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YouTubeDesktop: a better way to watch online video?
The web based application is basically a front end for Youtube. When you first visit the site you'll be presented with a thumbnail view of popular videos. You can browse or search for more videos. Click on one and a window will pop up and begin playing the video.
Here's where things get interesting. You can drag the window around the screen. And you can resize it by clicking and dragging on the corner. You can also use a slider at the bottom of the screen to resize all of the icons on the "desktop."
Want to download the video as an FLV file? Just click the Flash icon. Want to convert it to AVI, MP4, WMV, MOV, or 3GP? click the download button and YouTubeDesktop will convert the file for you.
YouTubeDesktop is currently in private beta. We're not convinced it will draw too many users away from the YouTube community. There's no easy way that we can find to view more videos submitted by the same user. And there's no way to leave or read comments on videos. So while YouTubeDesktop does provide a nice interface for watching videos, you sacrifice some of the community aspects of YouTube that make it attractive.
[via Last100]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsScottAug 19th 2007 7:38PM
Wait, comments make youtube attractive??
raycosmAug 19th 2007 7:54PM
Not letting you view the comments is a feature to tout.
LOCAug 20th 2007 7:36AM
Chime.tv is better, and has more sources already, not to mention has been covered before by TC :)
JamesAug 20th 2007 3:20PM
Will it make the video quality any less horrendous than it is, or take away the mind-bogglingly stupid walled-garden format they currently put the videos in?
No?
Yeah, guess it still sucks then...
Dale@iDesktop.tvNov 23rd 2007 11:06AM
Hi All,
It's my pleasure to inform you that YouTubeDesktop has changed its name to iDesktop.tv, and is now fully available.
We've taken into account a lot of user feedback, and implemented many new features into the site, including:
-Pop out player for simplified watching, in another browser window.
-Import favourites and playlists from your YouTube account, or any account you subscribe to or a channel provider.
-4 different ratios, 16:9, 4:3, custom and the video's original
-Improved downloading functionality.
So please give the new site a look.
the link is http://www.idesktop.tv
We'd appreaciate your opinions and feedback.