fix: settings race condition and URL deep linking

public/js/app.js

@@ -137,9 +137,13 @@ class App {
             this.navigateTo(page, false); // false = don't add to history
         });
 
-        // Initialize home page
+        // Initialize home page first (it's needed for channel list)
         await this.pages.home.init();
-        this.navigateTo('home', true); // true = replace history (don't add)
+
+        // Navigate to the page from URL hash, or default to home
+        const hash = window.location.hash.slice(1); // Remove #
+        const initialPage = hash && this.pages[hash] ? hash : 'home';
+        this.navigateTo(initialPage, true); // true = replace history (don't add)
 
         console.log('NodeCast TV initialized');
     }

public/js/pages/Settings.js

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class SettingsPage {
         this.updateEpgLastRefreshed();
     }
 
-    initTranscodingSettings() {
+    async initTranscodingSettings() {
         // Encoder settings
         const hwEncoderSelect = document.getElementById('setting-hw-encoder');
         const maxResolutionSelect = document.getElementById('setting-max-resolution');
@@ -113,9 +113,14 @@ class SettingsPage {
         const userAgentCustomInput = document.getElementById('setting-user-agent-custom-tc');
         const customUaContainer = document.getElementById('custom-user-agent-container-tc');
 
-        // Load current settings
-        if (this.app.player?.settings) {
-            const s = this.app.player.settings;
+        // Fetch settings directly from API to avoid race condition with VideoPlayer
+        let s;
+        try {
+            s = await API.settings.get();
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.warn('[Settings] Failed to load settings from API, using player defaults:', err);
+            s = this.app.player?.settings || {};
+        }
 
         if (hwEncoderSelect) hwEncoderSelect.value = s.hwEncoder || 'auto';
         if (maxResolutionSelect) maxResolutionSelect.value = s.maxResolution || '1080p';
@@ -131,7 +136,6 @@ class SettingsPage {
         if (customUaContainer) {
             customUaContainer.style.display = userAgentSelect?.value === 'custom' ? 'flex' : 'none';
         }
-        }
 
         // Event listeners for encoder settings
         hwEncoderSelect?.addEventListener('change', () => {
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ class SettingsPage {
         // Audio Mix Preset
         const audioMixSelect = document.getElementById('setting-audio-mix');
         if (audioMixSelect) {
-            audioMixSelect.value = this.app.player?.settings?.audioMixPreset || 'auto';
+            audioMixSelect.value = s.audioMixPreset || 'auto';
             audioMixSelect.addEventListener('change', () => {
                 this.app.player.settings.audioMixPreset = audioMixSelect.value;
                 this.app.player.saveSettings();