8 posts tagged “joost”

I believe Joost is now open to all.  Have fun - I have not.

Sorry, I have sent all I had.  If I get more, I will post here.

Although I can not recommend Joost yet, I do have a couple of invites.  First come, First Serve. You must email me at:  invite at thestanding.com

If you read my previous post, you know I am not impressed with Joost at all.  Well, today I got an email about an update so I downloaded it.  However, it still sucks.  See what I got.

I have not been impressed.  Many of the shows never start to play, or the start, then I get a message stating they are unavailable.  Definitely BETA.  What will happen when the masses sign up???

I have installed it on my Macbook, both in OS X and Vista.  Also installed on my home Vista box.   On each Vista install, I have gotten the following message which makes no sense to me:

 

Got my invite today!  I am so happy. 

Now if I can just get a Joost invite....

First, I decided to upgrade my Directv to the HR20 so that I have one box for HD and DVR vs. the two separate boxes.  I know I am asking for trouble as all I read on the web regarding this piece of equipment is negative. 

So far I have had it for about 24 hrs and have had to reset it once already.  This morning when I turned on the HR20 and my TV, I could get no picture or sound.  It would pull up the DVR menu and grid, I could pull up the signal test and all was OK.  Just no picture and no sound on any channel including the over-the-air channels.  So hit reset, 5 long minutes later, all is working fine.

My only other issue is that I am not receiving my local channels via Directv, only over-the-air.  I need to call them regarding - I just have not had the motivation to deal with support.  I seem to call them all the time, and here I am on the "A List" (who isn't?) and go through all the steps I have already done before.

I still hate the user interface vs. TIVO.  I think I may plug my old Directv Tivo back in to record standard definition television and only use the HR20 for the High-def stuff.  I will use the HR20 longer before I decide this.

For those that are real GEEKs out there, you probably heard of this site; I had, but it has been a long time since I have visited and more stuff has been added.  So if you are a Scifi nut, visit Jeff Russell's Starship Dimensions.  If is cool.

Finally, can anyone send me a Joost invite?