- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: February 09, 2009
- Total Downloads: 193,307
- Downloads last week: 1,502
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 153 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on February 10, 2009
Providing one-stop shopping for all your video needs, open-source and cross-platform Miro deserves much of the praise that's been heaped upon it. The latest major point to version 2.0 continues to impress.
The concept is brilliant, yet simple: Create a video player that can subscribe to and download video podcasts while managing the videos you've saved on your hard drive. On the face of it, this might sound like iTunes, but the sharing component is an essential aspect of the program. Miro has always been geared toward video and it shows in the program's design. When you launch the app, a left sidebar hosts a folder tree for managing your videos. The central pane does double duty for viewing videos and searching for new ones, although the latest version lets you pop out the viewing window so you can multitask your viewing and browsing. The bottom hosts a search box, for parsing through Google, YouTube, Yahoo, and others, a video control panel, and a volume control. Somewhat confusingly, there's also a search box at the top of the main window.
Features include full torrent support, so you can download and view torrents in the same app, folder watching (to manage only the hard-drive folders you specify for new videos), resumable playback, channel surfing (which organizes video feeds by topic), video sharing and hosting, and assistance in creating and distributing videos. The biggest changes in 2.0, though, are in the guts of the program. It loads faster and is immeasurably more stable than before.
Publisher's description
From Participatory Culture :Miro is a free HD video player. It can play almost any video file and offers over 6,000 free internet TV shows and video podcasts. You can subscribe to channels of Internet video, download videos, and watch them full screen, one after the other, all in one application. Miro has a simple interface designed for fullscreen HD video. Since Miro downloads most videos, you can take your shows with you, even on an airplane. Miro is completely free and open source, developed by a non-profit organization and volunteers around the world.
Version 2.0 introduces a new interface, better performance using less memory, faster torrent downloads via libtorrent, a pop-out window for watching while browsing, and support for audio podcasts.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.0 introduces a new interface, better performance using less memory, faster torrent downloads via libtorrent, a pop-out window for watching while browsing, and support for audio podcasts.
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User reviews of Miro 2.0
- Average user rating: 2.8 stars out of 153 votes
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Version: Miro 2.0
"I Installed the program and it did not function"
Pros: nice concept, and interesting looking content.
Cons: It did not work on my computer. After about a few hours of trying I uninstalled.
Summary: It aparenthy does not work on all computers. Not on my XP. basic!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Miro 2.0
"good alternative for pod-casts and legal video torrents"
Pros: So easy to use, good interface, very good pod-cast player for Linux users like Ubuntu
Cons: Doesn't support hulu like people claim it does especially when using Linux Ubuntu. The player is always asking for adobe flash to be installed.
Summary: Very good video player for video pod-casts and others videos. Works well with Linux
But it would be so cool if youtube and hulu worked on miro 2.0 -
0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Miro 2.0
"MIRO 2.0 BECAME A NIGHTMARE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DAY."
Pros: i LIKED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT..........
Cons: THE FACT THAT THE PERSON AT PCF AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO DOING ANY DOWNLOADING OF VIDEO OR AUDIO AFTER SIX DAYS.
Summary: WHEN ITS FIXED IT WILL BE A GOOD APPLIANCE.
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Miro 2.0
Pros: satisfactory
Cons: very good and satisfactory
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Miro 2.0
"Great Interface but Terrible Usability"
Pros: Great Interface
Great alternative for free podcastCons: Still new and buggy
Summary: If you really like a stable version, get Miro 1.2.8
Miro 2.0 is still underdevelopment. - See all 9 user reviews Write review
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