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I agree - I'm trying out http://vhx.tv after someone recommended it here, though it is still in the browser at the moment ( I believe they are working on apps). However, there's still a problem I haven't seen any video-instapaper service solve - how to cache videos for offline / multiple device viewing.

I think you run into a lot more issues with copyright enforcement, storage space, and ability to even copy files (different format, might only be served in flash) than text-based services have. We might have to wait until HTML5 video grows enough in popularity before seeing a decent implementation of this feature.

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I have been using instapaper for a while and absolutely love it, but I think the real kicker for me was when iwas able to view what my social graph was saving for later with their twitter and fb integration.... That being said, I am a HUGE fan of Shelby.tv. I have tried a few other services in the space, but have yet to find anything that I go back to. I am finding their "always on" experience to facilitate choices. But again, I think the kicker is the social curation that I love most. They figure out which videos I want to watch based off my activity....

....now if only my instapaper filled up with articles that I wanted to read all by itself....

I have been on the shelby.tv alpha for a weeks... I love it and totally agree with all your points but I wanted to add that one of my favorite things is how easy it is to share the videos back out while you are watching them (retweet, tweet, post & comment on facebook).

Also, the application is extremely lightweight and doesn't get in the way of the video --- a simple, yet powerful experience.

I know shelby.tv has a bookmarklet that supports an instapaper type service. Also, I believe Shelby.tv supports more video players than VHX.

http://watchlaterapp.com/ will do offline caching (including Flash videos) to your iPad, but it's only a web/iPad service, so I'm not sure it ticks the "multiple device" box.

interesting, though I just signed up and my video player was empty, and I'm hesitant to pay for their iPad app.

That's one of the things I like about the onboarding experience with Shelby.tv; when you sign up, you can start watching what your friends are tweeting/sharing since it pulls it from you twitter/facebook accounts.

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