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CNET Editors' review
Vuze is the free, full-featured reincarnation of the popular BitTorrent client Azureus, an app for finding and watching video content that you download via torrent files.
Compared with more traditional and utilitarian BitTorrent clients, Vuze has a much richer, iTunes-style interface--with as much attention devoted to finding and viewing videos as to downloading them. You can browse the "Vuze HD Network" for videos (although you'll find a lot of lower-grade Internet fare, like promos, trailers, and podcasts), or you can look around using a friendly, easy search interface (although much of the content you'll find is copyright protected, which Vuze warns you about). The download functionality is excellent and fast, with plenty of control over even esoteric settings--and it's easy to view technical minutiae for a torrent in Vuze's big visual interface. Vuze will also help you get video into your iTunes with a beta "Devices" feature, and even onto your Apple TV, iPhone, iPod, or other devices.
For someone new to torrents, Vuze could be a great, easy introduction. If you're already familiar with using torrents and you're happy with your current client, you might not find enough here to inspire a switch.
Publisher's Description
From Vuze:
Vuze is a 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. The bittorrent technology enables users to quickly and easily download HD video with a single click.
What's new in this version:
New Features:
- Device | Improved Device Playback support: improved compatibility and many new devices added
Changes:
- Core | Moved some device detection code out of core
- Plug | Removed IView, AbstractIView, SWTManager and other deprecated plugin APIs
- Device | Button for "Do Not Transcode"
- Device | Sidebar icon for devices that supply one
- UI | Switched all views using I... See all new features
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"VUZE 4.7.0.0 works with Lion"
Version: Vuze 4.7.0.0
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This version works properly with Lion.
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An earlier version did not work properly and when I checked to see if there were updates available I was informed that I had the latest version. I had to go to the web site to install the latest 4.7.0.0.
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