Simply put, Joost is free TV. If you've got a respectable broadband connection, you can download the Joost client and watch shows from all around the world, free of cost. Joost uses peer-to-peer (P2P) technology to get your video to you, so it's acceptably fast even on a 256 kbps connection. The video quality isn't anything worth raving about, but is not too bad-the price you pay for free access on a comparatively slow connection.

Joost gives you over 480 channels to watch; how many of those are actually worth watch¬ing, we leave to you to find out. The categories range from comedies to cartoons to documen¬taries and much more. You can even hack up your own channel by choosing your favourit.e shows and clubbing them together. The best thing about Joost is that it's completely on demand-you can watch whatever you want, any time you want, and end the show if you're not enjoying yourself. Unfortunately, you must still deal with advertisements-that's how the company supports itself.

viewer's Tip Using Joost is pretty straightforward, so we'll take a moment here to recommend Creature Comforts under Cartoons & Animation.

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