The whole idea of a decentralized YouTube, especially with YouTube censoring many of my favorite channels for expressing views they don't agree with, is very appealing and I love the idea.
I support DTube, the decentralized video platform build on the Steem blockchain. However, if you enter the Steemit Open Mic contest DTube is not your friend.
There are 2 problems. Let me explain.
Problem #1
I listen to about 100 videos a week from people entering Open Mic and some people use DTube to host their videos for their entry. Every time I try to listen to a musical performance hosted on the DTube platform it doesn't work.
The video loads, then stops 3-seconds into the performance with a 20-second (or longer) pause while it loads some more, then it plays for 3-seconds more and stops for 20. This happens every time I try to watch a DTube video entry to Open Mic.
Some day they will have enough nodes to make this problem go away but until then it is not practical for entering the Open Mic contest. We just can't get a feel for the emotion in a performance with it stopping all the time.
That's the first problem. Now for problem number 2.
Problem #2
Some of the participants have uploaded their video to DTube and also on YouTube so they can add a YouTube link in the post too. This solves problem #1 and I can hear the video, but here's the next problem.
To upload to DTube the first tag must be dtube, not openmic.
Yes, the rules for Open Mic include using openmic as the first tag and while I can still find your post provided openmic is one of the tags, you miss out on a lot of upvotes if openmic is not the first tag. You see, there's a reason we have rules.
By choosing to use dtube, and as a result having dtube as the first tag, you won't receive any upvotes from the @openmic account when I upvote your post from my account @luzcypher, meaning you miss out on potential rewards for your performance.
The @openmic account is currently delegated with 21,600 Steem Power plus many other strong accounts also upvote what the @openmic account votes for.
If you don't care about those extra votes and rewards and want to use DTube in its current state, then know I cannot listen to your performance unless you add a YouTube video link in your post too.
Again, I like DTube and want to support it but in the case of using DTube for an Open Mic entry, you're just shooting yourself in the foot. It's not quite ready yet and you're missing getting more upvotes by not having openmic as the first tag.
So, just to recap.
Can't hear performances on DTube, yet. Stops every 2-3 seconds and leaves you hanging. Please add a YouTube link. This will eventually be resolved as more nodes come online for DTube
If openmic is not your first tag when entering openmic you miss out on rewards and upvotes. This problem will not go away if you use DTube for Open Mic even if you add a YouTube link too.
NOTE: Nothing against DTube, @dtube, or @heimindanger. I'm sure there will be more nodes eventually and problem #1 will go away. Problem #2 though, will not.
Here's me hanging with @heimindanger, the creator of DTube. No hard feeling @heimindanger and I know you'll get enough nodes to make DTube work smoother soon.
