• maxwells_daemon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    11 days ago

    I’m actually amazed by how the Pornhub and Xvideos players, after all this time, are still better than the Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok players, like it’s not even comparable. The way people can just accept whatever slop any corporate will feed them is just insane to me…

    • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      11 days ago

      maybe I’m missing out because I don’t watch content on pornhub, but how good does a video player need to be? it’s a video player, seems like a solved problem to me.

      • HereIAm@lemmy.world
        2·
        11 days ago

        Iirc PH was first with the thumbnail pop up when hovering over the timeline. They also had the “waveform” thing of where users watched the most. Sure a video player is just a video player. But all the extra features like changing quality, playback speed, buffering tech, subtitles, and so much more really add up to a better experience.

      • Taalnazi@lemmy.world
        0·
        11 days ago
        • no ads or sponsor crap (sponsor only if sponsor is <5s and only at the start of vid)
        • buffering is efficient and quick
        • subtitles available in widescreen, small etc
        • can change volume and resolution
        • can be judged by community with a non-karma system
        • little to no algorithm or AI slop
        • can custom select videos (by date, popularity, tags, or whatever)
        • peer to peer, decentralised and FOSS
        • privacy friendly
        • can download, usable offline
        • none of that copyright bullshit

        In short, a no-nonsense normal video player without a profit motive.