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What we really need is a video aggregator that can download, show and allow video purchases from all the different video apps, sites and services, regardless of the DRM used on the individual service.  The fact that video content is fragmented across all these different places makes it more trouble than it's worth.

"Does the world really need another standalone media player?"

If they can get better broadcast television deals than Joost, then yes. I might even switch to it from Miro for web content if they provide a better user experience.

wow, slick interface and I'm currently watching an episode of CSI:NY before it airs over here in the UK. I'm sure that won't last long, none of the other US TV download services (hulu.com, nbc.com) allow access from outside the US.

Hmph, I'm not sure I like the method they've used for inserting adverts. You can only drag the progress slider up to the "bump" where the next advert is and you have to watch the advert to get access to the next part of the video and the ads sometimes cut in too early, making you miss part of the show.

Also, I got half way through the episode and it stopped playing, I went back to the home page and back into the episode and it wanted me to start at the beginning again, adverts and all. I was able to skip forward to the ads so I only wasted a couple of minutes getting back to where I was, but it happened again and then the episode disappeared before I had a chance to finish watching it. Guess I'll have to wait a couple of weeks till it airs over here, serves me right.

Closing and reopening the player brought the episode back and I was able to finish watching it.

After some experimentation it appears that if you stop watching an episode and return to it without it stalling you don't have to watch all the adverts again. Although it doesn't remember your position so you have to hunt about a bit with the progress slider to find it.

It appears that all my problems were with streaming content with ads; downloaded content plays fine and remembers your position when you return to it.

It's actually a better flv player than Miro right now as you can seek within a video (which currently causes Miro to stall for flv files) but it lacks Miros ability to subscribe to any RSS feed with video content. Looks like I'll have to carry on downloading Google Tech Talks with Miro but I'll be watching them with Adobe Media Player.

I agree with BrightrevCarl comments. I think both WMP and iTunes needs to expand to include all stores, players, and devices. Competition helps the consumer win. This idea of exclusivity in the media store is a losing proposition. Thats one thing I would love to pitch to the Windows Seven Team. I'd really love if Apple gave permission for WMP to access and sync with the iPod/iTunes Store.

"Competition helps the consumer win"

....but not the vendor.

"This idea of exclusivity in the media store is a losing proposition"

seems to have worked for Apple....

"I'd really love if Apple gave permission for WMP to access and sync with the iPod/iTunes Store."

ain't gonna happen, sorry.