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Readon Free TV and Radio Player is a basic program that gives users access to a large number of international television and radio stations. It's nothing fancy, but it does contain links to a staggering amount of content.
The program's interface is simple, with its content types--TV, radio, movies on demand, and live sports--arranged in four tabs. TV and radio stations are organized alphabetically by country and genre, and drop-down menus allow users to filter results. Users simply click on the content that they want to access, and it plays either within the player itself or in the VLC player, which must be downloaded separately. The online Help file is fairly well-done, although we wished that it opened in the user's default browser and not Internet Explorer. Readon Free TV and Radio Player is a pretty basic program, but it does have a few extra features that make it stand out among similar programs. Readon provides access to quite a bit of adult content, but it provides a password-protected filter for users who want to disallow access to it. Perhaps the program's most important feature is that it allows users to record content using VLC. This didn't work for every channel we tried, but it did for quite a few of them. We also appreciated the fact that the program contains a minimum of nonfunctioning links, something that's been a problem in similar programs we've seen.
Readon Free TV and Radio Player is free. It comes as a ZIP file and installs desktop icons without asking, but it uninstalls cleanly. We recommend this program to all users.
Publisher's Description
From Readon Technology:
Readon TV Movie Radio Player is a revolutionary new software that allows you to watch thousands of TV channels and latest movies directly on your computer. You can also record your favorite radio and MTV songs to MP3 audio files. Here are some key features of "Readon TV Movie Radio Player": 1. Thousands of TV and radio channels from all around the world. 2. Watch latest movies (even those showing in the cinema now). 3. Live sports (NBA, european soccer). 4. A large variety of genres including movies, comedy, news, general TV, kids, music, pop, jazz, classic etc. 5. Record online music to MP3 audio files. 6. Record TV into asf fomat video files. 7. Adult videos search engine plugin(Thousands of videoss). 8. Flash games search engine plugin(Thousands of games). 9. Music on demand search engine plugin (Millions of MP3) 10. Movie search engine plugin. 11. User password protected to disable viewing of adult content. 12. Includes all SopCast and ShoutCast Channels. 13. Google Youtube 14. Free to use. 15. Auto updatable channel lists.
What's new in this version: Version 5.8 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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"Thank you c net Readon is kick ass"
Version: Readon TV Movie Radio Player 5.9
Pros
Still checking what I am dealing with and so far love it, a lot of programs
Cons
none so far
Summary
Great free Tv and radio, thanks
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"Easy Download, Lots of Channel Choices"
Version: Readon TV Movie Radio Player 5.9
Pros
This is so much better than purchasing a TV Tuner for the PC
Cons
Really no Cons just if we could get local channels it would be perfect but I'm sure it may be in the furture development.
Summary
Overall this is the best program yet to be discovered...I hardly watch HULU after watching Readon.
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"Tons of channels"
Version: Readon TV Movie Radio Player 5.9
Pros
Easy to use, tons of channels, including pr0n and live sports.
Cons
The live sports selection was a little limited, but maybe it was a bad time.
Summary
Doesn't have every channel, but it has a lot. There are even radio stations and movies on demand.. Check it out!
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"This is about as good as it gets!!! TV, Movies,Adult"
Version: Readon TV Movie Radio Player 5.9
Pros
Lotsa TV channels from about every country, premium content, including X rated tv. Very new movies, and lots of them, much better than pay per view. Older retro movies in all genres. This program rocks !!! AND IT'S FREE !!!
Cons
Just like regular TV and the movie theaters, all content Is not be suitable for all ages, but it can be set for family viewing. There are many many children's programs available.
Summary
Excellent choice of entertainment !!! No cable or satellite dish even comes close. The only downside I can see is the lack of some traditional and local channels. The regular tv set can be used for those. This is mainly an excellent entretainment vehicle. This has almost unlimited TV channels, premium and regular from many countries, Also has many, many new movies of every variety. I can't say enough good stuff about this software. The only downside is that anything this good probably won't be free for long, so we better enjoy it while we can. Good video quality, uses latest divx download on some movies. Also has live sports and radio which I haven't tried yet.
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"Works as described. Easy download, install & setup."
Version: Readon TV Movie Radio Player 5.9
Pros
Works well out of the box. No surprises. Large selection of well categorized sources included. List updates automatically on demand. Can download plug-ins for more. Decent simple user interface. Some options for customizing and filtering content.
Cons
Lots of X rated adult content out there. Use the password protected access feature! Some advertising exposure.
Summary
Based upon my limited experience this program literally opens a new "window on the world". I enjoy the ability to view a wide variety of material including much of an educational nature. Not too sure about the copyright issues on some of it. I don't record anything anyway, just watch the free stuff for personal entertainment, LOL! There are links to subscription services and downloads-on-demand but haven't tried any yet. Do be sure to use a good firewall and your anti-virus program is up to date and turned on. Use at your own risk.
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