I decided to give Playon a try and opened a free account and installed the software. I uninstalled it again almost immediately. The interface looks ok except for the complete lack of any meaningful playback controls but the performance was so bad it actually made me wonder if something was wrong with my system. You could brew a cup of coffee in the time it takes to load any video from any channel and the responsiveness of the software makes Windows 95 look positively fast by comparison. I couldn't believe it was as poor as it was and I still wonder if this was a normal experience.
My computer and Internet speed are both pretty decent and well within the upper range of the specifications. No issues running any other software or streaming videos. Only Playon is this unbelievably sluggish. Naturally this makes me wonder if other have experienced the same thing. Has anyone tried this software and if so, what did you think of it?