Comments on: About time: Joost to launch browser-based player

Company's desktop client failed to catch on with the public, so the Web video service is retooling, but is it too late to catch up to Hulu and Google's YouTube?

[J. Blow]

Their client wasn't the problem. The problem is that their content isn't unique or interesting or timely. If their content was any of those things people would use the service regardless of whether or not they required a download.

[Lerianis]

Hey, I've used Joost, and the content on it is pretty good. I also didn't mind the download, and wish that Hulu would make a downloadable player so that I don't have to use my browser to watch videos on Hulu.

[rucknrun]

I liked the way Joost worked. They had zero content I wanted to watch. Content is everything.

[GotAMD]

Does the new site also feature content worth watching? Once I finished all of the (severely dated) 5th Gear episodes, I was done with Joost. I watched some other stuff, but they just don't have that much that interests me. Hulu is MUCH better content-wise.

[0zSpit]

i tried joost about a year ago and it seemed like it had potential. then it quit working, it wouldn't install on several computers. it had a good design with better graphics than most other programs. i found a lot of the shows interesting because i never heard of them before. i'm not a television watcher. the one minute commercial was o.k., but they could have rotated it with something else. the same coke commercial over and over was a little annoying. they should have developed it into something, it seems like it was almost there and they gave up...

[Richardky]

The online version will flop if no change in content as everyone has all ready mentioned the download version was a nice program but nothing worth watching in fact the way it turned out it was nothing more than a video player with old outdated videos they choose for you !! very far fetched from the hype promo of online tv .. live content would be the way to go to rise above any competitor .. which some are already on there way of doing even myspace shows live concerts and other things ..

[unknown unknown]

Four words. Too little, too late. They content, fresh content on consistent basis to keep people interested.
Without it, how they deliver means little cause people will go else where. I agree Hulu is doing a much better job.