Trying out Joost
April 5th, 2008 by HenWe just got a computer to be our “under the TV” machine. That means that things like watching the latest shows on nbc.com, and old stuff on joost.com can be done.
We’ve watched Transformers and GI Joe on Joost so far. It’s under my account, and so far the advertising is not impressive. Having the little popups that can be clicked on is good - though we don’t have a mouse attached so can’t do much. It also keeps ’selling’ us Windows Server 2008 (with one of those lame adverts that has no actual valuable content about the product). Given that so far I’m watching the desires of a young child, seems like it’s not doing a good job so far. In fact it keeps doing the same advert again and again - bet how unimpressed that makes me as a user.
It also likes to say “GIJoe will be back after these adverts”, and then immediately comes back without showing me adverts.
Free is good though - and unlike My Name is Earl (which I watched from nbc.com last night), it actually fills the screen. Downside - the Joost UI is sluggish and slow on this new machine. Frusrating having to wait while the mouse moves around. Oh… and here’s the same useless advert again. *yawn and mute*