Joost: Internet TV
Thursday, August 16, 2007

I'm an entertainment fiend. If it's free I'm going all over the internet to look for it.

I found a source of entertainment that I am liking a lot.

I don't have cable per se to watch, but I do use cable to surf the web. You know what kinds of speed I have? As close to T1 as can be. I never get disconnected to redial, etc. All of my computers are connected via a wireless network. (I have three PCs and two printers. I already have my eye on an iMac.) I can download huge files quickly.

Okay, let me stop bragging.

Joost is like having digital cable on your computer.

My folks have digital cable, so I'm able to peak and play with the features on their box. My parents only know how to: turn on the TV, raise the volume, and change the channel. So when I'm checking out all the features, they say: "Wait, how did you do that?" I try to show them, and they will lose interest after I point out the number of steps they need to take for those features. I can't say I blame them.

Joost has commercials, which is why it is free. At least for now. But the sweetness of it is in the ability to set up your own programming menu.

What do I mean? You can remove or add channels to your main menu selection. That means if you only like four channels - you will only see them, until you are ready to ask for more. It takes a while to get the hang of the menus, but once you get the hang of it - it's awesome.

Man, I am spoiled already.

Expect old shows, movies and not quite fresh content, but then again that's why I canceled my cable subscription. Even YouTube is vastly more entertaining than cable and network television.

I understand that there will be more applications like this from different sources coming along. I'll definitely keep an eye out for it!

Labels: cable, commercials, free programming, internet, Joost, television, YouTube

posted by GoldenAh
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