Move Networks has done the impossible! Delicious.

Move has made the discussion of BluRay versus HD-DVD completely uninteresting. Looking to the future and the headaches and squandered resources that will eventually bring viewers to full HD, mixing HDMI this and 1080i that, Move gives me what I want, to the HD degree I can handle, for as long as I want it. With the bandwidth of a CD, I can pull down HD-quality video … on my schedule.

As a publisher as well as a viewer, the mosaic and hybrid player capabilities shown in the Move Showcase are … mouth-watering. My appetite is whetted. My knife and fork are firmly in hand. Let’s feast!

Props all around. Move Networks drew major technological advancements together into one delicious stew. Thanks.

Okay, tracked you down…had heard of you before but didn’t realize that MOVE was doing the OPRAH event! SOOOOO how the heck does the player download so quick? Click and it was there. I don’t remember downloading the player earlier for anything? But maybe I did to watch a TV show? WHAT IS YOUR SECRET? js

Good question, Joyce. The player only requires a small plug-in, which is why it downloads so quickly. Also, you’re right that you may have downloaded it earlier if you watched a show at ABC, Fox, CW, ESPN360, etc.–it was probably so quick that you don’t remember it.

Are there any plans to create a stand alone streaming video player?
Its very hard to watch the stream in the TV when your TV is configured to as the second monitor.
Thanks

Why no media player for linux?

Hi John-

I came across your Media Player through the Oprah event, very quick launch and quality was very good. I was wondering however how you guys compare to companies that don’t need a player to stream video (eg. when the player is embedded in the stream), and that don’t cache files to a computer’s hard drive. I was at Streaming Media West last November and came across a company that was Streaming HD video under at 1 Meg, full screen with no player, no download, no caching, and instant launch-this wasn’t a live event such as the Oprah event but still similar I believe. Thanks TK

Sebastian, Thanks for your question. Each media publisher chooses which options to offer their viewers on the Move Media Player. Stand-alone players may be available soon.

Dan, Support for Linux is in the works. Stay tuned!

Thomas, Thanks for your question. There is always a player to stream video, though it may not be seen, especially if it’s already installed on a machine. Having a player installed (or in Move’s case, a plug-in) allows for greater intelligence and a better viewer experience. Likewise, we don’t have to cache files to a computer’s hard drive, but we do it because it improves the viewer’s experience.

When is linux going to be supported. Move networks is by far the best streaming player I have ever seen but my linux boxes can’t use it except through Wine which is hardly worth it. Let’s get going.

Like the player on Mac, Windows, but can’t use it in Linux. What’s up? And why does the player say “Flash 9″ when I click on it? I thought it was a separate plugin?

I have a slow broadband connection and, through experimentation, determined that streaming videos were quite watchable on ABC, the CW and Fox, but not on CBS or NBC (because of frequent pauses). After a little exploration, I found that what was common to ABC, the CW, and Fox (but not to CBS or NBC) was Move Networks. Congratulations on an excellent product!

Also trying to use the media player from Linux (Ubuntu.) Kinda stinks. Used to be able to watch ABC.com shows online. Glad to hear, “it’s in the works.” Hope that pans out sooner than later. I was happy to see Adobe finally support flash for Linux. I just hope we don’t have to wait as long as Adobe took…especially where alternative media players like Move are becoming more appealing to publishers. Either way, I have alot of praise for Adobe and Move for even porting this to Linux in the first place (we have yet to see from Move, I suppose. Wait and see…)

It’s there a mailing list where I can register and get an email once the linux version is relesed?.

Please, I need the player ASAP since I hate windows and I wan’t linux to be my home default OS.

All of my TV channels are with Movenetworks player.

Sign me up as well… I have to dual boot in order to see “my shows” because Movenetworks doesn’t support linux. I love the freedom to watch the shows I like, when I like, and where I like. I will be looking forward to the linux version. Movenetworks’ quality is amazing. Keep up the great work.

I use Kubuntu linux for almost everything (except AlibreCAD) and I would also love to use Move. Linux is growing, especially with the advent of more user friendly desktop Linux OSes, the growing overhead in Windows (resources and $$$), the drive towards more mobile computing, and the recognition that there is a lot of really good free software. I found this blog from a long thread (actually several threads) in an Ubuntu forum. Im looking forward to Move on Linux. Thanks!

Movenetworks supports two operating systems. One of them is actually slower than the previous version of that operating system. This means Movenetworks is forcing viewers to downgrade to slower performance on their brand new computers. That’s just not fair, with all due respect to that “slower” operating system company.

The second supported operating system is excellent, just the most expensive option. It is worth the extra money. But many people simply can not afford the most expensive option.

Linux is by far the most affordable. It is also lightning fast and is receiving more support than ever before from ALL the big name PC manufacturers, with drivers for brand new PC components, such as RAM and new huge harddrives, and the latest dual processors. Movenetworks needs to support Linux because it has become what people have come to expect from their operating system.