Friday, May 11, 2007

I've got Joost, and It is Good (so far)

If you're reading this your probably been following my very recent saga with Joost, the long awaited IP TV solution from the boys who gave us Skype.

I dove into my first evening as a Joost Beta user last night and I have to say that I wasn't disappointed. It certainly is not on par with having cable or satellite television. But, it wasn't bad.

The gui is as impressive as there website. It's clean and functional and pretty nimble, had no trouble running it in the background as I surfed the Internet. It's not nearly as labored as Media Center.

The video quality is on par with the ABC's online video player and I was impressed. They have a similar problem as ABC- good video, good interface but nothing to watch.

So far the selection of shows is pretty ho-hum. Some C level MTV reality programming, and canceled Comedy Central shows like "Man bites Dog".

As i explore further I'll post my insights.

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