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*** '''miro''' has a "huge selection" of [[high definition video|HD]] content; '''Joost''': no HD content | *** '''miro''' has a "huge selection" of [[high definition video|HD]] content; '''Joost''': no HD content | ||
*** '''miro''': [[open source]] player; '''Joost''': [[proprietary software]] | *** '''miro''': [[open source]] player; '''Joost''': [[proprietary software]] | ||
| − | *** '''miro''': players for Linux, [[ | + | *** '''miro''': players for Linux, [[Macintosh|Mac]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]; '''Joost''': Windows only |
*** However, Joost seems to have more desirable content (commercial TV shows etc.) | *** However, Joost seems to have more desirable content (commercial TV shows etc.) | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 21 November 2007
Overview
This page is about internet sites oriented towards providing video over the Internet. Such sites generally fall into the following categories:
- video sharing, i.e. sites which let you upload your own videos and view the uploaded videos of others
- torrent sites which provide tracking for BitTorrent files (of which video is a very popular type)
- video feed sites, i.e. sites providing produced content (with or without commercials)
Video Feed Sites
- Joost
- miro: open source player with streams of free, non-DRM content
- miro vs. Joost, adapted from information on the miro home page:
- miro: 2500 channels, all unrestricted; Joost: 250, all with DRM
- miro has a "huge selection" of HD content; Joost: no HD content
- miro: open source player; Joost: proprietary software
- miro: players for Linux, Mac, Windows; Joost: Windows only
- However, Joost seems to have more desirable content (commercial TV shows etc.)
- miro vs. Joost, adapted from information on the miro home page: