YouTube XL: YouTube launches TV sized video browser
Just a few days after online video site Hulu launched a desktop application that makes it easy to find and view web videos on a television set, YouTube has followed suit. Kind of. What YouTube launched today is a speical version of its web site designed to look good and be easy to navigate on any TV hooked up to a computer with a web browser.
YouTube XL is essentially a front end for the main YouTube web site. You can watch most (but not all) of the videos found on YouTube using YouTube XL. And since it should work on any device with a web browser, you should be able to use YouTube XL with video game consoles that have web browsers, like the Nintendo Wii.
CNET reports you can't watch premium TV shows or movies on YouTube XL yet because Google is still working out licensing rights for that content.
YouTube XL is essentially a front end for the main YouTube web site. You can watch most (but not all) of the videos found on YouTube using YouTube XL. And since it should work on any device with a web browser, you should be able to use YouTube XL with video game consoles that have web browsers, like the Nintendo Wii.
CNET reports you can't watch premium TV shows or movies on YouTube XL yet because Google is still working out licensing rights for that content.













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Subscribe to commentsmonkeyhousetimJun 2nd 2009 4:50PM
Umm, this has been live for like, 6 months...
monkeyhousetimJun 2nd 2009 4:51PM
Umm... this has been live for like, 6 months now?
PigSpigotJun 2nd 2009 5:05PM
Umm is right - youtube is great but does the quality of the content/video really warrant display on someone's TV? youtube is pretty budget - especially without the premium content. could be fun though if you can curate content better and get better recs (there needs to be a Pitchfork for youtube).
robin_rosengrenJun 2nd 2009 5:09PM
Is it just me or is every video only available in lowest possible quality. Don't want be using it on my 42' tv if it already looks like crap on my 22' computer screen. Otherwise, a very smart function...
mindzaiJun 2nd 2009 5:14PM
I've been using this service for at least half a year now.
chefgon_ignJun 2nd 2009 9:37PM
This has been around for a while now as YouTube TV. It appears what they've done here is rename it and mildly rework the interface.
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