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when trying to make the item I am watching full screen it shows a blank screen

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When watching a streaming video or show, when I try to fit the show to full screen by pushing the full screen button in the panel the screen goes blank. To watch I have to hit the esc button.

When watching a streaming video or show, when I try to fit the show to full screen by pushing the full screen button in the panel the screen goes blank. To watch I have to hit the esc button.

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Disable the hardware acceleration in the Flash Player.

See Flash videos won't play full screen

Flash "Display settings" window:

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Thank you. It worked like a charm.