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"Works OK but won't uninstall"
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.6
Pros
It works but nothing special IMO.
Cons
Impossible to remove once I decided it wasn't any better than other software doing the same thing.
I much prefer to use Opera and can download via their utility straight off (for example)the YouTube page, plus I can simply choose to convert from MP4 to MP3 if I wish.Summary
Well, having searched the net for an uninstall solution, I can't find one that works (not even from Sothink themselves) and despite many being happy with Sothink, others have the same uninstall problem and are unhappy.
I wouldn't recommend it because the uninstallation problem is unacceptable. -
"I would not be without this program."
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.2
Pros
Watch videos when you want and store those videos you think may be removed from the web.
Cons
The newest version of Firefox does not let the program icon install to the header of the browser window.
Summary
I would not be without this program.
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"Still fine"
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.2
Pros
Actually I had not downloaded version 6.2 yet (have done so now), only v. 6.1.
So am assuming that 6.2 works as well as 6.1Cons
Hardly any I know of yet
Summary
This is pretty direct and quite easy to transact according to my usage.
Nothing more to add--have not used it very much since 2 weeks back when I placed a second review!
Updated on Jul 25, 2011 -
"AS pretty good downloader"
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.1
Pros
Seems to do well enough for typical pop sites
Cons
Does not seem able to download C-Span programs or Charlie Rose interviews (serious discussion programs)
Summary
Don't know if this works any better than Firefox's "Download Helper."
upgrading my earlier review:
Updated on Jun 30, 2011
have found that Sothink video downloader actually works better and more powerfully than I first experienced -
"Junk not worth considering"
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.1
Pros
Nothing good about it
Cons
redirector, acts like a trojan, brings Firefox to its knees.
Summary
Don't do it!
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"It did not do any thing."
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.1
Pros
It started up.
Cons
It wanted to install a bunch of crap on my computer, and after I installed it and when I ran it, it recorded nothing.
Summary
Find something else.
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"Great program"
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 5.7
Pros
Everything that I have downloaded has come through perfectly without a hitch.
Cons
None for me at least. A word of caution thou. With the DVD Maker they put a splash screen in front of your movie advertising their professional version. It lasts about 10 seconds. Not a big deal for me.
Summary
I use their downloader, than their converter and then their DVD maker and it all went as smooth as silk. Plus I am using a 7 year old computer with XP and the latest Firefox version. The downloads are quick and the other programs are easy to follow and fast.
For free software and for my purposes I am extremely pleased with what they offer. -
"Unreliable sniffer, popup frenzy, no filters"
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 5.7
Pros
downloaded files popping up playing what you just captured, stable-- somewhat
Cons
Catching junk flash content, Notifications popup in a frenzy that bury your intrested content Most of the popups cannot even be closed and re-appear,scrambling extensions, looooooong file names that are being captured..
Summary
Need filters to catch only video that ur interested in, Clean up notifications, better trigger mechanism (these issues spans on ALL browsers!)
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"The software works well but has 2 major flaws"
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 5.7
Pros
The software worked EXACTLY as stated and I had absolutely no problems using it. Very simple and very intuitive.
Cons
The first major con is that the software crashed every few days even when not being used. It was just random. The second major con is that when I uninstalled it the software did not uninstall. It complete the process but was still there.
Summary
Works well if you don't mind random crashes and never want to uninstall it.
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"Not Fit For Purpose"
Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 5.7
Pros
None whatsoever
Cons
This product does not finish downloads properly. It leaves a temp file full of the video data and a small file with the correct name and format separately even though it states that the download is complete. Nothing it downloads plays. Waste of time.
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