I could not get it to run on my iphone
From the manual : [Safari HTML5 Audio and Video Guide: Audio and Video HTML|http://developer.apple.com/safari/library/documentation/AudioVideo/Concept ual/Using
HTML5_Audio_Video/AudioandVideoTagBasics/AudioandVideoTagBasics.html#//appleref/doc/uid/TP40009523-CH2-SW1]
*User Control of Downloads Over Cellular Networks*
In Safari on iPhone OS (for all devices, including iPad), where the user may be on a cellular network and be charged per data unit, autobuffering and autoplay are disabled. No data is loaded until the user initiates it. This means the JavaScript play( ) and load( ) methods are also inactive until the user initiates playback, unless the play( ) method is triggered by user action. In other words, a user-initiated Play button works, but an onLoad play event does not.
This plays the movie:
<input type="button" value="Play" onClick="document.myMovie.play()">
This does nothing on iPhone OS:
<body onLoad="document.myMovie.play()">
Because the native dimensions of a video are not known until the movie metadata loads, a default height and width of 150 x 300 is allocated on devices running iPhone OS if the height or width is not specified. Currently, the default height and width do not change when the movie loads, so you should specify the preferred height and width for the best user experience on iPhone OS, especially iPad.
*iPhone Video Placeholder*
On iPhone and iPod touch, a placeholder with a play button is shown until the user initiates playback, as shown in Figure 1-1. The placeholder is translucent, so the background or any poster image shows through. The placeholder provides a way for the user to play the media.
