Comprehensive media player
Platform : Windows XP, Windows Vista
Type: freeware
Manufacturer: Real Networks
Size: 13.1MB
Rating: 3
Verdict:
Not actually a bad player, it's just a shame about the intrusive nature of
its installation
System Requirements:
RealPlayer is the behemoth of the media player arena. It's been around a
long time and has a wide range of features and functionality.
The player's file support is huge and it can cope with practically anything
you throw at it, both in terms of video and audio. It also has its own
proprietary RealAudio Lossless format for encoding audio without any loss of
quality.
Like iTunes, RealPlayer comes with a digital music
store built-in, but the options in terms of number of songs and the artists
available are not as impressive.
As you would expect, CD burning is integrated and includes all the usual
features such as normalisation of track volumes, crossfades and the removal of
gaps between tracks.
You can also generate analog recordings from external sources, such as your
own voice (via a microphone) and your old record or tape collection.
And you can transfer audio directly onto your portable MP3 player thanks to
the built-in support for numerous devices including Palm, Nomad Zen and the
iPod.
RealPlayer 11 supports the option to download video to your computer, amongst
other new features.