BitComet FLV Player 1.4

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BitComet FLV Player is a standalone application to play Flash Video files (.flv file). It supports zoom 1x/2x/FullScreen, playback progress control, volume control. It can also play .swf files (flash files).

Version 1.4 fixes the issue that the player fails to render some files occasionally and optimized the loading speed for local files.

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Editor's review of BitComet FLV Player

BitComet is best known for its torrent-downloading program, but this FLV player is not a bad entry into that field, either. It's not going to blow your socks off, though, and because its layout is too sparse to easily manage, you might want to look elsewhere unless you're a die-hard BitComet fan.

The program loads to a black screen with a simple Play button in the lower left corner, and a counter and volume control in the lower right. On the menubar, File gives you access to a URL loader for directly playing FLVs from the Web, View lets you double or triple the size of the window, and Options controls file associations and languages packs. A fourth category, More FLV, provides FLV-managing instructions posted on the BitComet forums.

Although most FLV players tend to err on the side of fewer rather than more features, the BitComet player is too light in this regard. Without even the ability to loop the video, we'd like to see more features added before using it again.

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  BitComet FLV Player

  Not a bad FLV player.

  by: Dano on 11-Apr-2007 02:13:28 PM

  Pros: Well, it does play .FLVs.

  Cons: But its interface is just about the most hideous I've ever seen. I can't even fathom why an app consisting of a single small window needs to make the menu bar disappear while keeping the desktop visible

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  BitComet FLV Player

  Work great big screen

  by: Biggye57 on 20-Aug-2007 04:19:39 PM

  Pros: Works fine and bigger screen display the all the others.

  Cons: None yet

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  BitComet FLV Player

  BitComet comes thru again.

  by: alleyboy on 03-Mar-2007 09:52:37 AM

  Pros: Very sleek, simple interface. Various screen sizes with clear playback. I also like the way you can go straight to YouTube, Google Video, iFilm and DailyMotion from the player. Cool small app.

  Cons: No cons

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  BitComet FLV Player

  featuring FULL SCREEN view

  by: Winona Tona on 24-Dec-2007 03:00:05 PM

  Pros: Best out of 3 free flv players I've found.

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  BitComet FLV Player

  Good basic player

  by: colinhewitt on 02-Jan-2008 04:12:11 AM

  Pros: Easy to download, has full screen and x 2 view

  Cons: Doesn't have fast forward or search facility

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