Posted by Brian | Posted in anime, documentaries, free, movies, tv shows | Posted on 23-09-2008
Tags: entertainment, movies, tv shows
June 30th Update!
I’ve now completed going through all 50 sites, replacing those that are no longer active. I’m now going through and attempting 5 links for each site, to get a success rate. I’m also providing my thoughts and my personal rating out of 5 stars.
1. Quick Silver Screen – 21,000+ videos online. Known for having the rare, hard to find episodes. 2 out of 5 success rate. My Thoughts: I hate that this site relies primarily on Megavideo, which will cut you off after an hour or so and either request you to pay for registration or make you wait another 90 minutes or so before continuing. The design is good and the functionality is sufficient, but I was frustrated to browse through many shows that were listed, but had no links. Not a site I can personally recommend. 2.5 Stars
2. Hulu – Growing at a rapid pace with several networks joining forces. I’m a big Hulu fan. High quality and depth. 5 out of 5 success rate. Rated Best Site to Watch TV Shows and #2 Site to Watch TV and Movies. My Thoughts: Hulu really is awesome. It’s extremely fast, very visually appealing, the video quality and the Hulu video player is high quality and the content is outstanding. The only negative about the site is the commercials. Many videos give you a choice of an extended commercial break (1 minute or so) or your content with regular commercials. 5 Stars
3. Alluc – Large categorized collection of movies & tv shows. 2 out of 5 success rate. My Thoughts: Alluc has an extensive amount of categorized links, which I like. What I’m not so fond on is some getting directed and redirected to MegaVideo and many other external sites. Sure this is how many video sites work, but I have to subtract points for this. The site is also a bit slow and the design and functionality are average. 2.5 Stars
4. Asian Horror Movies – Outstanding site to watch Genre-Specific Asian Horror Movies. Rated Best Site to Watch Asian Movies. 5 out of 5 success rate. My Thoughts: Though it’s a niche site, I’m quite fond of this site. The design and functionality could use a bit of improvement, but the high quality content and widescreen video player makes it quite appealing. Click on a movie and you’ll get a synopsis and video player on one page. No unecessary clicks, besides an occasional ad. The one improvement I’d really like to see is a good search method from the home page. 4 Stars
5. Openflv - The videos are high quality, but I didn’t have much success with Openflv. The library is also very small. 0 out of 5 success rate. My Thoughts: Easy site to use, but it’s very slow to load and to execute and functions. A few page load errors later, I was so frustrated that I doubt I’ll be back. The site needs a complete overhaul. 1 Star
6. Joox – This site streams videos of all genres. 3 out of 5 success rate. My thoughts: I like the design, but would like to see a search method on the home page. I like that the site has its own video player on the site, but wish the success rate was a little higher. The video quality looked to be average. 3 Stars
7. My Movies - Directory of over 4000 movies, tv shows and cartoons. Rated #9 Top Site to Watch TV and Movies. 3 out of 5 success rate. When I initially did my Top Site list, I really liked MyMovies. The design is just ok, but it’s quick and provides its own popup video player. I really like the rating system for each link, but now many of the links seemed to be rated lower than I would have hoped. Looking at the site now, I found that I was quite frustrated. As I browsed and attempted to watch, I commonly got a “Premium Content Area” warning, prompting me to take a quiz to unlock and watch. This site will be bounced out of my next top 10 list. 3 Stars
8. Joost - Over 40K tv shows, m ovies and music videos in their library. 5 out of 5 success rate. My Thoughts: I like the site design and functionality. They also have a search function from the front page, which I like. The biggest complaint I have is the commercials, which air prior to you watching your video. I really like the video player on their page and the videos look to be of high quality. 4 Stars
9. Channelchooser - 3464+ Channels to watch live television online. 5 of 5 success rate. My Thoughts: This is a very handy site to have. The design and functionality is pretty good. The way it works is you choose a channel, i.e. Home TV, then select a channel category, located below the video player. Once you select the category, scroll down to see all the listed channels. Each channel streams. The channels seem kind of too low on the page, but the video player and content are of high quality. My biggest complaint is the commercial at the beginning of each channel. 4 Stars
10. Freetube – Features 435 live streaming TV Channels in categories such as Movies, Sports, Educational, Entertainment, etc. Rated #8 Overall Top Site to Watch TV & Movies. 5 out of 5 success rate. My thoughts: Below average design, but the site is very cool and features countless channels of live streaming television programming. It streams quickly and provides a video player, directly on the site. 4.5 Stars
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