SopCast 2.0.4

Publisher's description of SopCast

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SopCast is a simple, free way to broadcast video and audio or watch the video and listen to radio on the Internet. Adopting P2P (Peer-to-Peer) technology, it is very efficient and easy to use. Let anyone become a broadcaster without the costs of a powerful server and vast bandwidth. You can build your own TV stations comparable with large commercial sites with minimal resources. Version 2.0.4 includes VoD feature.

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Editor's review of SopCast

Combining media broadcast channels and media distribution under one roof, SopCast is a lightweight way to check up on streaming video that comes from sources of a possibly dubious nature.

There are three main components to the program. Live Channels are streaming television channels mostly from China, Japan, and Korea. VoD Channels are videos-on-demand, and MyServer lets you broadcast media from their computers to other SopCast users. We couldn't get the VoD options to work, but the Live Channels pulled in cartoons from China, sports from Europe, and music videos from Brazil. You can add channels to a favorites list, adjust the screen size, and more. However, refresh rates were slow, and video playback often froze.

Users can log in anonymously, or create an account--which is required to distribute your own content. Although SopCast can be fun, stability issues and the limited broadcast channels might keep it from reaching a wider audience.

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  SopCast

  The Best Free internet TV site

  by: welyweah on 11-Dec-2007 06:46:48 AM

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  There are a lot of new internet TV sites out there. most of them offer a free trial or preview and then they make you pay to sign up, or are cluttered with ads. I think that is ridiculous... so ive done my research and have found a couple of really decent sites. The first one Id like to draw your attention to is (viewmy.tv) This site has almost 1300 channels from around the globe and counting. it is free to register and they dont ask for stupid details, just your username and email address. It actually streams live channels so you dont have to download any and they have a pretty easy way of finding the channel you want. You can search through genre, country, region or name of the channel. oh and there are no ads either. Check this one out. With over 1300 channels from hundreds of countries, loads of features like channel rating, user recommendations, live chat, profile pages and much much more.

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  SopCast

  Decent

  by: sanjaykrishn on 28-Dec-2007 12:28:51 PM

  Pros: It is a great p2p service, and it does exactly what it is supposed to do. I have also seen the sopcast player embedded in IE so, it is very versatile.

  Cons: I am not confident about its security

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  SopCast

  fantastic

  by: tony_g1015 on 11-Jan-2008 03:40:59 PM

  Pros: i can watch live sports

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  SopCast

  Excellent product

  by: gordona11 on 14-Jan-2008 02:57:58 PM

  Pros: It made life easier for me

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  SopCast

  very nice

  by: bassem8 on 24-Jan-2008 01:21:51 PM

  Pros: excellent

  Cons: good work

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