Adobe released today their new media player based on their AIR platform – flash something or other – called of course Adobe Media Player
The player streams select programs and podcasts including CBS CSI franchise, the latest Survivor, shows from FoodNetwork and MTV as well. And you can add your own content to it if it’s available via RSS in flash or MPEG-4 format.
One downside to Adobe Media Player would be all the ram it eats despite feeling very lightweight. It’s like a hungry fat baby sucking on RAM. When I watched CSI Miami the player gobbled up close to 195MB! Another problem I’m having is skipping ahead, at least on CSI Miami stream, the player would only cache the stream when I play it and only a few minutes ahead so I can’t go back to the last 5 minutes of the show I missed. Maybe it’s just me I don’t know
It won’t replace watching CSI Miami in full HD but with a large LCD monitor it’s pretty decent. If you’re into watching video via your browser Adobe Media Player might seem like a better (looking) way of getting to all the stuff you watch from one place.
