Hands up those who hate RealOne Player!!
06 June 2002, 07:10 PM
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Could they have written a more arrogant and invasive application?
All I wanted was a nice, easy to use tool to catalogue and play my choons - Real Player 5 did OK, but, expecting 'more but better', I upgraded to Real One and like the mug I am, paid to register it.
What I now have appears to spend more time accessing the 'net than I do, habitually 'loses' playlists and is now refusing to let me play anything at all.
The fecking thing is now insisting on an update. Despite me having a speedy cable-modem internet set up the update mini-app seems incapable of even connecting to the Real site, let alone downloading even more junk to force into its swollen gut.
My Zone Alarm is allowing access - can't see anything causing problems. I'm running W2k.
Anyone else having Real issues?
All I wanted was a nice, easy to use tool to catalogue and play my choons - Real Player 5 did OK, but, expecting 'more but better', I upgraded to Real One and like the mug I am, paid to register it.
What I now have appears to spend more time accessing the 'net than I do, habitually 'loses' playlists and is now refusing to let me play anything at all.
The fecking thing is now insisting on an update. Despite me having a speedy cable-modem internet set up the update mini-app seems incapable of even connecting to the Real site, let alone downloading even more junk to force into its swollen gut.
My Zone Alarm is allowing access - can't see anything causing problems. I'm running W2k.
Anyone else having Real issues?
06 June 2002, 11:31 PM
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I detest Real Player with a passion. All them tickboxes you have to wade through during install to avoid getting spammed to death by the buggers.
I'm not even going near RealOne with a 10ft stick.
I'm not even going near RealOne with a 10ft stick.
06 June 2002, 11:35 PM
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Ghastly piece of software 
- is there a non-intrusive player that does .rm and Realplayer streaming? Have looked in the past but to no avail 
- is there a non-intrusive player that does .rm and Realplayer streaming? Have looked in the past but to no avail
07 June 2002, 08:13 AM
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Some suggestions for good alternatives would be great..
Winamp doesn't seem as intuitive as it could be, and it makes my eyes hurt...
Winamp doesn't seem as intuitive as it could be, and it makes my eyes hurt...
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07 June 2002, 09:25 AM
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Installed RealOne.... and promptly removed it as it was sh1te for watching streaming video from our "World Cup" server.
Downgraded to RealPlayer 8.... Much better !
Downgraded to RealPlayer 8.... Much better !
07 June 2002, 09:55 AM
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Nasty as you like!!!!
When I installed ZoneAlarm it went loopy telling me how many times Real player was trying to access the internet, even though i'd ahut down all "Real" processes e.t.c e.t.c, it still has stuff loaded that doesn't show up in the task list.....nasty. I go for the quicktime or WMP option now wherever I can, and block real player internet access....
When I installed ZoneAlarm it went loopy telling me how many times Real player was trying to access the internet, even though i'd ahut down all "Real" processes e.t.c e.t.c, it still has stuff loaded that doesn't show up in the task list.....nasty. I go for the quicktime or WMP option now wherever I can, and block real player internet access....
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