All About Sopcast P2P Player

If you love to watch sports live online than one P2P application you have probably used (or you will use from now on) is called Sopcast.  I would rate this as the second most popular P2P app to watch live sports with behind Streamtorrent.  Sopcast is totally free to download and use so if you ever come across a site charging than you should close that site.  Sopcast can run on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Linux.

How to Use Sopcast

Once you download and install Sopcast you will need to create a free account so you can login.  This should only take you a minute to create.  Once you are logged in you will see tabs at the top of the application which say:

  • Home
  • Live Channels
  • VOD Channels
  • My Server

The Live Channels tab will tell you what is live and online right now for you to watch.  This list is updated automatically so everything listed here should always be ready to watch.  There is a blue bar next to each channel which is called the Quality Indicator.  You can click this to see a lot more detailed information about the channel.  When you find a channel that you want to begin watching you double click that channel.  The channel player will be brought up and start the connection.

Sopcast Player Buttons

There are buttons at the bottom of your Sopcast Player which allow you to do multiple things.  The buttons and their functions are as follows:

  • Display Menu Button – Allows you to see the menu and change channels
  • Zoom Out/Zoom In Buttons – allows you to increase or decrease the viewing size
  • Favorites – Add the channel to your favorites so you can quickly find it in the future
  • Record – you can record the channel that you are watching

The Sopcast player is relatively easy to you and once you use it for the first time and get the hang of it you will be a pro within 15 minutes.  This is a great tool that you can use to watch live sports when you’re not able to get the game on your television set.  There are many places online that will help direct you to the channels on Sopcast that are playing a particular game so finding games to watch through the Sopcast P2P app is always an easy and straightforward way to get the games live on your computer.