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Microsoft Silverlight is a powerful tool for creating and delivering rich Internet applications and media experiences on the Web. Silverlight 5 builds on the foundation of Silverlight 4 for building business applications and premium media experiences. Among other capabilities, the Silverlight 5 beta highlights dramatic video quality and performance improvements, and features that improve developer productivity.
What's new in this version: Silverlight 5 includes improved media support and rich UI capabilities: It also includes TrickPlay, which allows video to be played at different speeds and supports fast-forward and rewind. At up to twice the speed, audio pitch correction allows users to watch videos while preserving a normal audio pitch. Improved power awareness prevents the screen saver from being shown while watching video and allows the computer to sleep when video is not active. Remote-control support allows users to cont... See all new features
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"I Thought It Was Only Me!"
Version: Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 beta
Pros
Absolutely Nothing!
Cons
Can not get it to work!
Summary
Every time I went to a Microsoft site, I would come across an advertisement for Silverlight and how it would it improve the quality of streaming videos.
I downloaded Silverlight on 2 separate occasions. Both times I thought I was doing something wrong since I never saw any differences in the quality of the videos I was viewing and realized it was not working.
I finally came to CNet to find out what others were saying about this product. I am happy I did. Had I done so sooner, I would have saved myself some time! -
"Worthless"
Version: Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 beta
Pros
Nothing since I cant even get it to run
Cons
Downloaded for Olympics and still can't play NBC videos, tried all usual fixs, i.e. defeating AV, allowing NBC content, etc,etc. No joy
Another MS marginal product
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"Hmph"
Version: Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 beta
Cons
Unfortunately, no sites I go to use it (except microsoft.com)
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"Just Another Flash Wannabe"
Version: Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 beta
Pros
Another Reason to Ditch Microsoft
Cons
It Sucks, Flash is better and it always will be.
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"NOT RECOMMENDED!!! read the Product License VERY CAREFULLY."
Version: Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 beta
Pros
Its free if you agree to the EULA for Microsoft (better read VERY carefully), and nothing else.
Cons
This software expires on August 1st 2007. It is NOT compatible with Opera, Netscape, or Linux. Has lengthy and technical EULA, does not work on many sites, and Microsoft does NOT give the user full rights to use the software. Read the License Agreement VER CAREFULLY before downloading and installing. NOTE: IF YOU ACCEPT THE EULA, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS PRODUCT TO ANYONE OR ANY WEBSITE according to the product EULA. However, Microsoft cannot enforce the product License Agreement according to the Terms And conditions of C|Net. Stick with Adobe ... you'll be better off and have true compatible software.
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"Rich, Smooth look Nice"
Version: Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 beta
Pros
Almost HD Look
Cons
none
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