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Intended to be a killer desktop video application, <a href="/blog/1382-veoh-launches-web-tv-player">the browser</a> pulls video content from a range of sources and organises them for users. The idea is to turn the video content available on the web into a more TV-style viewing experience. Videos are sorted into channels, or you can use the search feature to find what you want. In addition, the service works a little like a DVR - you can save favourite videos in the library section of <a href="http://www.veoh.com/">Veoh TV</a>: <img alt="Veoh library" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1347/588102208_6be3fb5fb6_o.jpg" /> Veoh TV will also have a recommendation engine, which will give you a list of videos you may like, based on your viewing habits. The interact mode allows you to watch video on the screen while interacting with a range of <a href="/blog/1346-widget-use-growing-says-comscore">widgets</a> from Flickr, Amazon, eBay, Gmail etc: <img alt="Veoh interact" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1309/587938808_c54079f53c_o.jpg" /> The Veoh TV application is pretty good so far - it's well thought out and easy to use. P2P applications Joost and Babelgum have a more appealing UI, with an on-screen 'remote control' to navigate through the channels on offer, while Veoh's is more basic. For UK viewers, a lot of the content is unavailable to view at the moment - videos from Fox, NBC, and CBS cannot be viewed outside the US. The biggest drawback is that, while the picture quality on <a href="/blog/1174-joost-nets-45m-in-vc-funding">Joost </a>and <a href="/blog/1327-joost-rival-babelgum-goes-live">Babelgum</a> is excellent in full screen mode, on Veoh - as a lot of the videos come from YouTube - they do not display well when enlarged. However, Veoh TV has an advantage over its P2P rivals when it comes to content - potentially you can view thousands of videos through Veoh's search tool, while viewers of Joost are more limited.

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2007-06-22T11:00:00+01:00

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Online video site Veoh this week launched a beta version of its service - a downloadable browser for users to access online video from a range of websites. <img alt="Veoh TV" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1117/587938802_dc6e4c51ac_o.jpg" />

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For stats relating to online video, see Econsultancy's <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/technology-adoption-statistics">Technology Adoption Statistics Compendium</a>.

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