The G1 does a lot of things, but there are some notable items missing from the phone as it stands. There is no video playback or video recording capability. This is not a media phone.
As much as the presenters kept discussing the mobile internet and a great experience, they still left out Adobe Flash. If you want to watch Google’s own YouTube, you can do so through an application and not in their web browser. That seemed a little odd.
However, I expect all of these software shortcomings to change once developers put together applications unhindered by review periods or other shenanigans.
thats complete BS get your facts straight, It supports Mpeg4 and Mpeg formats not only is there a video playerfor free download when browsing the files the G1 as well hasits own built in movie player
At the time of the announcement, the G1 did not have a video player. I got the information straight from a Google rep.
out of the box, the G1 doesn't have a video player, but you can download one for free from android market
another annoying missing feature is file transfer over bluetooth