SopCast

On a global scale there are thousands of different television channels available for us to watch. With the advent of satellite television we all thought we would have access to every channel being broadcast at any given time. The same occurred when the internet began and people assumed television could be accessed through the web. That idea is now in the process of becoming a reality.

Features

Through the use of software like SopCast it is now possible for television, or other visual media forms, to become global. The more people that watch the video stream effectively aids the distribution network by relaying the stream to other peer viewers.
The software also uses a minimal amount of memory and as a consequence produces a very low cpu load.
For budding directors and actors the P2PTV system used by SopCast is a great way of showcasing their work because the more peers download the programme to watch it the greater the number of people uploading it. In doing this the bandwidth is increased. The greater the bandwidth the better the image quality and bitrate.
When a user wishes to watch a particular program they can select it and stream the video content directly. The buffering time is fast, usually between ten and thirty seconds and can support a range of streaming transport protocols such as mms or http. By using BitTorrent technology the speed that the system works at is only limited by the number of viewers online when you want to use it.

Comparison

While there are other free P2PTV software packages available for the end user and amateur broadcaster it is only SopCast that stands out from the crowd. This is in part due to the developers decision to provide a media sharing site based on SoP technology. The research into this technology is ongoing and the development team is in a constant process of refining and improving their software.

Conclusion

This form of torrent TV is arguably an inexpensive yet hugely effective means of enjoying a whole world of entertainment. The software made available here is simple to use and can be up and running in no time. Once the preferred media player has been selected and the users language set the system is ready to go. The software has been described on Softpedia as “… definitely one of the tools to be considered when looking for apps to watch tv online…” and received a 4.1/5 rating from over a thousand users marking the software as being “Very good.” So if you are looking to watch TV online what are you waiting for?