Video playing method, video playing device, terminal equipment and server

The invention discloses a video playing method, a video playing device, terminal equipment and a server, belonging to the technical field of networks. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a first video playback request; acquiring a priority video source according to a video identifier and a history play record; transmitting a second video playback request to the server, and returning a play address list by using the server according to the second video playback request; when the play address list returned by the server is received, playing a video corresponding to the video identifier according to the play address list. By the video playing method, the video playing device, the terminal equipment and the server, the priority video source is acquired according to the video identifier and the history play record, so that the video in the priority video source can be played preferentially when the video in the history play record is played; the operation is simple and convenient; the video source is prevented from being switched over and over again; therefore, the problem of incoherent video plot caused by switching the video source is solved.