Full screen HD

Let's face it. It doesn't take a genius to know that, given a choice, people prefer higher quality over grainy low quality videos. Who wouldn't prefer to watch online video in gorgeous 720p?

Cost dilemma (for the other guys)

The problem (as is so often the case in life) is that full screen HD streaming delivered over the web comes at a price. A higher quality picture requires the delivery of a larger number of bits and bytes, which requires more bandwidth, which costs more money. The usual suspects in the online video space have reacted tentatively, testing HD galleries with limited content, or launching "high quality" features that can hardly be called true HD.

Introducing HD powered by P2P

Vuze brings a unique approach to the problem - HD streaming powered by peer-to-peer. The power of Vuze lies in our peer-to-peer (P2P) platform for efficiently delivering stunning HD video over the Internet using bittorrent technology. We've been watching the streaming space for quite awhile, and thinking through how to combine Vuze P2P technology with some emerging web delivery technologies to change the game in online video streaming.

Simply Click Play

The first time you play a video on the Vuze HD Network from your web browser, you'll be asked to install a simple plugin called VuzeStream. This is the secret sauce behind Vuze's ability to deliver HD streaming to millions of users.

The Hybrid Sports Car of Streaming

HD streaming isn't difficult to deliver using the latest web delivery technologies. HD streaming is, however, difficult for your favorite online video sites to cost effectively deliver. As a result, you're stuck on most sites watching anything from grainy videos to a limited selection of "higher quality" videos that stop short of true HD.

So how does Vuze do it? As an analogy, you can think of the VuzeStream plugin as the Hybrid Synergy Drive in a Toyota Prius. While the Hybrid Synergy Drive gains efficiency by combining power from a gasoline and an electric motor, VuzeStream gains efficiency by combining bits from a traditional streaming server and a bittorrent peer-to-peer swarm. As a result of this cost efficiency, Vuze can afford to deliver the amazing full screen 720p HD that our millions of fans desire, without breaking the bank.

Adaptive Streaming

Finally, not everybody is ready for the autobahn of online video. Bandwidth and processor speed constraints on your computer can still limit your ability to view full screen HD through real-time streaming. As a result, Vuze HD Streaming automatically adapts to the optimal quality possible, based on your available bandwidth and processor speed. Vuze will serve you the highest quality stream that you are capable of viewing.

The playback quality level is displayed at the bottom right of your player, and you can view adaptive streaming at work by clicking at the bottom of your player. If the quality is approaching HD, try viewing the video in full screen mode, by clicking .

Full screen HD streaming. Watch it and believe.