A few weeks ago, a co-worker showed me PlayOn. Installing it at home was more important than dinner that night. Luckily it only took about 5 minutes to get it working and I was able to eat pizza while watching the On Demand Tube.
PlayOn is a simple UPNP server you install on any Windows computer in your home. Most game consoles, like my Xbox360, see the media server on the network and allow you browse all of PlayOn’s content.
What content you might ask? Hulu, CBS, Netflix, ESPN, and YouTube. Wow.
Bringing the content of the web directly to the living room is yet another step towards a completely on demand world. Paying for 100 channels I don’t watch so that I can get the 10 I do makes no sense to me. Why can’t I just pay for what I want? And why can’t I watch what I want whenever I want?
If you have an Xbox 360, Wii, or PS3, you should go try PlayOn today.