannot be null');
+            }
+            
+            var mediaControls = $("#videoControls");
+
+            var state = self.getPlayerState(currentMediaElement, item, currentMediaSource);
 
             var url = "";
 
-            if (imageTags.Primary) {
+            if (state.primaryImageTag) {
 
-                url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(item.Id, {
+                url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(state.primaryImageItemId, {
                     type: "Primary",
                     height: 80,
-                    tag: item.ImageTags.Primary
+                    tag: state.primaryImageTag
                 });
             }
-            else if (item.BackdropImageTags && item.BackdropImageTags.length) {
+            else if (state.backdropImageTag) {
 
-                url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(item.Id, {
+                url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(state.backdropItemId, {
                     type: "Backdrop",
                     height: 80,
-                    tag: item.BackdropImageTags[0]
+                    tag: state.backdropImageTag,
+                    index: 0
                 });
-            } else if (imageTags.Thumb) {
 
-                url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(item.Id, {
+            } else if (state.thumbImageTag) {
+
+                url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(state.thumbImageItemId, {
                     type: "Thumb",
                     height: 80,
-                    tag: item.ImageTags.Thumb
+                    tag: state.thumbImageTag
                 });
-
             }
+
             else if (item.Type == "TvChannel" || item.Type == "Recording") {
                 url = "css/images/items/detail/tv.png";
             }
@@ -528,40 +506,19 @@
                 url = "css/images/items/detail/video.png";
             }
 
-            var name = item.Name;
-            var seriesName = '';
+            var name = state.itemName;
 
-            // Channel number
-            if (item.Number) {
-                name = item.Number + ' ' + name;
-            }
-            if (item.IndexNumber != null) {
-                name = item.IndexNumber + " - " + name;
-            }
-            if (item.ParentIndexNumber != null) {
-                name = item.ParentIndexNumber + "." + name;
-            }
-            if (item.SeriesName || item.Album || item.ProductionYear) {
-                seriesName = item.SeriesName || item.Album || item.ProductionYear;
-            }
-            if (item.CurrentProgram) {
-                seriesName = item.CurrentProgram.Name;
+            var nowPlayingTextElement = $('.nowPlayingText', mediaControls);
+
+            if (state.itemSubName) {
+                name += '<br/>' + state.itemSubName;
+                nowPlayingTextElement.addClass('nowPlayingDoubleText');
+            } else {
+                nowPlayingTextElement.removeClass('nowPlayingDoubleText');
             }
 
-            var href = LibraryBrowser.getHref(item.CurrentProgram || item);
-
-            var nowPlayingText = (name ? name + "\n" : "") + (seriesName || "---");
-            if (item.SeriesName || item.Album || item.CurrentProgram) {
-                nowPlayingText = (seriesName ? seriesName : "") + "\n" + (name || "---");
-            }
-
-            // Fix for apostrophes and quotes
-            var htmlTitle = trimTitle(nowPlayingText).replace(/'/g, '&apos;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
-            html += "<div><a href='" + href + "'><img class='nowPlayingBarImage' alt='" + htmlTitle +
-                "' title='" + htmlTitle + "' src='" + url + "' style='height:40px;display:inline-block;' /></a></div>";
-            html += "<div class='nowPlayingText' title='" + htmlTitle + "'>" + titleHtml(nowPlayingText) + "</div>";
-
-            $('.nowPlayingMediaInfo', mediaControls).html(html);
+            $('.nowPlayingImage', mediaControls).html('<img src="' + url + '" />');
+            nowPlayingTextElement.html(name);
         };
 
         self.getItemsForPlayback = function (query) {
@@ -727,51 +684,65 @@
 
         self.mute = function () {
 
-            if (currentMediaElement) {
-                currentMediaElement.volume = 0;
-                currentMediaElement.muted = true;
-                self.volumeSlider.val(0).slider('refresh');
-            }
+            self.setVolume(0);
         };
 
-        self.unmute = function () {
+        self.unMute = function () {
 
-            if (currentMediaElement) {
-                var volume = localStorage.getItem("volume") || self.volumeSlider.val();
-                currentMediaElement.volume = volume;
-                currentMediaElement.muted = false;
-                self.volumeSlider.val(volume).slider('refresh');
-            }
+            self.setVolume(self.getSavedVolume() * 100);
         };
 
         self.toggleMute = function () {
 
             if (currentMediaElement) {
-                var volume = localStorage.getItem("volume") || self.volumeSlider.val();
-                currentMediaElement.volume = currentMediaElement.volume ? 0 : volume;
-                currentMediaElement.muted = currentMediaElement.volume == 0;
-                self.volumeSlider.val(volume).slider('refresh');
+
+                if (currentMediaElement.volume) {
+                    self.mute();
+                } else {
+                    self.unMute();
+                }
             }
         };
 
         self.volumeDown = function () {
 
             if (currentMediaElement) {
-                currentMediaElement.volume = Math.max(currentMediaElement.volume - .02, 0);
-                localStorage.setItem("volume", currentMediaElement.volume);
-                self.volumeSlider.val(currentMediaElement.volume).slider('refresh');
+                self.setVolume(Math.max(currentMediaElement.volume - .02, 0) * 100);
             }
         };
 
         self.volumeUp = function () {
 
             if (currentMediaElement) {
-                currentMediaElement.volume = Math.min(currentMediaElement.volume + .02, 1);
-                localStorage.setItem("volume", currentMediaElement.volume);
-                self.volumeSlider.val(currentMediaElement.volume).slider('refresh');
+                self.setVolume(Math.min(currentMediaElement.volume + .02, 1) * 100);
             }
         };
 
+        // Sets volume using a 0-100 scale
+        self.setVolume = function (val) {
+
+            if (currentMediaElement) {
+
+                currentMediaElement.volume = val / 100;
+
+                self.onVolumeChanged(currentMediaElement);
+
+                self.saveVolume();
+            }
+        };
+
+        self.saveVolume = function (val) {
+
+            if (val) {
+                localStorage.setItem("volume", val);
+            }
+
+        };
+
+        self.getSavedVolume = function () {
+            return localStorage.getItem("volume") || 0.5;
+        };
+
         self.shuffle = function (id) {
 
             var userId = Dashboard.getCurrentUserId();
@@ -882,7 +853,12 @@
 
             $(elem).off("ended.playnext").on("ended", function () {
 
-                $(this).remove();
+                $(this).off();
+
+                if (this.tagName.toLowerCase() != 'audio') {
+                    $(this).remove();
+                }
+
                 elem.src = "";
                 currentMediaElement = null;
 
@@ -893,8 +869,6 @@
                     self.exitFullScreen();
                 }
                 self.resetEnhancements();
-            } else {
-                $('#nowPlayingBar').hide();
             }
         };
 
@@ -902,55 +876,150 @@
             return currentMediaElement;
         };
 
-        self.bindPositionSlider = function () {
-            self.positionSlider.on('slidestart', function (e) {
+        self.getPlayerState = function (playerElement, item, mediaSource) {
 
-                self.isPositionSliderActive = true;
+            var itemName = '';
+            var itemSubName = '';
 
-            }).on('slidestop', onPositionSliderChange);
+            if (item) {
+
+                var name = item.Name;
+                var seriesName = '';
+
+                // Channel number
+                if (item.Number) {
+                    name = item.Number + ' ' + name;
+                }
+                if (item.IndexNumber != null) {
+                    name = item.IndexNumber + " - " + name;
+                }
+                if (item.ParentIndexNumber != null) {
+                    name = item.ParentIndexNumber + "." + name;
+                }
+
+                if (item.CurrentProgram) {
+                    seriesName = item.CurrentProgram.Name;
+                }
+                else if (item.SeriesName || item.Album || item.ProductionYear) {
+                    seriesName = item.SeriesName || item.Album || item.ProductionYear;
+                }
+
+                if (seriesName) {
+                    itemName = item.SeriesName || item.Album || item.CurrentProgram;
+                    itemSubName = name;
+                } else {
+                    itemName = name;
+                }
+            }
+
+            var state = {
+                itemId: item.Id,
+                mediaSourceId: mediaSource.Id,
+                volumeLevel: playerElement.volume * 100,
+                isMuted: playerElement.volume == 0,
+                isPaused: playerElement.paused,
+                runtimeTicks: mediaSource.RunTimeTicks,
+                positionTicks: self.getCurrentTicks(playerElement),
+                canSeek: mediaSource.RunTimeTicks && mediaSource.RunTimeTicks > 0,
+                mediaType: item.MediaType,
+                itemName: itemName,
+                itemSubName: itemSubName,
+                itemType: item.Type
+            };
+
+            var imageTags = item.ImageTags || {};
+
+            if (imageTags.Primary) {
+
+                state.primaryImageItemId = item.Id;
+                state.primaryImageTag = imageTags.Primary;
+            }
+
+            if (item.BackdropImageTags && item.BackdropImageTags.length) {
+
+                state.backdropItemId = item.Id;
+                state.backdropImageTag = item.BackdropImageTags[0];
+            }
+
+            if (imageTags.Thumb) {
+
+                state.thumbItemId = item.Id;
+                state.thumbImageTag = imageTags.Thumb;
+            }
+
+            return state;
         };
 
-        self.bindVolumeSlider = function () {
-            self.volumeSlider.on('slidestop', function () {
+        self.onPlaybackStart = function (playerElement, item, mediaSource) {
 
-                var vol = this.value;
+            self.updateCanClientSeek(playerElement);
 
-                self.updateVolumeButtons(vol);
-                currentMediaElement.volume = vol;
-            });
+            ApiClient.reportPlaybackStart(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), item.Id, mediaSource.Id, true, item.MediaType);
+
+            self.startProgressInterval(item.Id, mediaSource.Id);
+
+            var state = self.getPlayerState(playerElement, item, mediaSource);
+
+            $(self).trigger('playbackstart', [state]);
+        };
+
+        self.onVolumeChanged = function (playerElement) {
+
+            self.saveVolume(playerElement.volume);
+
+            var state = self.getPlayerState(playerElement, currentItem, currentMediaSource);
+
+            $(self).trigger('volumechange', [state]);
+        };
+
+        self.onPlaybackStopped = function () {
+
+            self.clearPauseStop();
+
+            var playerElement = this;
+
+            $(playerElement).off('ended.playbackstopped');
+
+            var endTime = playerElement.currentTime;
+
+            clearProgressInterval();
+
+            var position = Math.floor(10000000 * endTime) + self.startTimeTicksOffset;
+
+            var item = currentItem;
+            var mediaSource = currentMediaSource;
+
+            ApiClient.reportPlaybackStopped(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), item.Id, mediaSource.Id, position);
+
+            if (item.MediaType == "Video") {
+                ApiClient.stopActiveEncodings();
+                if (self.isFullScreen()) {
+                    self.exitFullScreen();
+                }
+                self.resetEnhancements();
+            }
+
+            var state = self.getPlayerState(playerElement, item, mediaSource);
+
+            $(self).trigger('playbackstop', [state]);
+        };
+
+        self.onPlaystateChange = function (playerElement) {
+
+            var state = self.getPlayerState(playerElement, currentItem, currentMediaSource);
+
+            $(self).trigger('playstatechange', [state]);
         };
 
         $(window).on("beforeunload popstate", function () {
 
-            var item = currentItem;
-            var media = currentMediaElement;
-
             // Try to report playback stopped before the browser closes
-            if (item && media && currentProgressInterval) {
+            if (currentItem && currentMediaElement && currentProgressInterval) {
 
-                var endTime = currentMediaElement.currentTime;
-
-                var position = Math.floor(10000000 * endTime) + self.startTimeTicksOffset;
-
-                ApiClient.reportPlaybackStopped(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), currentItem.Id, currentMediaSource.Id, position);
+                self.onPlaybackStopped.call(currentMediaElement);
             }
         });
 
-        $(function () {
-            initPlayer();
-        });
-
-        function initPlayer() {
-            self.muteButton = $('.muteButton');
-            self.unmuteButton = $('.unmuteButton');
-            self.currentTimeElement = $('.currentTime');
-            self.volumeSlider = $('.volumeSlider');
-            self.positionSlider = $(".positionSlider");
-
-            self.bindVolumeSlider();
-            self.bindPositionSlider();
-        }
-
         function replaceQueryString(url, param, value) {
             var re = new RegExp("([?|&])" + param + "=.*?(&|$)", "i");
             if (url.match(re))
@@ -977,15 +1046,30 @@
             return testableVideoElement.canPlayType('video/webm').replace(/no/, '');
         }
 
-        function onPositionSliderChange() {
+        function getAudioElement() {
 
-            self.isPositionSliderActive = false;
+            var elem = $('.mediaPlayerAudio');
 
-            var newPercent = parseInt(this.value);
+            if (elem.length) {
+                return elem;
+            }
 
-            var newPositionTicks = (newPercent / 100) * currentMediaSource.RunTimeTicks;
+            var html = '';
 
-            self.changeStream(Math.floor(newPositionTicks));
+            var requiresControls = $.browser.android || ($.browser.webkit && !$.browser.chrome);
+
+            if (requiresControls) {
+                html += '<div class="mediaPlayerAudioContainer"><div class="mediaPlayerAudioContainerInner">';;
+            } else {
+                html += '<div class="mediaPlayerAudioContainer" style="display:none;"><div class="mediaPlayerAudioContainerInner">';;
+            }
+
+            html += '<audio class="mediaPlayerAudio" preload="auto" controls>';
+            html += '</audio></div></div>';
+
+            $(document.body).append(html);
+
+            return $('.mediaPlayerAudio');
         }
 
         function playAudio(item, mediaSource, startPositionTicks) {
@@ -1003,18 +1087,10 @@
                 audioCodec: 'mp3'
             }));
 
-            var aacUrl = ApiClient.getUrl('Audio/' + item.Id + '/stream.aac', $.extend({}, baseParams, {
-                audioCodec: 'aac'
-            }));
-
-            var webmUrl = ApiClient.getUrl('Audio/' + item.Id + '/stream.webm', $.extend({}, baseParams, {
-                audioCodec: 'Vorbis'
-            }));
-
             var mediaStreams = mediaSource.MediaStreams;
 
             var isStatic = false;
-            var seekParam = isStatic && startPositionTicks ? '#t=' + (startPositionTicks / 10000000) : '';
+            var seekParam = startPositionTicks ? '#t=' + (startPositionTicks / 10000000) : '';
 
             for (var i = 0, length = mediaStreams.length; i < length; i++) {
 
@@ -1024,11 +1100,7 @@
 
                     var container = (mediaSource.Container || '').toLowerCase();
                     // Stream statically when possible
-                    if (container == 'aac' && stream.BitRate <= 256000) {
-                        aacUrl += "&static=true" + seekParam;
-                        isStatic = true;
-                    }
-                    else if (container == 'mp3' && stream.BitRate <= 256000) {
+                    if (container == 'mp3' && stream.BitRate <= 256000) {
                         mp3Url += "&static=true" + seekParam;
                         isStatic = true;
                     }
@@ -1038,91 +1110,39 @@
 
             self.startTimeTicksOffset = isStatic ? 0 : startPositionTicks;
 
-            var html = '';
+            var initialVolume = self.getSavedVolume();
 
-            var requiresControls = $.browser.android || ($.browser.webkit && !$.browser.chrome);
+            return getAudioElement().each(function () {
 
-            // Can't autoplay in these browsers so we need to use the full controls
-            if (requiresControls) {
-                html += '<audio preload="auto" autoplay controls>';
-            } else {
-                html += '<audio preload="auto" style="display:none;" autoplay>';
-            }
-            html += '<source type="audio/mpeg" src="' + mp3Url + '" />';
-            html += '<source type="audio/aac" src="' + aacUrl + '" />';
-            html += '<source type="audio/webm" src="' + webmUrl + '" />';
-            html += '</audio>';
-
-            var nowPlayingBar = $('#nowPlayingBar').show();
-            //show stop button
-            $('#stopButton', nowPlayingBar).show();
-            $('#playButton', nowPlayingBar).hide();
-            $('#pauseButton', nowPlayingBar).show();
-            $('#fullscreenButton', nowPlayingBar).hide();
-
-            $('#previousTrackButton', nowPlayingBar).show();
-            $('#nextTrackButton', nowPlayingBar).show();
-            $('#playlistButton', nowPlayingBar).show();
-
-            $('#qualityButton', nowPlayingBar).hide();
-            $('#audioTracksButton', nowPlayingBar).hide();
-            $('#subtitleButton', nowPlayingBar).hide();
-            $('#chaptersButton', nowPlayingBar).hide();
-
-            var mediaElement = $('#mediaElement', nowPlayingBar).html(html);
-            var audioElement = $("audio", mediaElement);
-
-            var initialVolume = localStorage.getItem("volume") || 0.5;
-
-            audioElement.each(function () {
+                this.src = mp3Url;
                 this.volume = initialVolume;
-            });
+                this.play();
 
-            self.volumeSlider.val(initialVolume).slider('refresh');
-            self.updateVolumeButtons(initialVolume);
+            }).on("volumechange", function () {
 
-            audioElement.on("volumechange", function () {
+                self.onVolumeChanged(this);
 
-                var vol = this.volume;
+            }).on("playing.once", function () {
 
-                localStorage.setItem("volume", vol);
+                $('.mediaPlayerAudioContainer').hide();
 
-                self.updateVolumeButtons(vol);
+                $(this).off("playing.once");
 
-            }).on("play.once", function () {
-
-                if (!requiresControls) {
-                    audioElement.hide();
-                }
-
-                self.updateCanClientSeek(this);
-
-                audioElement.off("play.once");
-
-                ApiClient.reportPlaybackStart(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), item.Id, mediaSource.Id, true, item.MediaType);
-
-                self.startProgressInterval(item.Id, mediaSource.Id);
+                self.onPlaybackStart(this, item, mediaSource);
 
             }).on("pause", function () {
 
-                $('#playButton', nowPlayingBar).show();
-                $('#pauseButton', nowPlayingBar).hide();
+                self.onPlaystateChange(this);
 
             }).on("playing", function () {
 
-                $('#playButton', nowPlayingBar).hide();
-                $('#pauseButton', nowPlayingBar).show();
+                self.onPlaystateChange(this);
 
             }).on("timeupdate", function () {
 
-                if (!self.isPositionSliderActive) {
+                self.setCurrentTime(self.getCurrentTicks(this));
 
-                    self.setCurrentTime(self.getCurrentTicks(this), item, true);
-                }
-
-            }).on("ended.playbackstopped", self.onPlaybackStopped).on('ended.playnext', self.playNextAfterEnded);
-
-            return audioElement[0];
+            }).on("ended.playbackstopped", self.onPlaybackStopped).on('ended.playnext', self.playNextAfterEnded)[0];
         };
 
         function canPlayAudioStreamDirect(audioStream) {
@@ -1146,27 +1166,7 @@
             }
 
             return true;
-        };
-
-        function trunc(string, len) {
-            if (string.length > 0 && string.length < len) return string;
-            var trimmed = $.trim(string).substring(0, len).split(" ").slice(0, -1).join(" ");
-            if (trimmed) {
-                trimmed += "...";
-            } else {
-                trimmed = "---"
-            }
-            return trimmed;
-        };
-
-        function trimTitle(title) {
-            return title.replace("\n---", "");
-        };
-
-        function titleHtml(title) {
-            var titles = title.split("\n");
-            return (trunc(titles[0], 30) + "<br />" + trunc(titles[1], 30)).replace("---", "&nbsp;");
-        };
+        }
 
         var getItemFields = "MediaSources,Chapters";
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/nowplayingbar.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/nowplayingbar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e4bfcf54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/nowplayingbar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+(function (window, document, $, setTimeout, clearTimeout) {
+
+    var currentPlayer;
+
+    var currentTimeElement;
+    var nowPlayingImageElement;
+    var nowPlayingTextElement;
+    var unmuteButton;
+    var muteButton;
+    var volumeSlider;
+    var isVolumeSliderActive;
+    var unpauseButton;
+    var pauseButton;
+    var positionSlider;
+    var isPositionSliderActive;
+
+    var lastPlayerState;
+
+    function getNowPlayingBarHtml() {
+
+        var html = '';
+
+        html += '<div id="nowPlayingBar" class="nowPlayingBar" style="display:none;">';
+        html += '<div style="display:inline-block;width:12px;"></div>';
+        html += '<a id="playlistButton" class="mediaButton playlistButton" href="playlist.html" data-role="button" data-icon="bullets" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true" title="Playlist">Playlist</a>';
+        html += '<button id="previousTrackButton" class="mediaButton previousTrackButton" title="Previous Track" type="button" data-icon="previous-track" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Previous Track</button>';
+        html += '<button id="playButton" class="mediaButton unpauseButton" title="Play" type="button" data-icon="play" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Play</button>';
+        html += '<button id="pauseButton" class="mediaButton pauseButton" title="Pause" type="button" data-icon="pause" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Pause</button>';
+
+        html += '<button id="stopButton" class="mediaButton stopButton" title="Stop" type="button" data-icon="stop" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Stop</button>';
+        html += '<button id="nextTrackButton" class="mediaButton nextTrackButton" title="Next Track" type="button" data-icon="next-track" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Next Track</button>';
+
+        html += '<div id="mediaElement"></div>';
+
+        html += '<div class="positionSliderContainer sliderContainer">';
+        html += '<input type="range" class="mediaSlider positionSlider slider" step=".001" min="0" max="100" value="0" style="display:none;" data-mini="true" data-theme="a" data-highlight="true" />';
+        html += '</div>';
+
+        html += '<div class="currentTime"></div>';
+        html += '<div class="nowPlayingImage"></div>';
+        html += '<div class="nowPlayingText"></div>';
+
+        html += '<button id="muteButton" class="mediaButton muteButton" title="Mute" type="button" data-icon="audio" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Mute</button>';
+        html += '<button id="unmuteButton" class="mediaButton unmuteButton" title="Unmute" type="button" data-icon="volume-off" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Unmute</button>';
+
+        html += '<div class="volumeSliderContainer sliderContainer">';
+        html += '<input type="range" class="mediaSlider volumeSlider slider" step=".05" min="0" max="100" value="0" style="display:none;" data-mini="true" data-theme="a" data-highlight="true" />';
+        html += '</div>';
+
+        html += '</div>';
+
+        return html;
+    }
+
+    function bindEvents(elem) {
+
+        currentTimeElement = $('.currentTime', elem);
+        nowPlayingImageElement = $('.nowPlayingImage', elem);
+        nowPlayingTextElement = $('.nowPlayingText', elem);
+
+        unmuteButton = $('.unmuteButton', elem).on('click', function () {
+
+            if (currentPlayer) {
+                currentPlayer.unMute();
+            }
+        });
+
+        muteButton = $('.muteButton', elem).on('click', function () {
+
+            if (currentPlayer) {
+                currentPlayer.mute();
+            }
+        });
+
+        $('.stopButton', elem).on('click', function () {
+
+            if (currentPlayer) {
+                currentPlayer.stop();
+            }
+        });
+
+        pauseButton = $('.pauseButton', elem).on('click', function () {
+
+            if (currentPlayer) {
+                currentPlayer.pause();
+            }
+        });
+
+        unpauseButton = $('.unpauseButton', elem).on('click', function () {
+
+            if (currentPlayer) {
+                currentPlayer.unpause();
+            }
+        });
+
+        $('.nextTrackButton', elem).on('click', function () {
+
+            if (currentPlayer) {
+                currentPlayer.nextTrack();
+            }
+        });
+
+        $('.previousTrackButton', elem).on('click', function () {
+
+            if (currentPlayer) {
+                currentPlayer.previousTrack();
+            }
+        });
+
+        volumeSlider = $('.volumeSlider', elem).on('slidestart', function () {
+
+            isVolumeSliderActive = true;
+
+        }).on('slidestop', function () {
+
+            isVolumeSliderActive = false;
+
+            if (currentPlayer) {
+                currentPlayer.setVolume(this.value);
+            }
+        });
+
+        positionSlider = $('.positionSlider', elem).on('slidestart', function () {
+
+            isPositionSliderActive = true;
+
+        }).on('slidestop', function () {
+
+            isPositionSliderActive = false;
+
+            if (currentPlayer && lastPlayerState) {
+
+                var ticks = lastPlayerState.runtimeTicks * this.value / 100;
+
+                currentPlayer.seek(ticks);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    function getNowPlayingBar() {
+
+        var elem = $('.nowPlayingBar');
+
+        if (elem.length) {
+            return elem;
+        }
+
+        elem = $(getNowPlayingBarHtml()).insertBefore('#footerNotifications').trigger('create');
+
+        bindEvents(elem);
+
+        return elem;
+    }
+
+    function updatePlayerState(state) {
+
+        lastPlayerState = state;
+
+        if (!muteButton) {
+            getNowPlayingBar();
+        }
+
+        if (state.isMuted) {
+
+            muteButton.hide();
+            unmuteButton.show();
+
+        } else {
+
+            muteButton.show();
+            unmuteButton.hide();
+        }
+
+        if (state.isPaused) {
+
+            pauseButton.hide();
+            unpauseButton.show();
+
+        } else {
+
+            pauseButton.show();
+            unpauseButton.hide();
+        }
+
+        if (!isVolumeSliderActive) {
+            volumeSlider.val(state.volumeLevel || 0).slider('refresh');
+        }
+
+        if (!isPositionSliderActive) {
+            if (state.canSeek) {
+
+                var pct = state.positionTicks / state.runtimeTicks;
+                pct *= 100;
+
+                positionSlider.val(pct).prop('disabled', '');
+
+            } else {
+
+                positionSlider.val(0).prop('disabled', 'disabled');
+            }
+
+            positionSlider.slider('refresh');
+        }
+
+        var timeText = Dashboard.getDisplayTime(state.positionTicks);
+
+        if (state.runtimeTicks) {
+
+            timeText += " / " + Dashboard.getDisplayTime(state.runtimeTicks);
+
+        }
+
+        currentTimeElement.html(timeText);
+    }
+
+    function updateNowPlayingInfo(state) {
+
+        var name = state.itemName;
+
+        if (state.itemSubName) {
+            name += '<br/>' + state.itemSubName;
+            nowPlayingTextElement.addClass('nowPlayingDoubleText');
+        } else {
+            nowPlayingTextElement.removeClass('nowPlayingDoubleText');
+        }
+
+        nowPlayingTextElement.html(name);
+
+        var url;
+
+        if (state.primaryImageTag) {
+
+            url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(state.primaryImageItemId, {
+                type: "Primary",
+                height: 80,
+                tag: state.primaryImageTag
+            });
+        }
+        else if (state.backdropImageTag) {
+
+            url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(state.backdropItemId, {
+                type: "Backdrop",
+                height: 80,
+                tag: state.backdropImageTag,
+                index: 0
+            });
+
+        } else if (state.thumbImageTag) {
+
+            url = ApiClient.getImageUrl(state.thumbImageItemId, {
+                type: "Thumb",
+                height: 80,
+                tag: state.thumbImageTag
+            });
+        }
+
+        else if (item.Type == "TvChannel" || item.Type == "Recording") {
+            url = "css/images/items/detail/tv.png";
+        }
+        else if (item.MediaType == "Audio") {
+            url = "css/images/items/detail/audio.png";
+        }
+        else {
+            url = "css/images/items/detail/video.png";
+        }
+
+        nowPlayingImageElement.html('<img src="' + url + '" />');
+    }
+
+    function onPlaybackStart(e, state) {
+
+        var player = this;
+
+        if (player.isDefaultPlayer && state.mediaType == 'Video') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        showNowPlayingBar();
+
+        updatePlayerState(state);
+        updateNowPlayingInfo(state);
+    }
+
+    var nowPlayingBarTimeout;
+    function showNowPlayingBar() {
+
+        if (nowPlayingBarTimeout) {
+            clearTimeout(nowPlayingBarTimeout);
+            nowPlayingBarTimeout = null;
+        }
+
+        var nowPlayingBar = getNowPlayingBar();
+
+        nowPlayingBar.show();
+    }
+
+    function hideNowPlayingBar() {
+
+        if (nowPlayingBarTimeout) {
+            clearTimeout(nowPlayingBarTimeout);
+            nowPlayingBarTimeout = null;
+        }
+
+        // Use a timeout to prevent the bar from hiding and showing quickly
+        // in the event of a stop->play command
+        nowPlayingBarTimeout = setTimeout(function () {
+            getNowPlayingBar().hide();
+        }, 200);
+    }
+
+    function onPlaybackStopped(e, state) {
+
+        hideNowPlayingBar();
+    }
+
+    function onVolumeChanged(e, state) {
+
+        var player = this;
+
+        if (player.isDefaultPlayer && state.mediaType == 'Video') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        updatePlayerState(state);
+    }
+
+    function releaseCurrentPlayer() {
+
+        if (currentPlayer) {
+
+            $(currentPlayer).off('.nowplayingbar');
+            currentPlayer = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function bindToPlayer(player) {
+
+        releaseCurrentPlayer();
+
+        currentPlayer = player;
+
+        $(player).on('playbackstart.nowplayingbar', onPlaybackStart)
+            .on('playbackstop.nowplayingbar', onPlaybackStopped)
+            .on('volumechange.nowplayingbar', onVolumeChanged)
+            .on('playstatechange.nowplayingbar', onVolumeChanged)
+            .on('positionchange.nowplayingbar', onVolumeChanged);
+    }
+
+    $(function () {
+
+        $(MediaController).on('playerchange', function () {
+
+            bindToPlayer(MediaController.getCurrentPlayer());
+        });
+
+        bindToPlayer(MediaController.getCurrentPlayer());
+    });
+
+})(window, document, jQuery, setTimeout, clearTimeout);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
index 55c6300821..76ea805638 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ var Dashboard = {
             if (user.PrimaryImageTag) {
                 var imageUrl = ApiClient.getUserImageUrl(user.Id, {
 
-                    width: 60,
+                    width: 28,
                     tag: user.PrimaryImageTag,
                     type: "Primary"
 
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ var Dashboard = {
             if (user.PrimaryImageTag) {
 
                 var url = ApiClient.getUserImageUrl(user.Id, {
-                    width: 225,
+                    width: 28,
                     tag: user.PrimaryImageTag,
                     type: "Primary"
                 });
@@ -1286,7 +1286,8 @@ $(function () {
     videoPlayerHtml += '<button id="video-nextTrackButton" class="mediaButton nextTrackButton" title="Next Track" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.nextTrack();" data-icon="next-track" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Next Track</button>';
 
     videoPlayerHtml += '<div class="currentTime"></div>';
-    videoPlayerHtml += '<div class="nowPlayingMediaInfo"></div>';
+    videoPlayerHtml += '<div class="nowPlayingImage"></div>';
+    videoPlayerHtml += '<div class="nowPlayingText"></div>';
 
     videoPlayerHtml += '<button id="video-muteButton" class="mediaButton muteButton" title="Mute" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.mute();" data-icon="audio" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Mute</button>';
     videoPlayerHtml += '<button id="video-unmuteButton" class="mediaButton unmuteButton" title="Unmute" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.unMute();" data-icon="volume-off" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Unmute</button>';
@@ -1326,49 +1327,7 @@ $(function () {
     mediaPlayerElem.trigger('create');
 
     var footerHtml = '<div id="footer" data-theme="b" class="ui-bar-b">';
-    footerHtml += '<div id="nowPlayingBar" class="nowPlayingBar" style="display:none;">';
-    footerHtml += '<div class="barBackground ui-bar-b"></div>';
-    footerHtml += '<div style="display:inline-block;width:12px;"></div>';
-    footerHtml += '<a id="playlistButton" class="mediaButton playlistButton" href="playlist.html" data-role="button" data-icon="bullets" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true" title="Playlist">Playlist</a>';
-    footerHtml += '<button id="previousTrackButton" class="mediaButton previousTrackButton" title="Previous Track" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.previousTrack();" data-icon="previous-track" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Previous Track</button>';
-    footerHtml += '<button id="playButton" class="mediaButton" title="Play" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.unpause();" data-icon="play" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Play</button>';
-    footerHtml += '<button id="pauseButton" class="mediaButton" title="Pause" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.pause();" data-icon="pause" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Pause</button>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<div id="mediaElement"></div>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<button id="stopButton" class="mediaButton" title="Stop" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.stop();" data-icon="stop" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Stop</button>';
-    footerHtml += '<button id="nextTrackButton" class="mediaButton nextTrackButton" title="Next Track" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.nextTrack();" data-icon="next-track" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Next Track</button>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<div class="positionSliderContainer sliderContainer">';
-    footerHtml += '<input type="range" class="mediaSlider positionSlider slider" step=".001" min="0" max="100" value="0" style="display:none;" data-mini="true" data-theme="a" data-highlight="true" />';
-    footerHtml += '</div>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<div class="currentTime"></div>';
-    footerHtml += '<div class="nowPlayingMediaInfo"></div>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<button id="muteButton" class="mediaButton muteButton" title="Mute" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.mute();" data-icon="audio" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Mute</button>';
-    footerHtml += '<button id="unmuteButton" class="mediaButton unmuteButton" title="Unmute" type="button" onclick="MediaPlayer.unMute();" data-icon="volume-off" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Unmute</button>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<div class="volumeSliderContainer sliderContainer">';
-    footerHtml += '<input type="range" class="mediaSlider volumeSlider slider" step=".05" min="0" max="1" value="0" style="display:none;" data-mini="true" data-theme="a" data-highlight="true" />';
-    footerHtml += '</div>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<button onclick="MediaPlayer.showQualityFlyout();" id="qualityButton" class="mediaButton qualityButton" title="Quality" type="button" data-icon="gear" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Quality</button>';
-    footerHtml += '<div class="mediaFlyoutContainer"><div id="qualityFlyout" style="display:none;" class="mediaPlayerFlyout"></div></div>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<button onclick="MediaPlayer.showAudioTracksFlyout();" id="audioTracksButton" class="imageButton mediaButton audioTracksButton" title="Audio tracks" type="button" data-icon="audiocd" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Audio Tracks</button>';
-    footerHtml += '<div class="mediaFlyoutContainer"><div id="audioTracksFlyout" style="display:none;" class="mediaPlayerFlyout audioTracksFlyout"></div></div>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<button onclick="MediaPlayer.showSubtitleMenu();" id="subtitleButton" class="imageButton mediaButton subtitleButton" title="Subtitles" type="button" data-icon="subtitles" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Subtitles</button>';
-    footerHtml += '<div class="mediaFlyoutContainer"><div id="subtitleFlyout" style="display:none;" class="mediaPlayerFlyout subtitleFlyout"></div></div>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<button onclick="MediaPlayer.showChaptersFlyout();" id="chaptersButton" class="mediaButton chaptersButton" title="Scenes" type="button" data-icon="video" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Scenes</button>';
-    footerHtml += '<div class="mediaFlyoutContainer"><div id="chaptersFlyout" style="display:none;" class="mediaPlayerFlyout chaptersFlyout"></div></div>';
-
-    footerHtml += '<button onclick="MediaPlayer.toggleFullscreen();" id="fullscreenButton" class="mediaButton fullscreenButton" title="Fullscreen" type="button" data-icon="action" data-iconpos="notext" data-inline="true">Fullscreen</button>';
-
-    footerHtml += '</div>';
-
+    
     footerHtml += '<div id="footerNotifications"></div>';
     footerHtml += '</div>';
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/userimagepage.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/userimagepage.js
index f3b6196f79..6acab74ecc 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/userimagepage.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/userimagepage.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             if (user.PrimaryImageTag) {
 
                 var imageUrl = ApiClient.getUserImageUrl(user.Id, {
-                    height: 450,
+                    height: 200,
                     tag: user.PrimaryImageTag,
                     type: "Primary"
                 });
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/userprofilespage.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/userprofilespage.js
index 854b7437c1..c73e562661 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/userprofilespage.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/userprofilespage.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             if (user.PrimaryImageTag) {
 
                 var url = ApiClient.getUserImageUrl(user.Id, {
-                    width: 225,
+                    width: 80,
                     tag: user.PrimaryImageTag,
                     type: "Primary"
                 });
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/jquery.ba-tinypubsub.min.js b/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/jquery.ba-tinypubsub.min.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c552b4bc7..0000000000
--- a/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/jquery.ba-tinypubsub.min.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/* jQuery Tiny Pub/Sub - v0.7 - 10/27/2011
- * http://benalman.com/
- * Copyright (c) 2011 "Cowboy" Ben Alman; Licensed MIT, GPL */
-(function (a) { var b = a({}); a.subscribe = function () { b.on.apply(b, arguments) }, a.unsubscribe = function () { b.off.apply(b, arguments) }, a.publish = function () { b.trigger.apply(b, arguments) } })(jQuery)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ApiClient.js b/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/mediabrowser.apiclient.js
similarity index 93%
rename from ApiClient.js
rename to dashboard-ui/thirdparty/mediabrowser.apiclient.js
index a4c4d97830..e735ed47e5 100644
--- a/ApiClient.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/mediabrowser.apiclient.js
@@ -2197,6 +2197,28 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout, wi
                 dataType: "json"
             });
         };
+        
+        function normalizeImageOptions(options) {
+
+            var ratio = window.devicePixelRatio;
+            
+            if (ratio) {
+                
+                if (options.width) {
+                    options.width = options.width * ratio;
+                }
+                if (options.height) {
+                    options.height = options.height * ratio;
+                }
+                if (options.maxWidth) {
+                    options.maxWidth = options.maxWidth * ratio;
+                }
+                if (options.maxHeight) {
+                    options.maxHeight = options.maxHeight * ratio;
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
 
         /**
          * Constructs a url for a user image
@@ -2230,6 +2252,8 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout, wi
             delete options.type;
             delete options.index;
 
+            normalizeImageOptions(options);
+            
             return self.getUrl(url, options);
         };
 
@@ -2265,215 +2289,7 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout, wi
             delete options.type;
             delete options.index;
 
-            return self.getUrl(url, options);
-        };
-
-        /**
-         * Constructs a url for a year image
-         * @param {String} year
-         * @param {Object} options
-         * Options supports the following properties:
-         * width - download the image at a fixed width
-         * height - download the image at a fixed height
-         * maxWidth - download the image at a maxWidth
-         * maxHeight - download the image at a maxHeight
-         * quality - A scale of 0-100. This should almost always be omitted as the default will suffice.
-         * For best results do not specify both width and height together, as aspect ratio might be altered.
-         */
-        self.getYearImageUrl = function (year, options) {
-
-            if (!year) {
-                throw new Error("null year");
-            }
-
-            options = options || {
-
-            };
-
-            var url = "Years/" + year + "/Images/" + options.type;
-
-            if (options.index != null) {
-                url += "/" + options.index;
-            }
-
-            // Don't put these on the query string
-            delete options.type;
-            delete options.index;
-
-            return self.getUrl(url, options);
-        };
-
-        /**
-         * Constructs a url for a genre image
-         * @param {String} name
-         * @param {Object} options
-         * Options supports the following properties:
-         * width - download the image at a fixed width
-         * height - download the image at a fixed height
-         * maxWidth - download the image at a maxWidth
-         * maxHeight - download the image at a maxHeight
-         * quality - A scale of 0-100. This should almost always be omitted as the default will suffice.
-         * For best results do not specify both width and height together, as aspect ratio might be altered.
-         */
-        self.getGenreImageUrl = function (name, options) {
-
-            if (!name) {
-                throw new Error("null name");
-            }
-
-            options = options || {
-
-            };
-
-            var url = "Genres/" + self.encodeName(name) + "/Images/" + options.type;
-
-            if (options.index != null) {
-                url += "/" + options.index;
-            }
-
-            // Don't put these on the query string
-            delete options.type;
-            delete options.index;
-
-            return self.getUrl(url, options);
-        };
-
-        /**
-         * Constructs a url for a genre image
-         * @param {String} name
-         * @param {Object} options
-         * Options supports the following properties:
-         * width - download the image at a fixed width
-         * height - download the image at a fixed height
-         * maxWidth - download the image at a maxWidth
-         * maxHeight - download the image at a maxHeight
-         * quality - A scale of 0-100. This should almost always be omitted as the default will suffice.
-         * For best results do not specify both width and height together, as aspect ratio might be altered.
-         */
-        self.getMusicGenreImageUrl = function (name, options) {
-
-            if (!name) {
-                throw new Error("null name");
-            }
-
-            options = options || {
-
-            };
-
-            var url = "MusicGenres/" + self.encodeName(name) + "/Images/" + options.type;
-
-            if (options.index != null) {
-                url += "/" + options.index;
-            }
-
-            // Don't put these on the query string
-            delete options.type;
-            delete options.index;
-
-            return self.getUrl(url, options);
-        };
-
-        /**
-         * Constructs a url for a genre image
-         * @param {String} name
-         * @param {Object} options
-         * Options supports the following properties:
-         * width - download the image at a fixed width
-         * height - download the image at a fixed height
-         * maxWidth - download the image at a maxWidth
-         * maxHeight - download the image at a maxHeight
-         * quality - A scale of 0-100. This should almost always be omitted as the default will suffice.
-         * For best results do not specify both width and height together, as aspect ratio might be altered.
-         */
-        self.getGameGenreImageUrl = function (name, options) {
-
-            if (!name) {
-                throw new Error("null name");
-            }
-
-            options = options || {
-
-            };
-
-            var url = "GameGenres/" + self.encodeName(name) + "/Images/" + options.type;
-
-            if (options.index != null) {
-                url += "/" + options.index;
-            }
-
-            // Don't put these on the query string
-            delete options.type;
-            delete options.index;
-
-            return self.getUrl(url, options);
-        };
-
-        /**
-         * Constructs a url for a artist image
-         * @param {String} name
-         * @param {Object} options
-         * Options supports the following properties:
-         * width - download the image at a fixed width
-         * height - download the image at a fixed height
-         * maxWidth - download the image at a maxWidth
-         * maxHeight - download the image at a maxHeight
-         * quality - A scale of 0-100. This should almost always be omitted as the default will suffice.
-         * For best results do not specify both width and height together, as aspect ratio might be altered.
-         */
-        self.getArtistImageUrl = function (name, options) {
-
-            if (!name) {
-                throw new Error("null name");
-            }
-
-            options = options || {
-
-            };
-
-            var url = "Artists/" + self.encodeName(name) + "/Images/" + options.type;
-
-            if (options.index != null) {
-                url += "/" + options.index;
-            }
-
-            // Don't put these on the query string
-            delete options.type;
-            delete options.index;
-
-            return self.getUrl(url, options);
-        };
-
-        /**
-         * Constructs a url for a studio image
-         * @param {String} name
-         * @param {Object} options
-         * Options supports the following properties:
-         * width - download the image at a fixed width
-         * height - download the image at a fixed height
-         * maxWidth - download the image at a maxWidth
-         * maxHeight - download the image at a maxHeight
-         * quality - A scale of 0-100. This should almost always be omitted as the default will suffice.
-         * For best results do not specify both width and height together, as aspect ratio might be altered.
-         */
-        self.getStudioImageUrl = function (name, options) {
-
-            if (!name) {
-                throw new Error("null name");
-            }
-
-            options = options || {
-
-            };
-
-            var url = "Studios/" + self.encodeName(name) + "/Images/" + options.type;
-
-            if (options.index != null) {
-                url += "/" + options.index;
-            }
-
-            // Don't put these on the query string
-            delete options.type;
-            delete options.index;
+            normalizeImageOptions(options);
 
             return self.getUrl(url, options);
         };