BrowserObject is a server component detecting Web Browser capabilities such as technologies and version that are running on the clients. It performs browser detection to retrieve Browser name, version, JavaScript, Plug-ins in real time.
Pros: BrowserObject is a server component that can detect client browser capabilities. Capabilities such as technology used and the version of the browser running on the client machine can be detected. The component is available in four flavors; free, basic, premium and gold. The free edition is for unlimited free use but of limited detection capability. The versions add detection capabilities as free version is upgraded to basic, premium and gold. The version under discussion adds locale detection, browser plug-ins, font and display information and basic system information on top of the basic version capabilities of comprehensive browser information, basic security information basic connection information and basic system information.
The premium version is positioned as the one for professional web development version. It performs browser detection to retrieve Web Browser name, version, JavaScript, Plug ins, screen resolution, IP address, cookies, language, client time and many more in real time in the Web server. There’s further variations on the theme there’s a PHP code version of the object and another one that is in .NET. The detection features of BrowserObject .NET Control Premium Edition are Cookies Enabled, High Security, Image Enabled, Screen Width, Screen Height, Screen Width Available, Screen Height Available, Font Smoothing Supported, Total Font Installed, Color Depth, Display XDPI Actual, Display YDPI Actual, Display XDPI Logical, Display YDPI Logical, Adobe Flash Installed, Adobe Flash Version, Windows Messenger Installed, Windows Messenger Status, Microsoft Silverlight Installed, Skype Client Installed, Shockwave Director Installed, Shockwave Director Version, Apple QuickTime Installed, Apple QuickTime Version, Adobe Acrobat Installed, Adobe Acrobat Version, Real Player Installed, Real Player Version, Windows Media Player Installed, Windows Media Player Version, Connection Type, Microsoft Outlook Version, Sound Card Installed, JavaScript Enabled, JavaScript Version, XML Version, AJAX Supported, DHTML Enabled, Java Enabled, System Language, User Language, Browser Date Time, Time Zone Difference.
Cons: This one is obviously for specialized people the developers. They need to ensure interaction with their code does not cause any new bugs.
Overall: Extensive capabilities make this a very good 3 star package.
