DISQUS

OffBeatMammal · 2 years ago

Sadly at the moment neither of these are going to replace my Media Center (part of Vista) experience for one simple reason.....
They claim to be a "lean back" experience, but where's the remote control.
I can't sit on the couch with a beer in one hand, a remote in the other and.... well, you get the drift.
I also want to not have to rely on Comcast to give me CSI on-demand. If Joost is going to win it's going to need some serious content partnerships and let me watch what I want, when I want (and while they're at it partner with Netflix to combine the Instant Watch movie experience).... I'd pay a subscription and happily dump Comcast Cable if I hd something simple enough for me, my wife and daughter to watch what we want when we want (ideally commercial free!)

Steve O'Hear (editor) · 2 years ago

Joost on my Mac mini recognised the Apple Remote. So I expect any programmable remote could work with either service.

Video Squad · 2 years ago

Competition is very healthy, feels likes Joost has the first mover advantage. Only time will tell who gets traction coming out of BETA and gets the love from users.

They both have much more of a social video networking vibe rather than just being a video platform.

Will be fun to see who comes out on top!

Alan Abbey · 2 years ago

We like Joost a lot - that's why we started JuicedonJoost.com about it, but we agree that it's not perfect and not necessarily the answer to the "We hate cable" situation. For mass acceptance, quality, brand-name content must be presented in a simple-to-use fashion. My wife has struggled with the Joost interface (still not like a TV), and the download is spotty at best. It's no fun watching a show in 2-3 second increments!