To check if an HTML5 video element is "ready" in an Angular 18 application, you can leverage the events and properties of the native HTMLMediaElement.
The canplaythrough
event fires when the user agent estimates that it can play the media to the end without stopping for further buffering. This is typically the most reliable indicator that the video is truly ready for smooth playback.
TypeScript
import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';