Video Alternatives to YouTube or Vimeo?

This was my question and after finding no solution in forum, I decided to see what I could find elsewhere. I did and wanted to tell you.
First, why am I not happy with the two standards? Commercials, lack of abiltiy to replace existing video. I also want to put up larger videos with streaming.
I also wanted free but later on I wanted more in the way of services, i.e. paid views, analytics, etc.
I found JWPlayer.com
Free is good. There is one small issue. The free account only allows you to link to your movie file on your hosting ftp. Now for most of you that should not be a problem. If you need more hosting ability such as streaming video or you have a need for very fast video hosting, I recommend setting up an AWS.amazon.com account. You want the S3 services. (Netflix and Amazon video rentals are hosted by AWS). I have gigs of data on there and my monthly charge is less than $7.00/mo.
However, if you don't want to go to the trouble, you can use JWPlayer paid account to host your videos with lots of features.
FREE JW is just some embed code in your header and on the page. It works great.
Have a great day.

Convert to H.264.
-DH

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