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Re: SPB online released!!!!

OMG I love this software....
First, taking into account the fact that picking a channel to watch takes several clicks, Spb has developed a channel selection screen that collects all the channel information, needed for making an informed decision in one screen: a screenshot of the running TV program plus TV guide info. Yes, it does show only a screenshot (2-3 seconds old) and not the live video, but thanks to this trick, it only takes less than a half second to switch channels, which when compared to several seconds, needed for switching between video steams.
Spb has implemented a picture-in-picture mode. This rocks...At times, when a channels and shows running simultaneously might become "overwhelmingly" intriguing, the picture-in-picture mode allows checking ‘what else is on’ without leaving the current channel for good. Switching between channels in this mode also only takes 0.2 seconds respectively.

Integrated TV guide had been added...light years better that those pocketstreamer apps

Backlight control in full screen mode (not brightness which is almost useless, but device backlight)
reminders from the TV guide if you see an interesting show to watch later i have not tried out yet...
Battery level information: estimated battery time and current time in full screen mode. I love the estimated battery function. Im not sure how big of a drain this will be but it doesnt seem any more than most other media software...
Automatically reduced video quality (with sustained audio quality) if Internet connection slows down works well. I blocked the phone sig with a device we have for that purpose and the quality dropped but it didnt get choppy or pause the feed with some dreaded buffering prompt.

More testing is need but so far this is by far the best media software i have used...more to come. =D>
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