The Real Thing

Advantages: Allows me to watch the news!
Disadvantages: Adverts, not particularly intuitive.

...is another area I am particularly interested in. Whilst reading stories is fine, some of the video content on the site is interesting, and adds new depth and dimension to the written word. Being able to stream News 24 coverage live is also a great way of keeping tabs on breaking news. To do all of this, I was informed that I needed to download Real Player. So, off I went. Firstly, if you want the free Real One Player, and not the paid for version (which doesn't really offer much more in terms of features for the money), you have to search hard for it. Eventually, after a bit of looking (it's in the top right hand corner of the main page), and clicking through several clever screens which try to make you download or buy the full Real One player, I was able to download the Real One Free player. The download process seems to have changed...

Decoy 20.05.2003 · Read review
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Review of RealOne Player

The Real Deal

Advantages: no delays or glitches
Disadvantages: er....

...the contrary, MP3 developed by Fraunhofer Research still gives better quality sound. In my humble opinion, there is a lot of crap talked about compressed sound quality. Sure a lot of the stuff that you can copy from Kazaa and the like is of poor quality, however that’s more the fault of the recording techniques used than the mp3 format itself. What I'm trying to say, in my own stumbling fashion, is if you elect to encode a shit recording then don't expect good results. Using a good CD ripper and a late release encoder gives results that are pretty well indistinguishable from the original, at least to my untrained ears. So, what are the alternatives to Microsoft? Well, the most common is undoubtedly Real Player from RealAudio. They've just re-skinned it to look “XP” like (for which read “Mac” like) and re...

tagheur 02.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Real Player 8 Basic

RealPlayer 8 is great

Advantages: Hundreds of radio stations available
Disadvantages: Poor sound quality when Internet is busy

...If you like listening to music whilst surfing the net then the Real Player is for you. It can play individual tracks from music websites or tune in to many radio stations world-wide. I like tuning in to FM103 Hobart from Australia. There is also access to Bloomberg news, music news, health news, movie news, weather and sport updates etc. You can personalise which channels you want to access regularly. Music videos can also be viewed but quality of picture is variable. You can download the player from www.real.com. The majority of real players are free to download but you may have to pay for the most sophisticated version. The size of the real player software is 12.7 Mb. This takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes to download. The download time can be decreased if you start downloading after 9.30 p.m. on weekdays. Once downloaded you...

mrpaella 02.12.2000 (08.09.2001) · Read review
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Review of real.com

Excellent Multimedia Player

Advantages: Free, easy to use, becoming very common and popular.
Disadvantages: N/A

...Realplayer is a multimedia player. It functions very similar to Windows Media Player, but has a different interface and is compatible with a wide-range of file extensions. Realplayer is the second-most used multimedia player, second to the windows one. Real have their own file types, real movies is one of the most common. I find it much better than Windows Media Player, the main reason being that it uses less RAM (system resources), therefore it runs much quicker on slower computers (like mine). I have realplayer set up as my default player now and very rarely do I use Windows Media Player. The interface is very easy-to-use. It also includes pre-set radio channel's, just like the new verison of Windows Media Player has. It functions very well and is compatible with almost every file type you can think of, including of cause...

darrenloud 22.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of RealPlayer(Plus)

Just another average media player

Advantages: Pleasant interface and playing music is easier.
Disadvantages: Too much like other media players, a bit unstable and sound loss is frequent.

...I recently decided to download the latest offering from RealNetworks, their integrated media application RealOne Player. My first impressions, having used Microsoft?s Media Player were that the two were surprisingly similar! The application is set out with the clip player at the top, the media browser below and a button bar at the bottom. The player is very much orientated around the Internet, with the media browser used to connect to various web pages from the button bar. The web, radio and channels buttons all link to their appropriate online content. The application also runs on a two-tier basis, where people who sign up for RealOne membership can receive extra benefits, but must pay a monthly subscription. The most noticeable improvement from Real Player 8 is the fact it can play files stored your computer as well as off...

goodematthew 08.06.2002 (09.06.2002) · Read review
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Review of RealOne Player

Real Great

Advantages: Its free and is really useful.
Disadvantages: The download is slightly slow.

...This player is superb. It is the best player I have got. "Why" you ask?. Well, there is so much you can do with it. If you download the Real Basic 8 file that you get from www.real.com. You get Real Duke-Box, which allows you to play all your favorite songs or music one after the other without having to keep clicking play. Another very good quality of this package is that it can play the majority of any video file ending. This includes .ra files, .ram files, .mpg files and many, many more. You can use the Real Player which allows you to play one movie or video at a time but allows you to resize it and change various properties like sound, screen size etc. A very helpful thing that you receive with this download is Real-Download. This is a program like Gozilla. If you have not heard of Gozilla you will not know what it does...

hattonus 20.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of Real Player 8 Basic

The Real Hustle

Advantages: Interesting, Some good things to try out (not in a criminal way)
Disadvantages: Gives criminals ideas ?

...~~~ What's it About ? ~~~ The Real Hustle involves 3 con artists carrying out scams on unsuspecting members of the public. The type of scams vary from being card tricks on the street to selling property which doesn't belong to you. The skill involved also varies greatly. Some of the things which are done take years of practice and others just relying on people's trusting nature and their eye for a good deal. The shows is on BBC 3 and usually runs for around 30mins. The show has been expanding in recent years, heading to America and other countries. This is probably so they're less well known. All of the money which is earned is given back. ~~~ Who's in it ? ~~~ *Paul Wilson* - The star of the show. Paul is the one who peforms all the high skill cons and is extremely talented with cards and all that related stuff. He...

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Review of The Real Hustle

Real Life Stories

Advantages: True stories, cheap, interesting to read
Disadvantages: Too many advertisements,

...Real is a magazine for women. It came out last year, so it is quite a new magazine on the market. It comes out every fortnight and costs only £1.50, which is not that bad a price at all. This magazine is now selling for £1 which is a real bargain, and definitely worth the money. The front page of the magazine is glossy and always has a different woman on the front. The front page also advertises some of the stories that are featuring in the magazine. I have issue 4 which is from the 26th of February to the 11th of march. I will now give you an idea from this magazine what it is like, to see if you would like it or not. There are 122 pages so there is plenty to read. First of all there is the contents page. Here you will find the following categories:- Regulars Travel Food Family Life Features Fashion Home and Shopping...

tabyorky 15.03.2002 (28.05.2002) · Read review
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Review of Real

ARE YOU A "REAL" WOMAN?

Advantages: Aimed at "Real" women, aimed at "professional" woman, markets to a wide age range
Disadvantages: Busy, fuss, crowded layouts. Too "serious".

...It?s a chilly, grey, dull day in dreary London today. As my husband popped out to pick up a paper I asked him to buy a magazine, with the criteria ?any one will do? that I don?t currently have. So he had quite a few to choose from! He came back with ?REAL?. When this was first published a few years ago, it was trying to compete with the high quality glossies and was printed as such. It?s published by H Bauer Publishing and was it?s first attempt at venturing into the upmarket women?s market. It hasn?t performed well in this market place and in the middle of August this year, Bauer Publishing sold the titled to Essential Publishing, amid rumours that the title would close. Whether Essential Publishing can ensure the magazine?s success where Bauer has failed remains to be seen. There are a couple of unique factors about ?REAL...

fantasybeliever 29.08.2004 · Read review
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Review of Real

Real Love

Advantages: Well acted and directed drama
Disadvantages: I can't think of any

...Lars and the Real Girl is set in N America/Canada seemingly in a Scandinavian influenced town judging by the characters names. Lars is a young man with an uninspiring office job, who lives in the garage at the bottom of the garden of his brother and expectant sister in law. Having had a difficult childhood, he is rather reclusive and lacking in basic social and communication skills, reminding me slightly of someone with Aspergers as he often doesn't know how to react in a social situation. His brother and sister in law despair of him, and are always trying to get him to come for dinner. One day he tells them that he has someone he would like to meet, and they are thrilled, especially when he reveals that this person is female. They don't mind that he met this woman off the internet or that she is in a wheelchair. However when they...

Essexgirl2006 02.03.2009 · Read review
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