diff --git a/app/api/detail/route.ts b/app/api/detail/route.ts
index aebbf26..41fdf9a 100644
--- a/app/api/detail/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/detail/route.ts
@@ -65,27 +65,10 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
     try {
       const videoDetail = await getVideoDetail(id, sourceConfig);
       
-      // Validate episodes to filter out broken URLs
+      // Skip validation - videos are already checked during search
+      // Just return the episodes as-is
       console.log(`[GET] Fetching video details for ${id} from ${sourceConfig.name}`);
       
-      if (videoDetail.episodes && videoDetail.episodes.length > 0) {
-        const originalCount = videoDetail.episodes.length;
-        const validEpisodes = await filterValidEpisodes(videoDetail.episodes);
-        
-        if (validEpisodes.length === 0) {
-          return NextResponse.json(
-            {
-              success: false,
-              error: 'No valid episodes available for this video from this source',
-            },
-            { status: 404 }
-          );
-        }
-        
-        videoDetail.episodes = validEpisodes;
-        console.log(`Filtered episodes: ${validEpisodes.length}/${originalCount} valid`);
-      }
-      
       return NextResponse.json({
         success: true,
         data: videoDetail,
diff --git a/app/api/search-stream/route.ts b/app/api/search-stream/route.ts
index dfd5755..a9dad57 100644
--- a/app/api/search-stream/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/search-stream/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Streaming Search API Route
  * Returns results progressively as they become available
- * Searches up to 10 sources concurrently and validates videos immediately
  */
 
 import { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
@@ -36,103 +35,120 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
           return;
         }
 
-        // Send initial progress
+        // Send progress: searching sources
         controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
           type: 'progress', 
           stage: 'searching',
           checkedSources: 0,
-          totalSources: sources.length
+          totalSources: sourceIds.length
         })}\n\n`));
 
+        // Perform search with progress tracking for each source
         let checkedSourcesCount = 0;
-        let totalVideosFound = 0;
-        let checkedVideosCount = 0;
-        const concurrency = 10; // Process 10 sources at a time
+        const searchResults = await Promise.all(
+          sources.map(async (source: any) => {
+            try {
+              const result = await searchVideos(query.trim(), [source], page);
+              checkedSourcesCount++;
+              
+              // Send progress update after each source completes
+              controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
+                type: 'progress', 
+                stage: 'searching',
+                checkedSources: checkedSourcesCount,
+                totalSources: sourceIds.length
+              })}\n\n`));
+              
+              return result[0];
+            } catch (error) {
+              checkedSourcesCount++;
+              
+              // Still send progress even on error
+              controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
+                type: 'progress', 
+                stage: 'searching',
+                checkedSources: checkedSourcesCount,
+                totalSources: sourceIds.length
+              })}\n\n`));
+              
+              return {
+                results: [],
+                source: source.id,
+                error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+              };
+            }
+          })
+        );
 
-        // Process sources in batches of 10, but with streaming results
-        for (let i = 0; i < sources.length; i += concurrency) {
-          const sourceBatch = sources.slice(i, i + concurrency);
+        // Get all videos from all sources
+        const allVideos = searchResults.flatMap(r => r.results);
+        
+        if (allVideos.length === 0) {
+          controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
+            type: 'complete',
+            totalResults: 0
+          })}\n\n`));
+          controller.close();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Send progress: start checking videos
+        controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
+          type: 'progress', 
+          stage: 'checking',
+          checkedVideos: 0,
+          totalVideos: allVideos.length
+        })}\n\n`));
+
+        const availableVideos: any[] = [];
+        let checkedCount = 0;
+        const concurrency = 10; // Check 10 videos at a time
+
+        // Process videos in batches for immediate feedback
+        for (let i = 0; i < allVideos.length; i += concurrency) {
+          const batch = allVideos.slice(i, i + concurrency);
           
-          // Process each source in the batch, search + check + send results immediately
-          await Promise.all(
-            sourceBatch.map(async (source: any) => {
-              try {
-                // Step 1: Search this source
-                const result = await searchVideos(query.trim(), [source], page);
-                checkedSourcesCount++;
-                
-                // Send search progress
-                controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
-                  type: 'progress', 
-                  stage: 'searching',
-                  checkedSources: checkedSourcesCount,
-                  totalSources: sources.length
-                })}\n\n`));
-
-                const videos = result[0]?.results || [];
-                if (videos.length === 0) return;
-
-                totalVideosFound += videos.length;
-
-                // Step 2: Check videos from this source (in sub-batches of 10)
-                const validatedVideos: any[] = [];
-                
-                for (let j = 0; j < videos.length; j += 10) {
-                  const videoBatch = videos.slice(j, j + 10);
-                  
-                  // Check all 10 videos in parallel
-                  const checkResults = await Promise.all(
-                    videoBatch.map(async (video) => {
-                      const isAvailable = await checkVideoAvailability(video);
-                      checkedVideosCount++;
-                      
-                      // Send check progress after each video
-                      controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
-                        type: 'progress', 
-                        stage: 'checking',
-                        checkedVideos: checkedVideosCount,
-                        totalVideos: totalVideosFound
-                      })}\n\n`));
-                      
-                      return isAvailable ? video : null;
-                    })
-                  );
-
-                  // Collect validated videos from this sub-batch
-                  const newValidated = checkResults.filter(v => v !== null);
-                  validatedVideos.push(...newValidated);
-
-                  // Step 3: Send validated videos IMMEDIATELY (don't wait for browser validation)
-                  if (newValidated.length > 0) {
-                    controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
-                      type: 'videos',
-                      videos: newValidated,
-                      checkedVideos: checkedVideosCount,
-                      totalVideos: totalVideosFound
-                    })}\n\n`));
-                  }
-                }
-
-              } catch (error) {
-                checkedSourcesCount++;
-                
-                // Send error progress
-                controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
-                  type: 'progress', 
-                  stage: 'searching',
-                  checkedSources: checkedSourcesCount,
-                  totalSources: sources.length
-                })}\n\n`));
-              }
+          const results = await Promise.all(
+            batch.map(async (video) => {
+              const isAvailable = await checkVideoAvailability(video);
+              return isAvailable ? video : null;
             })
           );
+
+          // Add available videos
+          const newAvailableVideos = results.filter(v => v !== null);
+          availableVideos.push(...newAvailableVideos);
+          
+          checkedCount += batch.length;
+
+          // ALWAYS send update after each batch (even if no new videos)
+          if (newAvailableVideos.length > 0) {
+            // Send new videos immediately
+            controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
+              type: 'videos',
+              videos: newAvailableVideos,
+              checkedVideos: checkedCount,
+              totalVideos: allVideos.length,
+              availableCount: availableVideos.length
+            })}\n\n`));
+          }
+          
+          // Always send progress update
+          controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
+            type: 'progress',
+            stage: 'checking',
+            checkedVideos: checkedCount,
+            totalVideos: allVideos.length,
+            availableCount: availableVideos.length
+          })}\n\n`));
         }
 
         // Send completion
         controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ 
           type: 'complete',
-          totalResults: checkedVideosCount,
-          totalVideos: totalVideosFound
+          totalResults: availableVideos.length,
+          checkedVideos: allVideos.length,
+          totalVideos: allVideos.length
         })}\n\n`));
 
         controller.close();
diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index 3d221ac..be1cdd8 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/Badge';
 import { Icons } from '@/components/ui/Icon';
 import { SearchLoadingAnimation } from '@/components/SearchLoadingAnimation';
 import Image from 'next/image';
-import { testVideoPlayback } from '@/lib/utils/client-video-validator';
 
 export default function Home() {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
@@ -21,85 +20,12 @@ export default function Home() {
   const [availableSources, setAvailableSources] = useState<any[]>([]);
   const [currentSource, setCurrentSource] = useState<string>('');
   const [checkedSources, setCheckedSources] = useState(0);
-  const [searchStage, setSearchStage] = useState<'searching' | 'checking' | 'validating'>('searching');
+  const [searchStage, setSearchStage] = useState<'searching' | 'checking'>('searching');
   const [checkedVideos, setCheckedVideos] = useState(0);
   const [totalVideos, setTotalVideos] = useState(0);
-  const [validatedVideos, setValidatedVideos] = useState(0);
-  const [totalToValidate, setTotalToValidate] = useState(0);
   const router = useRouter();
   const abortControllerRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
 
-  // Extract first video URL from search result
-  const extractFirstVideoUrl = (video: any): string | null => {
-    if (!video.vod_play_url) return null;
-    
-    try {
-      const episodes = video.vod_play_url.split('#').filter((ep: string) => ep.trim());
-      for (const episode of episodes) {
-        const parts = episode.split('$');
-        if (parts.length >= 2) {
-          const url = parts[1].trim();
-          if (url && (url.startsWith('http://') || url.startsWith('https://'))) {
-            return url;
-          }
-        } else if (parts.length === 1) {
-          const url = parts[0].trim();
-          if (url && (url.startsWith('http://') || url.startsWith('https://'))) {
-            return url;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return null;
-  };
-
-  // Validate videos in browser - process in batches but show results immediately
-  const validateVideosInBrowser = async (videos: any[]) => {
-    const validatedResults: any[] = [];
-    setTotalToValidate(videos.length);
-    setValidatedVideos(0);
-    
-    // Process in batches of 10 for better performance
-    for (let i = 0; i < videos.length; i += 10) {
-      const batch = videos.slice(i, i + 10);
-      
-      const results = await Promise.all(
-        batch.map(async (video) => {
-          const url = extractFirstVideoUrl(video);
-          if (!url) {
-            console.debug(`❌ No valid URL for video: ${video.vod_name}`);
-            setValidatedVideos(prev => prev + 1);
-            return null;
-          }
-          
-          const testResult = await testVideoPlayback(url);
-          setValidatedVideos(prev => prev + 1);
-          
-          if (testResult.canPlay) {
-            console.debug(`✅ Video playable: ${video.vod_name} (${video.source})`);
-            return video;
-          } else {
-            console.debug(`❌ Video not playable: ${video.vod_name} - ${testResult.error}`);
-            return null;
-          }
-        })
-      );
-      
-      const batchValidated = results.filter(v => v !== null);
-      validatedResults.push(...batchValidated);
-      
-      // Return validated videos immediately after each batch
-      if (batchValidated.length > 0) {
-        // Show these videos immediately by returning early
-        return validatedResults;
-      }
-    }
-    
-    return validatedResults;
-  };
-
   const handleSearch = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (!query.trim() || loading) return; // Prevent multiple searches
@@ -120,8 +46,6 @@ export default function Home() {
     setSearchStage('searching');
     setCheckedVideos(0);
     setTotalVideos(0);
-    setValidatedVideos(0);
-    setTotalToValidate(0);
     
     try {
       // Get all enabled source IDs
@@ -150,7 +74,6 @@ export default function Home() {
 
       let buffer = '';
       const allVideos: any[] = [];
-      const pendingValidation: any[] = [];
       const sourceVideoCounts = new Map<string, number>();
 
       while (true) {
@@ -181,64 +104,55 @@ export default function Home() {
                 break;
 
               case 'videos':
-                // Received new videos that passed backend checks
-                console.log('📹 收到新视频:', data.videos.length, '个 - 开始浏览器验证...');
+                // Add new videos immediately - NO DELAY
+                const newVideos = data.videos.map((video: any) => ({
+                  ...video,
+                  sourceName: getSourceName(video.source),
+                  isNew: true,
+                  addedAt: Date.now(), // Track when video was added
+                }));
+
+                console.log('📹 收到新视频:', newVideos.length, '个');
+
+                // Add to allVideos array
+                allVideos.push(...newVideos);
                 
-                // Add to pending validation queue
-                pendingValidation.push(...data.videos);
+                console.log('🎬 当前总视频数:', allVideos.length);
                 
-                // Validate immediately in background
-                (async () => {
-                  // Update stage to validating
-                  setSearchStage('validating');
-                  
-                  const validatedVideos = await validateVideosInBrowser(data.videos);
-                  
-                  console.log(`✅ 验证完成: ${validatedVideos.length}/${data.videos.length} 个视频可播放`);
-                  
-                  if (validatedVideos.length > 0) {
-                    // Mark as new for animation
-                    const newVideos = validatedVideos.map((video: any) => ({
-                      ...video,
-                      sourceName: getSourceName(video.source),
-                      isNew: true,
-                      addedAt: Date.now(),
-                    }));
+                // Update state with all videos
+                setResults([...allVideos]);
 
-                    // Add to results IMMEDIATELY
-                    allVideos.push(...newVideos);
-                    setResults([...allVideos]);
-                    
-                    console.log('🎬 当前总视频数:', allVideos.length);
+                // Update progress
+                setCheckedVideos(data.checkedVideos);
+                setTotalVideos(data.totalVideos);
 
-                    // Update source counts
-                    newVideos.forEach((video: any) => {
-                      const count = sourceVideoCounts.get(video.source) || 0;
-                      sourceVideoCounts.set(video.source, count + 1);
-                    });
+                // Update source counts
+                newVideos.forEach((video: any) => {
+                  const count = sourceVideoCounts.get(video.source) || 0;
+                  sourceVideoCounts.set(video.source, count + 1);
+                });
 
-                    // Update available sources display
-                    const sourcesArray = Array.from(sourceVideoCounts.entries()).map(([sourceId, count]) => ({
-                      id: sourceId,
-                      name: getSourceName(sourceId),
-                      count,
-                    }));
-                    setAvailableSources(sourcesArray);
+                // Update available sources display
+                const sourcesArray = Array.from(sourceVideoCounts.entries()).map(([sourceId, count]) => ({
+                  id: sourceId,
+                  name: getSourceName(sourceId),
+                  count,
+                }));
+                setAvailableSources(sourcesArray);
 
-                    // Remove animation flag after delay
-                    setTimeout(() => {
-                      setResults(prev => prev.map(v => {
-                        const wasJustAdded = newVideos.some((nv: any) => 
-                          nv.vod_id === v.vod_id && nv.source === v.source && nv.addedAt === v.addedAt
-                        );
-                        if (wasJustAdded) {
-                          return { ...v, isNew: false };
-                        }
-                        return v;
-                      }));
-                    }, 300);
-                  }
-                })();
+                // Remove animation flag only for these new videos after delay
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                  setResults(prev => prev.map(v => {
+                    // Only remove isNew flag from videos that were just added
+                    const wasJustAdded = newVideos.some((nv: any) => 
+                      nv.vod_id === v.vod_id && nv.source === v.source && nv.addedAt === v.addedAt
+                    );
+                    if (wasJustAdded) {
+                      return { ...v, isNew: false };
+                    }
+                    return v;
+                  }));
+                }, 300);
                 break;
 
               case 'complete':
@@ -359,8 +273,6 @@ export default function Home() {
                   totalSources={16}
                   checkedVideos={checkedVideos}
                   totalVideos={totalVideos}
-                  validatedVideos={validatedVideos}
-                  totalToValidate={totalToValidate}
                   stage={searchStage}
                 />
               </div>
diff --git a/app/player/page.tsx b/app/player/page.tsx
index 47e2fa7..c3f8cd0 100644
--- a/app/player/page.tsx
+++ b/app/player/page.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/Badge';
 import { ThemeSwitcher } from '@/components/ThemeSwitcher';
 import { Icons } from '@/components/ui/Icon';
 import Image from 'next/image';
-import { filterPlayableEpisodes } from '@/lib/utils/client-video-validator';
 
 function PlayerContent() {
   const searchParams = useSearchParams();
@@ -85,9 +84,6 @@ function PlayerContent() {
           firstEpisodeUrl: data.data.episodes?.[0]?.url
         });
 
-        // Skip client-side validation since videos are already validated during search
-        // The search page already validates all videos before showing them
-
         setVideoData(data.data);
         if (data.data.episodes && data.data.episodes.length > 0) {
           const firstUrl = data.data.episodes[0].url;
@@ -192,8 +188,7 @@ function PlayerContent() {
         {loading ? (
           <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-20">
             <div className="animate-spin rounded-full h-16 w-16 border-4 border-[var(--accent-color)] border-t-transparent mb-4"></div>
-            <p className="text-[var(--text-color-secondary)] mb-2">正在加载视频详情...</p>
-            <p className="text-[var(--text-color-tertiary)] text-sm">准备播放器...</p>
+            <p className="text-[var(--text-color-secondary)]">正在检测视频源可用性...</p>
           </div>
         ) : videoError && !videoData ? (
           <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-20 text-center">
diff --git a/components/SearchLoadingAnimation.tsx b/components/SearchLoadingAnimation.tsx
index 9991cdc..89c3653 100644
--- a/components/SearchLoadingAnimation.tsx
+++ b/components/SearchLoadingAnimation.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 interface SearchLoadingAnimationProps {
   currentSource?: string;
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ interface SearchLoadingAnimationProps {
   totalSources?: number;
   checkedVideos?: number;
   totalVideos?: number;
-  validatedVideos?: number;
-  totalToValidate?: number;
-  stage?: 'searching' | 'checking' | 'validating';
+  stage?: 'searching' | 'checking';
 }
 
 export function SearchLoadingAnimation({ 
@@ -19,13 +17,9 @@ export function SearchLoadingAnimation({
   totalSources = 16,
   checkedVideos = 0,
   totalVideos = 0,
-  validatedVideos = 0,
-  totalToValidate = 0,
   stage = 'searching'
 }: SearchLoadingAnimationProps) {
   const [dots, setDots] = useState('');
-  const [displayProgress, setDisplayProgress] = useState(0);
-  const maxProgressRef = useRef(0);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const dotInterval = setInterval(() => {
@@ -34,40 +28,20 @@ export function SearchLoadingAnimation({
     return () => clearInterval(dotInterval);
   }, []);
 
-  // Calculate unified progress (0-100%) with accurate percentages
+  // Calculate unified progress (0-100%)
+  // Stage 1: Search sources (0-60%)
+  // Stage 2: Check videos (60-100%)
   let progress = 0;
   let statusText = '';
-  let stageDescription = '';
   
   if (stage === 'searching') {
-    // Stage 1: Search sources (0-33%)
-    progress = totalSources > 0 ? (checkedSources / totalSources) * 33 : 0;
-    statusText = `已搜索 ${checkedSources}/${totalSources} 个源`;
-    stageDescription = '正在多源并行搜索';
+    progress = totalSources > 0 ? (checkedSources / totalSources) * 60 : 0;
+    statusText = `${checkedSources}/${totalSources} 个源`;
   } else if (stage === 'checking') {
-    // Stage 2: Check videos (33-66%)
-    progress = 33 + (totalVideos > 0 ? (checkedVideos / totalVideos) * 33 : 0);
-    statusText = `已检测 ${checkedVideos}/${totalVideos} 个视频`;
-    stageDescription = '正在验证视频可用性';
-  } else if (stage === 'validating') {
-    // Stage 3: Validate in browser (66-100%)
-    progress = 66 + (totalToValidate > 0 ? (validatedVideos / totalToValidate) * 34 : 0);
-    statusText = `已验证 ${validatedVideos}/${totalToValidate} 个视频`;
-    stageDescription = '正在浏览器测试播放';
+    progress = 60 + (totalVideos > 0 ? (checkedVideos / totalVideos) * 40 : 0);
+    statusText = `${checkedVideos}/${totalVideos} 个视频`;
   }
 
-  // Ensure progress is between 0 and 100
-  progress = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, progress));
-
-  // Prevent progress from going backward - always move forward or stay same
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (progress >= maxProgressRef.current) {
-      maxProgressRef.current = progress;
-      setDisplayProgress(progress);
-    }
-    // If new progress is lower (shouldn't happen but just in case), keep the max
-  }, [progress]);
-
   return (
     <div className="w-full space-y-3 animate-fade-in">
       {/* Loading Message with Icon */}
@@ -87,20 +61,20 @@ export function SearchLoadingAnimation({
         </svg>
         
         <span className="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-color-secondary)]">
-          {stageDescription}{dots}
+          {stage === 'searching' ? '正在搜索视频源' : '正在检测视频可用性'}{dots}
         </span>
       </div>
 
       {/* Progress Bar - Unified 0-100% */}
       <div className="w-full">
         <div 
-          className="h-2 bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--glass-bg)_50%,transparent)] overflow-hidden"
+          className="h-1 bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--glass-bg)_50%,transparent)] overflow-hidden"
           style={{ borderRadius: 'var(--radius-full)' }}
         >
           <div
-            className="h-full bg-gradient-to-r from-[var(--accent-color)] to-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--accent-color)_120%,white)] transition-all duration-300 ease-out relative"
+            className="h-full bg-[var(--accent-color)] transition-all duration-500 ease-out relative"
             style={{ 
-              width: `${displayProgress}%`,
+              width: `${progress}%`,
               borderRadius: 'var(--radius-full)'
             }}
           >
@@ -110,9 +84,9 @@ export function SearchLoadingAnimation({
         </div>
         
         {/* Progress Info - Real-time count */}
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-between mt-2 text-xs">
-          <span className="text-[var(--text-color-secondary)]">{statusText}</span>
-          <span className="font-semibold text-[var(--accent-color)]">{Math.round(displayProgress)}%</span>
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between mt-2 text-xs text-[var(--text-color-secondary)]">
+          <span>{statusText}</span>
+          <span className="font-medium">{Math.round(progress)}%</span>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/lib/utils/client-video-validator.ts b/lib/utils/client-video-validator.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 278d4c9..0000000
--- a/lib/utils/client-video-validator.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Client-Side Video Validator
- * Tests actual video playback in the browser to catch MediaErrors
- * This runs on the client and detects issues that server-side checks miss
- */
-
-const TEST_TIMEOUT = 8000; // 8 seconds for video element testing
-
-export interface VideoTestResult {
-  url: string;
-  canPlay: boolean;
-  error?: string;
-  errorCode?: number;
-}
-
-/**
- * Test if a video URL can actually be played in the browser
- * This catches MediaErrors that server-side validation misses
- */
-export async function testVideoPlayback(url: string): Promise<VideoTestResult> {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    const video = document.createElement('video');
-    let resolved = false;
-    
-    const cleanup = () => {
-      if (!resolved) {
-        resolved = true;
-        video.src = '';
-        video.load();
-        video.remove();
-      }
-    };
-    
-    const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
-      cleanup();
-      resolve({
-        url,
-        canPlay: false,
-        error: 'Video loading timeout',
-      });
-    }, TEST_TIMEOUT);
-    
-    // Handle video errors (MediaError)
-    video.addEventListener('error', () => {
-      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-      
-      let errorMessage = 'Unknown playback error';
-      let errorCode = 0;
-      
-      if (video.error) {
-        errorCode = video.error.code;
-        
-        switch (video.error.code) {
-          case MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_ABORTED:
-            errorMessage = 'Video loading was aborted';
-            break;
-          case MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK:
-            errorMessage = 'Network error occurred while loading video';
-            break;
-          case MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_DECODE:
-            errorMessage = 'Video format is not supported or corrupted';
-            break;
-          case MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED:
-            errorMessage = 'Video source not supported or unavailable';
-            break;
-          default:
-            errorMessage = video.error.message || 'Unknown error';
-        }
-      }
-      
-      cleanup();
-      resolve({
-        url,
-        canPlay: false,
-        error: errorMessage,
-        errorCode,
-      });
-    }, { once: true });
-    
-    // Handle successful loading
-    video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', () => {
-      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-      cleanup();
-      resolve({
-        url,
-        canPlay: true,
-      });
-    }, { once: true });
-    
-    // Also accept if video can play
-    video.addEventListener('canplay', () => {
-      if (!resolved) {
-        clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-        cleanup();
-        resolve({
-          url,
-          canPlay: true,
-        });
-      }
-    }, { once: true });
-    
-    // Configure video element
-    video.muted = true;
-    video.preload = 'metadata';
-    video.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
-    video.src = url;
-    video.load();
-  });
-}
-
-/**
- * Test multiple video URLs in parallel (with concurrency limit)
- */
-export async function testMultipleVideos(
-  urls: string[],
-  concurrency: number = 3
-): Promise<VideoTestResult[]> {
-  const results: VideoTestResult[] = [];
-  
-  for (let i = 0; i < urls.length; i += concurrency) {
-    const batch = urls.slice(i, i + concurrency);
-    const batchResults = await Promise.all(
-      batch.map(url => testVideoPlayback(url))
-    );
-    results.push(...batchResults);
-  }
-  
-  return results;
-}
-
-/**
- * Test and filter episodes to only include playable ones
- */
-export async function filterPlayableEpisodes<T extends { url: string }>(
-  episodes: T[],
-  maxSamplesToTest: number = 5
-): Promise<T[]> {
-  if (episodes.length === 0) return [];
-  
-  // Test up to maxSamplesToTest episodes
-  const samplesToTest = episodes.slice(0, Math.min(maxSamplesToTest, episodes.length));
-  const testResults = await testMultipleVideos(samplesToTest.map(ep => ep.url), 3);
-  
-  // Count successful tests
-  const successfulTests = testResults.filter(r => r.canPlay).length;
-  
-  // If less than 20% work, mark entire source as broken
-  if (successfulTests === 0 || (successfulTests / samplesToTest.length) < 0.2) {
-    console.warn(`Client-side validation: Only ${successfulTests}/${samplesToTest.length} episodes playable`);
-    return []; // Return empty to indicate source is broken
-  }
-  
-  // If enough samples work, return all episodes (assume they work)
-  console.log(`✓ Client-side validation passed: ${successfulTests}/${samplesToTest.length} episodes playable`);
-  return episodes;
-}
diff --git a/lib/utils/source-checker.ts b/lib/utils/source-checker.ts
index 477d4e1..e39a1c3 100644
--- a/lib/utils/source-checker.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/source-checker.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface SourceCheckResult {
 
 /**
  * Check if a single video URL is accessible and actually contains video content
- * More accurate detection with multiple validation steps and stricter checks
+ * More accurate detection with multiple validation steps
  */
 async function checkVideoUrl(url: string, retries = MAX_RETRIES): Promise<boolean> {
   if (!isValidUrlFormat(url)) {
@@ -95,42 +95,12 @@ async function checkVideoUrl(url: string, retries = MAX_RETRIES): Promise<boolea
       // Check 3: For video files, check if server supports range requests (good sign)
       const supportsRanges = acceptRanges === 'bytes' || response.status === 206;
 
-      // Video must pass ALL checks to be considered valid:
-      // 1. Must have valid video content type
-      // 2. Must have reasonable content length OR support range requests
-      // 3. For better reliability, prefer sources that support ranges (streaming capability)
-      if (!hasValidContentType) {
-        console.debug(`Invalid content type for ${url.substring(0, 50)}...`);
-        return false;
-      }
-      
-      if (!hasValidLength && !supportsRanges) {
-        console.debug(`Invalid content length and no range support for ${url.substring(0, 50)}...`);
-        return false;
+      // Video must pass content type check AND either have valid length OR support ranges
+      if (hasValidContentType && (hasValidLength || supportsRanges)) {
+        return true;
       }
 
-      // Additional strict check: Try to fetch a small byte range to verify actual content
-      try {
-        const verifyResponse = await fetch(url, {
-          method: 'GET',
-          headers: {
-            'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36',
-            'Referer': new URL(url).origin,
-            'Range': 'bytes=0-1024', // Fetch first 1KB
-          },
-        });
-        
-        // If we can't even fetch the first 1KB, it's not a valid source
-        if (!verifyResponse.ok && verifyResponse.status !== 206) {
-          console.debug(`Failed to verify content for ${url.substring(0, 50)}...`);
-          return false;
-        }
-      } catch (verifyError) {
-        console.debug(`Verification fetch failed for ${url.substring(0, 50)}...`);
-        return false;
-      }
-
-      return true;
+      return false;
     } catch (error) {
       // If last attempt, return false
       if (attempt === retries) {
diff --git a/lib/utils/url-validator.ts b/lib/utils/url-validator.ts
index 9b4858c..79e464a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/url-validator.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/url-validator.ts
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ export async function validateEpisodeSource(
 }
 
 /**
- * Filter out invalid episodes and return only accessible ones
- * Tests actual accessibility of video URLs
+ * Filter out invalid episodes
  */
 export async function filterValidEpisodes(
   episodes: Array<{ name: string; url: string; index: number }>
@@ -143,25 +142,18 @@ export async function filterValidEpisodes(
   const validFormatEpisodes = episodes.filter(ep => isValidUrlFormat(ep.url));
   
   if (validFormatEpisodes.length === 0) {
-    return []; // Return empty array if no valid formats
+    return episodes.map(ep => ({ ...ep, isValid: false }));
   }
 
-  // Check accessibility for first 5 episodes as sample (increased for better detection)
-  const samplesToCheck = validFormatEpisodes.slice(0, Math.min(5, validFormatEpisodes.length));
+  // Check accessibility for first 3 episodes as sample
+  const samplesToCheck = validFormatEpisodes.slice(0, 3);
   const validationResults = await validateUrls(samplesToCheck.map(ep => ep.url));
   
-  // Count how many samples are actually working
-  const workingCount = validationResults.filter(r => r.isValid).length;
+  // If at least one sample works, assume all with valid format work
+  const hasWorkingEpisodes = validationResults.some(r => r.isValid);
   
-  // If less than 20% of samples work, this source is likely problematic
-  if (workingCount === 0 || (workingCount / samplesToCheck.length) < 0.2) {
-    console.warn(`Episode validation: Only ${workingCount}/${samplesToCheck.length} samples work - source likely broken`);
-    return []; // Return empty to trigger source unavailable
-  }
-  
-  // If at least 20% work, filter to only include valid format episodes
-  return validFormatEpisodes.map(ep => ({
+  return episodes.map(ep => ({
     ...ep,
-    isValid: true,
+    isValid: isValidUrlFormat(ep.url) && (hasWorkingEpisodes || ep.url.includes('.m3u8')),
   }));
 }