Table Of Content
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veoh.com
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What is Veoh?
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Why should you stream on Veoh?
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Content Library
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Filter Option
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Language Preference
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Download option
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Why shouldn?t you stream on Veoh?
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Video Quality
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How to access Veoh?
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Design
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Header
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Hero Section
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Body
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Footer
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Inner Pages
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Content
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Desktop/Mobile experience
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Suggestions I have for Veoh
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Conclusion
veoh.com
As YouTube's dominance in the video streaming marketplace continues, dozens of other video streaming platforms have arisen. However, Twitch still reigns supreme when it comes to live streaming. Veoh is a little-known platform that focuses on short clips and free content, but it has a small say in the overall streamosphere.
What is Veoh?
Veoh is an internet streaming service where users can upload short videos, movies, and TV shows. There's no denying that there are tons of videos on this platform, but there's also no questioning that it isn't a new idea or app. The random clips uploaded by the Veoh users isn't a brand new concept, but it definitely has its fans. However, there's no denying that the content on Veoh is organized based upon the duration and you can watch it bifurcated across various categories.
Why should you stream on Veoh?
There are several good reasons to stream on Veoh rather than use the platform for watching videos. In this review, I?ll discuss some of the benefits and drawbacks of streaming on Veoh.
Content Library
Yes, Veoh does not have the viewership or video quality of YouTube or Twitch, but it does host over a million videos. This streaming service has music, movies, videos, channels, and unique content from regular contributors. You can choose from 13 subcategories including categories such as "Action," "Comedy," "Horror," "Adventure," "Drama," "Family," "Sci-Fi," "Fantasy," "Cartoon," "Crime," "Romance," and "Musicals."
Filter Option
Veoh allows users to filter content based on their preference. For example, users can filter films by length, language, popularity, alphabet, date of upload, and even subtitle. Most of the videos on Veoh are medium-form content ranging between 3-45 minutes in length. If you want to watch a video longer than an hour, you will need to download it. However, the only downside to this platform is that it is not directed towards the English-speaking audience.
Language Preference
The content on this platform is available in various languages, but there are few English videos. As of now, there are only 330 English videos on the platform. So if you want to watch English-language videos, you'll likely have to look elsewhere.
Download option
All of the videos on Veoh can be downloaded. All you need to do is get the VeohTV desktop app, which allows you to download videos that are over 45 minutes long. If the video is over 45 minutes long and you can't stream it, downloading is your only option. Choosing to download a video also allows you to upload content up to 100 MB in size, even if it's not from your hard disk.
Why shouldn?t you stream on Veoh?
Given the low amount of content available on this platform for English or Spanish audiences, it doesn't make much sense to waste your time streaming. You would hope for subtitles, which are present in several videos, but not all. Navigation around the website is also available in English, Japanese, German, Mexican, and Spanish for language preference.
Video Quality
Unlike other free streaming services, Veoh does have toggle options. Using these, you can access the HQ button to choose the quality of the video. Most of the content available on the platform is SD quality or lower. So, expect standard quality videos and not HQ. Sure, a high-quality stream option will improve the overall quality, but it won't make a startling difference. Another thing I like about watching videos on this platform is that you can expand the video size and view it on medium-screen mode where the player doesn't eat up the entire screen.
How to access Veoh?
The first way to access Veoh is by searching for the term "Veoh" and finding the website on the first page of your results. The second way to access Veoh is by using the link button on the left to access the website directly. Before accessing the website, make sure that you're using an active VPN so you can protect your identity from hackers and your device from malware.
Design
If we're looking at this platform as a competition, it's pretty average. The placement of content, banners, and native ads are ridiculous. While the layout - header, menus, and navigation options are good, the content itself is bland and will make you want to bounce off the platform right away. It reminds me of an absurd social media platform called 'Like Video.'
Header
There are also some subcategories within every category.
There are multiple header sections on this website. The primary one has a black background with a logo towards the left. Besides that, you can find the search bar, and towards the right, you have the sign-up options. There are also secondary headers with five categories - Videos, Movies, Music, Channels, and Groups. Each of these categories has a drop-down menu. For instance under music you can choose from a wide range of platforms such as Alternative, Classical, Country, Electronic, Folk, Hip-Hop/Rap/Urban, Jazz, Latin, Metal, Pop/Rock n' Roll and many others. There are also some subcategories within every category.
Hero Section
The hero section is a mixed bag. Some of the layouts and interfaces look good, but the thumbnails look poor because they are user uploaded. The creators don't put much effort into creating thumbnails because most of them don't even know about it. There wasn't a feature to add your thumbnails until a few months ago.
Body
In the body section of this website, you'll find user-uploaded videos. Here you'll find such diverse videos as "Top 10 Surprisingly R-Rated Comedies?" "Top 10 Animated Movies for Adults?" "Top 10 Gundam Pilots?" etc. There are various sections including Pickup, Most Viewed Video and New where you can find unique content. In addition, there's a third-party ad towards the right in the body section of this website.
Footer
The footer section of the website has the necessary content, such as Terms of Use, Copyright, Privacy Policy, About, and Eula. Other than those, you can find Facebook and Twitter icons along with your language preference options. The blue background and white text on this section complement the rest of the theme on the website well.
Inner Pages
The inner pages, especially the streaming page, are better than what I expected. There's a mid-sized stream player with a variety of toggle options such as Play/Pause, runtime, volume adjustment, Portrait/Landscape, Streaming Quality, and Full-Screen. Under the player you'll find information such as the title, uploaded by category, date of upload, file size, length, language, and tags. Under that is two options - Add to Favorites and Add to Group with a link underneath those options.
Content
Veoh has a lot of videos. Over a million, to be exact. Out of that number, there are about 7000 videos that are full-length movies. Of those, 300 of them are in the English language. Veoh doesn't have the majority of normal movie content on its platform, but it does have a lot of short user-uploaded videos.
There are more than a dozen genres to choose from, and you have the sorting feature to help you sort the content based on length, language, subtitle, popularity, and title.
Desktop/Mobile experience
There's not much to say about Veoh. It's a simple, ordinary platform with nothing mind-blowing on it and I have no idea why people even use it. There are banner ads, and they are annoying enough but not more than the pre-roll ones. I streamed Veoh on my HP15 laptop, and there was a 4-10 seconds buffer before every video.
Suggestions I have for Veoh
Veoh needs more interest from users in order to keep them subscribed. The fact that the developers are resorting to banner ads instead of membership shows that the platform isn't doing well and doesn't have enough appeal to keep people interested. There are some good pieces of content here and there, but it's not enough to keep me subscribed.
Conclusion
Do you have time to check out the website? I'm not a huge fan of the platform or the content on it. Sorting is not as cool as it appears and the overall website is not that pleasing in terms of browsing, navigation, and streaming.
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