Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Choosing a Video Player: Features and Specs for the Top Five

Here is a very well written and in depth article that addresses many of the questions floating around in the space.  Publishing video to all devices has gotten more challenging in the post Flash era.  Android was allow flexibility by taking advantage of open source development yet, there are more issues than anyone expected with live streaming to Android devices.  This article creates a road map for those struggling with the shifting sands.


Courtesy of StreamingMedia.com 


We examine off-the-shelf video players MediaElement.js, Video.js, jPlayer, Flowplayer, and JW Player to show which of these five favorites is the best for any situation.

The author, Robert Reinhardt has an impressive list of clients and credentials.  Read his full article at this link.

Playfullscreen.com uses JWPlayer in our live streaming deployment.  We have found it to be the best for our purposes.  Streaming live sports, meetings, arts and entertainment to desktops and mobile devices is our main focus, while helping our customers earn revenue with their content.