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Formerly the feature-rich Azureus, Vuze takes Azureus' BitTorrent foundation and builds on top of it a network for video discovery and user-created video publishing tied together by social networking.
From XML torrent options to IP filters, firewall tests to UPnP plug-ins to baked-in social networking, Vuze isn't breaking new ground--the original BitTorrent client has gone this path, too--but it is doing it in an innovative and attractive way. When you install the program, you're faced with an interface that will be instantly familiar to iTunes users. In providing a general overview of their torrents and media playback controls, the new layout emphasizes user-initiated searches.
The Advanced tab has been replaced by My Library. The old Azureus is now completely gone, but because of the demands of users, Vuze 4.0 is much closer to the intent of its progenitor than Vuze 3.1 was. A simple, three-step guide that launches when you start Vuze helps you get acclimatized to the new Vuze. There's still work to be done: memory usage is up around 100MB, and although you can set up private trackers, you can't customize the search box. People new to torrenting or only interested in sharing media files might appreciate this visually active approach.
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Publisher's Description
From Vuze:
Vuze is the most powerful bittorrent software application to Find, Download, and Play HD video content on the Web. With the latest release, you get powerful new search capabilities, along with the ability to play your HD videos on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, and Tivo. Our award-winning P2P bittorrent technology enables users to quickly and easily download HD video with a single click.
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"Love it after fixing it!"
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
Works just as great as always ONCE you download all the sites it needs which you can do in approx 3 mins in the tools section of vuze
Cons
TRUTHFULLY?.....having to do the above in the first place!!! NO reason that Vuze couldn't have had them preprogrammed in like they always did, in my opinion
Summary
It actually does seem to be better than ever once the above is done....oh, almost forgot, all downloads, audio and video work well after doing the above.My sincere thanks to the publisher of the following https://sites.google.com/site/vuzetemplates/home/templates-download All downloads, video and audio, work well now with lots of choices again. Hope my posting this link helps someone out as much as the publisher of them helped me
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"Very efficient, responsive downloads."
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
Easy to use, clear, fast.
Cons
Does not come with music torrents - you have to add these to the site yourself but this is simple and straightforward once you have found the torrents to download into the search engine section on the right hand side. Go for a multiple download - it's easier! - try the Vuse forums.
Summary
Great once you have tweaked the search engines.
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"Reviewed it 2 years ago - still great"
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
Now using latest version 6 on Windows 7 for music, videos and software. I don't find it difficult to use and it's always seems fast (so long as you have a reasonable number of seeds and peers), if you don't then leave it to download overnight.
Cons
It's not a replacement for Limewire or Frostwire if you just want individual tracks but its good for albums.
Summary
I like it and use it a lot but I also have Internet Download Manager too.
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"Excellent software, thanks."
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
Very easy and effective to use with high speed downloading.
Cons
Very easy and effective to use with high speed downloading.
Summary
Very easy and effective to use with high speed downloading.
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"The easy way to watch whatever you want for FREE!!!"
Version: Vuze 4.5
Pros
Movies, Fights, TV Series, Premium Channel Series, Software, Tutorials, Music, Audio Books; I've downloaded them all, FREE!!!! Thank you Vuze! You saved me a lot!
Cons
Vuze stays on when I shut it down. Probably to facilitate file sharing. I have to shut it down from my task manager to free up my RAM.
Some movie trailers, only when I try too soon to download new releases (to the theaters), but they're easy to avoid, noting the small file size, then after a week or so, there's usually a good copy available.Summary
Worth every penny. Oh wait, it's FREE!!! I never upgraded to Vuze Plus. I will soon. It's only 25 bucks a year and I've got a hundred times that in value already. THANK YOU VUZE!!!
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"Excellent Software"
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
It's fast, simple and I really like the speed test before you download
Cons
None that I could find
Summary
I totally reccomend this software to anyone looking to download Bit torrents
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"not east to use"
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
cant see any
Cons
if you can work out all the different components which I had problems using.
Summary
I am a med knowledgeable computer user but this program was to hard for me to work out to get it to do all it says you can do so in the end i deleted from my pc in discuss.
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"BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)"
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
Fast...when it was working.
Cons
Blue Screen of Death everytime I run the application now. Keep getting Page_Fault_In_Non-Paged_Area. pctgntdi.sys 0x00000050 (0xFFB3E014, 0x00000000, 0xF0C020F5, 0x00000000)
Also, there is no uninstall option available, including in the ADD/REMOVE Programs in Windows XP.Summary
I'm not sure if PCTools has anything to do with not liking this Vuze software. Uninstalling Vuze with REVO Uninstaller I downloaded from Download.com.
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"Worthless... And I paid $25 for Vuze+"
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
When I search for a movie, all I get is trailers, if I'm lucky. This program was supposed to search all torrent sites simultaneously to provide the best download. I don't think it searches anything but YouTube for movie trailers. Total waste!!!!!
Cons
See above; worthless.
Summary
Crapola
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"NOT FOR MUSIC!"
Version: Vuze 4.6
Pros
If all your looking for is to find movies to download or a suped up search engine, Its fast and not as confusing to use as other sites but...
Cons
I read these reviews, and found out after I downloaded this software that they took away the music search engine. Which is exactly what I downloaded it for!
Summary
Its been 4 hours, and all I really want is to find a software that will find all the songs on my list to make my wedding CD; without viruses, spam, malware, ect.... Now I have to uninstall yet another program (my poor PC). Extremely frustrating.
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