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Very polished look and overall 11/10.
Vuze isn't anymore what I need, a pitty but looking for a replacement.
...and the developers seem not to understand that many of us only need the torrent-functionality and that a split-up of Azureus and Vuze bus both based upon the same Azureus-download-engine would have been a better choice.
So, regretfully, bye bye Azureus
kb/s = kilobits per second with a small b
kB/s = kilobytes (spelled with a 'y') per second with a BIG B.
i don't know what C Rogers meant but 300-500 kbps is rather slow (only 40-80 MB/s)
so I guess he meant 1024 kilobytes (kB/s), but then that should make only 8 Mb/s not 10 Mb/s.
Anyway, Vuze is stupid, the download is slow. I had to change back to azureus 2.5.
Whatever videos they have on Vuze you can get them by normal bittorrent.
1. Lost at least 5 lines off my screen for the honor of being able to see their logo bar in my face.
2. Slower than ever. (Do they think I run downloads 24/7 on my P4 4GHz 4GB ram machine or perhaps on my old laptop that sits in the corner?)
3. Nice big brother upgrade trick: 2.5.0.4 will still have the existing interface... wrong. I'm sure they love it when MS does that to them.
4. System restore won't take me back to the old version, have to do it by reloading.
Can't figure out who they wrote "Luze" for. Certainly not anyone I know.
I just want a fairly simple BitTorrent client that allows me some custom options like selective dowloading. I don't want this stupid webstore loading up every time I use a torrent.
Absolutely ridiculous, I'm appalled that they've done this and I will be looking for a replacement.
To get the old interface, just go in preference/interface/start (might have to run the wizard to go in advance mode first) and then just click the "display Azureus UI chooser" bingo, you can set it back to be a normal Bittorrent client.
My only MAJOR problem with it myself is the HUGE oversight with the DRM scheme. Azureus as we all know is or was, a Java based application, so it worked on PC, Mac and linux. Yet they went and choose a PC only DRM (wmv based I guess).
So here I was all excited at the prospect this opened up (since I just installed a mac mini to my tv) only to realise that every show I wanted to buy was telling me that I can't because of my OS.
Think about this... I'm about to buy a show, me a costumer, but CAN'T because of DRM, but someone that pirates the same show as now problem ?!
When will these Damn companies learn that DRM only hurts their costumers! It's time they switch to watermarks (with client number and such) this way it plays anywhere, but if the costumer shares it they can trace it back to him easily. This way it Punishes the pirates, not the honest costumers.
It is said that no VUZE code will be used after that.
So next time you startup Azureus VUZE only the Azureus UI should be there.
I've never ever seen a company include segregated code that can be omitted. I refuse therefore to believe that it is optional. And then the DRM thing...
FOSS or not, the fact that no poll has been made amongst users about this software distribution makes me very susceptible. No matter what the developers say.
I smell a rat in the kitchen.
So use at your own risk. I for one am gonne stick to 2.5 without upgrades. If they try to nag me about updates, I'll abandon Azureus alltogether.
Be fair and sensible, buy good software you use. I do.
I've held off buying an HDTV tuner for my PC for the longest time. Reason: I just don't think I should have to use 19th century technology, when my 21st century PC can stream movies from Netflix on demand.
Broadcast TV is kaput, but they are trying to squeeze every last nickel out of it.
Hey, there's always time to be spent gaming until they get it now that Ut3 is out!
As One Gentleman said on ANOTHER forum and I quote:
"I will continue to use Azureus 2.5.0.2 till they pry it from My Cold Dead Hands!"
Oh SOOOOOOOOOO TRUE!!!
I have now turned off all updating functions in Azureus. I'll stick with this version until it just plain refuses to work anymore. Then I'll find a new client.
Vuze tries to sell you crap you can find anywhere for free, with DRM no less! Screw the guys at Azureus for even affiliating with them. I'd rather deal with ads in the UI than this crap.
What are these goons doing? Really.
Don't blame the users Azureus, we're not failing you, you've failed us first!
Dumped Azureus for Utorrent, it's not as good as original Azureus but it only does what I want it to rather than loading up screenfuls of resource hogging crap that I didn't ask for.
The whole Vuze thing is a huge own goal on Azureus' part.
To repeat for those that don't want to trawl to find it - Francky said "To get the old interface, just go in preference/interface/start (might have to run the wizard to go in advance mode first) and then just click the “display Azureus UI chooser” bingo"
It was different for me - I had to go to options/interface/display ui chooser.
Yesterday I started using uTorrent in my Windows box. That's something really dumb to do but .... any sugestions for a good torrent client in Linux ?
Thats what im doing right now considering ur talk.
To those who are trying to do this also, this is Franckys helpful post "To get the old interface, just go in preference/interface/start (might have to run the wizard to go in advance mode first) and then just click the “display Azureus UI chooser”
Works like a charm
It just slows everything down
But i have a question and maybe someone can help me out
How do you select whether or not to seed the torrents that you have already downloaded?
Is there a way to dissallow seeding from azureus?
Thanks for the help in advance!
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4136982/Azureus2.ja...
I hated the Vuze stuff too. TRY THIS:
TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VUZE AND GET THE GOOD OLD AZUREUS BACK DO THE FOLLOWING:
From inside the program:
Tools->Options
Interface->Start
Click the "Show" button, you may have to scroll to see it.
Choose CLASSIC INTERFACE and get rid of this VUZE s*** FOR GOOD!
W00T W00T!
TO SEE THESE OPTIONS THAT I MENTIONED ABOVE, YOU need to be in ADVANCED MODE.
Tools->Options
Look under Mode, set it to ADVANCED!!!
Azeurus did not need improving, it worked fine. This new Vuze is shite...
I installed that choose the advanced option and of course as soon as it starts up it wants to update, I clicked cancel then went into: tools->options->interface->start and unselected the top for check boxes for splash screen, check for updates on start, periodically check for updates, and automatically load the update assistant when an update is available.
Now, downloading my Naruto and Bleach episodes at over 900K (yes almost 1 megabyte per second) and my router doesn't have one complaint about IP spoofing from the WAN.
What the hell did they break in the Azureus engine itself that can cause my router to lock up? That's fucked up. (Belkin wireless G ver. 5000)
Hey people that are working on this vuze, get ahold of a Belkin wireless G ver. 5000 and watch it HARD LOCK in about 5 seconds after torrents start going.
Oh well, I'll never stop using azureus 2.5.0.4.
all you have to do to change your interface is to go to tools: options
then interface: start
and itsd the last option choose interface
Staples that was easy
WTF? The first thing I notice is that it wants me to look at a bunch of stupid shit instead of showing me what I'm trying to download. Why would I want to look through a bunch of videos? If I am using a bittorrent client it is because I already found something to download.
How is this new interface any more efficient than searching for what you want on the pirate bay?
Belkin Wireless G ver 5000 does NOT work with Vuze 3.1.1.0 I can confirm this (even on a torrent only connected to like 5 peers causes a hard lock in the router).
PLEASE FIX VUZE! I had to go to oldapps.com and get azureus 2.5.0.4 so my router wouldn't hard lock.
Anyone know what the fuck happened????????
First, my internet connection became very slow and now my downloads are really slow too
I looked for answers everywhere with no succes, my options all look set up correctly. It is really furstrating and I'm close to give up and to start using something like utorrent...
I never had any problems with Vuze before but now it is really bad.... No need to create new version if it is to have such problems. with nobody to clearly explain what the resolutions are. Funny thing is: lots of people are complaining about the speed and technicians I read on the net say they didn't see any problems of that type yet....
A mess I tell you.....
I did some quick research to see what some of the other popular Mac bittorrent clients, downloaded Transmission and ran a test. I quit out of Vuze and loaded the same torrents there were not downloading into Transmission, and voila, most of the torrents were immediately downloading.
For a long time I have found the interface on Vuze bloated and the automatic upgrades completely obnoxious. It is bloatware plain and simple. I have deleted it and will not look back at this piece of garbage.
I will never use any piece of their shiity bloathware ever again.
In my own language: Val kapot stelletje VUZE teringlijers!
The information about how to restore the look and feel of Azureus is wonderful.
I dislike Vuze, it is too much of what I don't want.
Seeing Azuerus again was like seeing a long lost friend!
thanks again.
Anybody know why this site wants to install a Explorer Plugin that required Root approval?
Seems suspect to me, but I'm that kind of person.
Good reason not to use an account that has root permissions.
The techs. at Vuze just keep telling you to download all kinds of stuff which doesn't work as stated. Then when you keep asking they IGNORE you completely! Believe me there are better ways to spend your money! it is a very dissapointing service to say the least!