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From Vuze:
Vuze, formerly Azureus, is a powerful bittorrent client that makes finding and downloading torrents quick and easy. Vuze includes a powerful and customizable meta search that will help you find and download torrents. Once you find content that you enjoy, you can setup subscriptions so you'll always be notified of new episodic content. To enable even further control of your torrent downloads, Vuze remote allows you to manage your download queue from any browser enabled device. After downloading your content, Vuze provides a cutting edge high definition media player for you to enjoy your content. And you can enjoy it anywhere. Vuze has a built-in video transcoder that will convert any video from it's native format to be compatible with iPhone, iPod, iPad, Xbox, PS3, and many other devices.
What's new in this version: In version 4.9 search details pages now shown in external browser to improve stability.
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"A Good Newbie for Torrent Beginners."
Version: Vuze 4.9
Pros
Free
Substitute to Limewire
More reliable than direct downloads.Cons
Yahoo Search Engine Blows >.< big time.
Searching, useless movie results. Majority torrents are banned by Yahoo.
Unintuitive menu design, make you looks imbecilic.Summary
If you do not know how to get pirated or illegal stuff, this is not the place to start. Cause eventually, This or Yahoo will give you virus torrents and spam mails.
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"Some pros but big cons make this a no-go."
Version: Vuze 4.9
Pros
I tried Vuze last year b/c I always try new programs to see how they compare with what I am currently using. I just tried the newer version today. It installed well, but you have to watch what you are clicking, b/c it does want to install other things.
It has a beautiful interface, but not always intuitive. The set-up for the connection test is slower and it does not tell you what is is actually measuring. When it starts downloading, it is fast, but I did have some problems with my anti-virus program.
So, it is good at the basic stuff...Cons
However, it is not an intuitive program. It does not lead you to where you need to go to change things, for instance, the set-up guide or the windows where the torrents/torrent information will be.
A huge and related problem is the search engine that it uses and not being able to change it. It used Yahoo. I really, REALLY dislike Yahoo and wanted to change it. There was not clear-cut way to do that. I went on the online help and it appears that this is common(mostly to Bing-I don't know how I got stuck with Yahoo). And, there seemed to be no response, advice or help about how to undo this for. There was a lot of frustration about it. I am pretty tech-savvy and messed around a bit, and still could not figure it out.Summary
So, IMHO, although some of these things may seem small or trivial, you have to be able to get around in a program. Unfortunately, this one does not let you do that easily and in some cases, not at all. There are other programs at there that are just as good or better with downloading and interfaces and will allow you to set it up to your comfort and liking. After all, you are the one who has to deal with it. For now, I am passing on Vuze and going back to uTorrent.
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