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SopCast 3.2.4

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Price: Free
Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
Date added: July 08, 2009
Total Downloads: 2,160,851
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CNET editors' rating: 3.0 stars
Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 70 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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Version: SopCast 3.2.4

"a very good live tv outlet"

by tamo7 on September 20, 2009

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 stop

Cons: 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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