How to make a great video player
(Or “Why the MSNBC video player is great”)
1- It just works
I’m a GNU/Linux user (ubuntu!), so I probably should not say this, but I don’t care: It is in “full Adobe Flash”, so it’s really simple: Either you have a Flash player installed and everything is fine; either you don’t.
Yesterday night, I wanted to watch the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic Primaries live coverage, and MSNBC was the only place I could; And I think it has something to do with the fact their player isn’t a strange mix of Javascript, Flash and WMV streams, like CNN live for example.
2- The good video quality
This screenshot speak for itself I think (click to enlarge):
3- The playlist
You can navigate through all categories and put videos into a playlist while watching a video, which is very useful.
4- The advertising
The ads are non-repetitive, so you won’t get crazy watching the same ad over and over again, every two of three videos, like at comedycentral’s dailyshow or colbertreport.
”PS: This post wasn’t sponsored by MSNBC”
