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Tim S · 2nd Oct 2007, 16:27

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10...s_now_public/1

Joost has announced that its peer-to-peer Internet TV service is now ready for public consumption - the beta is now open to anyone.

Joeymac · 2nd Oct 2007, 16:51

I was on the beta.. it was alright. Nothing on it I actually would watch though. The image quality is fine, it's fairly quick to start up shows. Maybe the programming has improved of late, but there are only so many episodes of "Guinness World of Records" and Fifth Gear clips you can watch.

CardJoe · 2nd Oct 2007, 17:06

I suggest everyone go an watch this new show called 'Frag'. It's teh awesum.

leexgx · 2nd Oct 2007, 17:40

works very well paramount UK movies lol

this is what thay should of been doing years ago then thay not be in the state of users allways downloading illegally

edited
all thay need to do is Give the users the option to Limit the uploading seems to be p2p based as well as i am uploading when watching it (the hunt for red october

jumping an little)

or thay run into the problem the BBC had with theres (well BBC and C4 UK had an service that kept on running when the Main program had quit when Joost is not running in the task bar it upload downloads nothing)

Redbeaver · 2nd Oct 2007, 18:20

pffft....... its great and all but the options of channels and shows here in Canada is ridicolously minimal.... i heard US viewers have more channels,and if they're signing up NHL, CBS, MTV, etc, that'll be awesome!

leexgx · 2nd Oct 2007, 20:35

you could allways just put UK post code in there or an US code over an Canada code

DXR_13KE · 2nd Oct 2007, 23:06

i think it filters users by IP.... which sucks......

leexgx · 2nd Oct 2007, 23:13

works well tho needs upload limitng tho

dr_bowtie · 3rd Oct 2007, 04:08

Nice program I have been using it about a month or so...the latest version 1.0 is really nice and a bit better than 0.12 that I was using...better layout and a smoother interface...

evanbraakensiek · 3rd Oct 2007, 04:50

Downloaded it after reading this news post. It looks gorgeous but has literally nothing worth watching unlike the BBC iPlayer which I've also been using for some time now, can't get enough of Saxondale and Panorama!

CardJoe · 3rd Oct 2007, 07:43

Yeah, but the BBCiplayer is full of malware and hidden P2P services. So is 4OD. Make sure you get rid of the hidden application Kservice.exe whenever you aren't running it - even if you turn off the player you still have to disable this process manually.

Garside · 3rd Oct 2007, 15:59

Hey guys, you might recognise former editor of bit-tech, Wil Harris, on the Frag channel 'Around the net in 20 Games - Halo', oh and if you fancy seeing me check out Frag (those are teeth) :-P Cheers guys.

Edit: http://joost.com/1610001

fargo · 4th Oct 2007, 14:38

this service might be ok after beta but I"m against any type of uploading by the service. who knows
what it could be uploading while your viewing!

Bladestorm · 4th Oct 2007, 23:18

Some of the new channels are nice, the paramount movie channel is well worth a dig through, theres not a huge number of films there but some of them are classics, I think "Paint your wagon" would be one of the westerns my parents watch everytime its on and "True Grit" is ringing bells in my head .. though I'm not sure why. Star Trek: Insurrection wasn't a bad sci-fi film (not great, just not bad either) and some of the other names sound familiar too.

ReelFiles · 5th Oct 2007, 00:36

Not a bad program, but doesn't look all that great on my TV. Out of all the free internet TV apps I've tried this one probably has the least lag from buffering.

2nd Oct 2007, 16:27	#1
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2nd Oct 2007, 17:06	#3
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2nd Oct 2007, 17:40	#4
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2nd Oct 2007, 20:35	#6
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2nd Oct 2007, 16:51	#2
Joeymac Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 225	I was on the beta.. it was alright. Nothing on it I actually would watch though. The image quality is fine, it's fairly quick to start up shows. Maybe the programming has improved of late, but there are only so many episodes of "Guinness World of Records" and Fifth Gear clips you can watch.

2nd Oct 2007, 23:06	#7
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2nd Oct 2007, 23:13	#8
leexgx CPC hang out zone (i Fix pcs i do ) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: uk Posts: 571	works well tho needs upload limitng tho __________________ Qx6850 (OC 3.3Ghz) <> 120 extreme<> rampage forumla <> 9800GX2 <> 8gb 4x2gb (2x gell / 2x adata)<> SSD powered Corsair S128 / WD Black 1TB <> Crative X-fi FalTy FPS <> TK 1000w Toughpower <win7 x64> Click me for folding stats greenfrog.biz / 35947

3rd Oct 2007, 04:08	#9
dr_bowtie Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 38	Nice program I have been using it about a month or so...the latest version 1.0 is really nice and a bit better than 0.12 that I was using...better layout and a smoother interface...

3rd Oct 2007, 04:50	#10
evanbraakensiek Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rothbury Posts: 99	Downloaded it after reading this news post. It looks gorgeous but has literally nothing worth watching unlike the BBC iPlayer which I've also been using for some time now, can't get enough of Saxondale and Panorama!

3rd Oct 2007, 07:43	#11
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,011	Yeah, but the BBCiplayer is full of malware and hidden P2P services. So is 4OD. Make sure you get rid of the hidden application Kservice.exe whenever you aren't running it - even if you turn off the player you still have to disable this process manually. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

3rd Oct 2007, 15:59	#12
Garside Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 395	Hey guys, you might recognise former editor of bit-tech, Wil Harris, on the Frag channel 'Around the net in 20 Games - Halo', oh and if you fancy seeing me check out Frag (those are teeth) :-P Cheers guys. Edit: http://joost.com/1610001 Last edited by Garside; 3rd Oct 2007 at 16:31.

4th Oct 2007, 14:38	#13
fargo Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: new york,usa Posts: 152	this service might be ok after beta but I"m against any type of uploading by the service. who knows what it could be uploading while your viewing!

4th Oct 2007, 23:18	#14
Bladestorm Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 682	Some of the new channels are nice, the paramount movie channel is well worth a dig through, theres not a huge number of films there but some of them are classics, I think "Paint your wagon" would be one of the westerns my parents watch everytime its on and "True Grit" is ringing bells in my head .. though I'm not sure why. Star Trek: Insurrection wasn't a bad sci-fi film (not great, just not bad either) and some of the other names sound familiar too. __________________ Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 250x10 (1.475v) \| EVGA GTX 260 55nm SSC \| A8N-SLI Premium \| 2x(4GB) Corsair Twinx2048-PC3200C2 \| Asus Xonar DX \| Antec truepower 550w \| Akasa Eclipse-62 DDC12VPlus1, DD TDX, 3/8 tygon r3603 tubing, PA120.2, DD double floppy bay res

5th Oct 2007, 00:36	#15
ReelFiles Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 22	Not a bad program, but doesn't look all that great on my TV. Out of all the free internet TV apps I've tried this one probably has the least lag from buffering.