- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: July 08, 2009
- Total Downloads: 2,220,042
- Downloads last week: 41,050
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 74 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on February 27, 2009
Combining media broadcast channels and media distribution under one roof, SopCast is a lightweight way to check up on streaming video that comes from sources of a possibly dubious nature.
There are three main components to the program. Live Channels are streaming television channels mostly from China, Japan, and Korea. VoD Channels are videos-on-demand, and MyServer lets you broadcast media from their computers to other SopCast users. We couldn't get the VoD options to work, but the Live Channels pulled in cartoons from China, sports from Europe, and music videos from Brazil. You can add channels to a favorites list, adjust the screen size, and more. However, refresh rates were slow, and video playback often froze.
Users can log in anonymously, or create an account--which is required to distribute your own content. Although SopCast can be fun, stability issues and the limited broadcast channels might keep it from reaching a wider audience.
Publisher's description
From SopCast :SopCast is a simple, free way to broadcast video and audio or watch the video and listen to radio on the Internet. Adopting P2P (Peer-to-Peer) technology, it is very efficient and easy to use. Let anyone become a broadcaster without the costs of a powerful server and vast bandwidth. You can build your own TV stations comparable with large commercial sites with minimal resources.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.4 stars out of 74 votes
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Version: SopCast 3.2.4
"DON'T DOWNLOAD--contains malware"
Pros: None-see cons
Cons: When I download this program, it began by running slowly and then it launched a whole set of fake virus scanning products that ended up locking my computer and forcing me to reload windows.
Summary: I know this is very popular software, and that's why cnet should do a better job of making sure that its stuff is both up to date and safe to download.
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Version: SopCast 3.2.4
Pros: Takes a very short time to download.
Cons: Doesn't install (Vista).
Summary: It wouldn't install. It kept telling me to close my browser even when my browser wasn't running (I checked in 'processes') and all my email software and IM were off. There is a help site for people to post questions about trouble they have, but no-o... read more >>
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Version: SopCast 3.2.4
Pros: easy to use& watch
Cons: nothing for this product
Summary: many channel to choise
And easy to use thank you -
Version: SopCast 3.2.4
Pros: it has a very wide variety of channels
Cons: has been very useful for me
Summary: a very good free downloads
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Version: SopCast 3.2.4
Pros: 1)it has a very wide variety of channels
2)has been very useful for me, when trying to watch football (soccer) matches
3)does not freez or stopCons: 1)many of the channels are in another language but you can find english channels also
2)not recommended for watching series or movies.Summary: its a very good free download and i would recommend it for anyone trying to watch matches while away from home, or just did not bother to subscribe to any networks ;)
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