modules/media/src/main/java/javafx/scene/media/MediaPlayer.java

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2010, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this

@@ -524,11 +524,16 @@
             try {
                 init();
             } catch (com.sun.media.jfxmedia.MediaException e) {
                 handleError(MediaException.exceptionToMediaException(e));
             } catch (MediaException e) {
+                // Check media object for error. If it is connection related, then Media object will have better error message
+                if (media.getError() != null) {
+                    handleError(media.getError());
+                } else {
                 handleError(e);
+                }
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 handleError(new MediaException(MediaException.Type.UNKNOWN, e.getMessage()));
             }
         }
     }