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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.
What's new in this version: Version 3.2.9 fixes a bug that crashes browser when playing H.264 channel.
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3.6 starsout of 99 votes
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Current version:
3.7 starsout of 10 votes
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"Simly the best out there"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
free live futbol that wont be close down
Cons
peolpe need to find out sites that give live links
Summary
The best out there, no more channel closing down in the middle of the game like in Justin tv & others, the channels in the player is not the best but what makes this the best is the broadcast of regular peolpe, to see the links of sopcast live games go to P2P Live Sports or Rojadirecta, now you know the 2 best sites for sopcast free futbol games, now enjoy it and no more channels closing or limited viewers, thank you china
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"About the best of the bunch for streaming the football"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
It's very simple to use and usually picks up the interesting games
Cons
No dislikes at present
Summary
I've already said, it's simple to use and I can't really fault it at present.
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"Its a very good site for interaction and relaxing"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
it gives people a chance to get to know what is hapening in other reas of the world
its cheap: actually free thus accessible by majority of the population that can acess the inetrnet
aloow easy and fast acess and downloadingCons
there is realy no cons i have experinced so far only that you could make it abit easier to navigate without too much information for one to read and too many steps for one to go through
Summary
I like it because its easy to use, you can get many channels with it, its also user friendly
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"Loyalty Oath in User Agreement"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
It's free, and you don't have to sign up to be a user unless you want to broadcast. Considering the Users Agreement, I imagine that most users don't sign up.
Cons
THe User Agreement has what amounts to an Oath of Loyalty to the People's Republic of China.
Summary
The first point in SopCast's User Agreement amounts to an loath of loyalty to the People's Republic of China.
1. The channels content showed in Sopcast are all from the Internet. Registered users must not broadcast any content which is harmful to PRC. security, or disclose the country secrets, or offend the country, public or other civil legal rights and interests, including:
A. Inciting resistance, destruction of the PRC Constitution and the laws, administrative regulations implementation.
B. Inciting subversion of state power, overthrow the socialist system
C. Inciting splitting the country and undermines national unity
D. Incitement of ethnic hatred or ethnic discrimination, or that undermines national unity
E. Fabrication or distortion of facts, spreading rumors, disturbs social order
F. Publicized feudal superstition, obscenity, pornography, gambling, violence, murder, terrorism, abetting crime
G. Openly insulting other people or fabricating stories to slander others, or other malicious attacks
H. Damage the credibility of state organs
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"found very helpfull"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
it does whot it says on the tin
Cons
none so far
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"Good but comes with a backdoor.trojan"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
Very good to play and streaming videos.
Cons
Becareful with Ask.com. It with change you homepage and a backdoor.trojan. Must scan you PC with an anti-virus or spyware after download it.
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"was good, now nothing"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
It enables me to watch channels that are not accessible in China where I am working.
Cons
I can no longer access it. For some reason now it is always the same.
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"SOPCAST 3.2.9 IS ONE OF THE PISTBEST programS"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
SIMPLICITY USE
Cons
LITTLE channels
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"easy to use"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
best on the market when broadcasting
Cons
not always the game you want to watch is being advertised
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"very very good"
Version: SopCast 3.2.9
Pros
its great for sport
Cons
i do not dislike it
Summary
I like wacthing sport on my p,c
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