Re: [PCWorks] Where can you ACTUALLY DOWNLOAD RealPlayer?
- From: Peter Kaulback <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:25:46 -0400
Ugh, I despise QuickTime/iTunes and WMP, all plagued with DRM. And,
pretty much all programs want to take over file associations now. MS
wanted to lock down all associations in windows 7 to MS defaults but
they thought otherwise. Eventually ;)
I use eMusic for music downloads, Winamp for audio playback, Exact Audio
Copy or EAC for ripping, and DivX for video playback. Each is free and
play pretty much every format available.
However, whenever I want an audio stream from CBC I have to use Real
Alternative but that has been quite awhile since many streams end up on
Youtube now. Eventually they do.
Peter Kaulback
On 4/20/2009 12:21 AM, Hugh Vandervoort wrote:
> I'd like to have all the time I wasted on Real Player and getting it
> under control. And don't get me started on Acrobat.
>
> I use Winamp almost exclusively. It handles most media types and has
> thousands of streaming radio stations and the ability to record what you
> hear. I haven't seen real player for years.
> WMP is my choice for ripping, and VLC for all other media chores except
> recording, where I use Nero.
>
>
> David Grossman wrote:
>> I don't like either RealPlayer or QuickTime. They (and some other programs,
>> most notably FLV players and some DVD players) automatically take over the
>> Associations from other programs such as .WAV files, without asking
>> permission. You then have to undo their mess by changing the Associations
>> back, or by clicking on Open With...
>>
>> I don't like programs that take control over the computer away from me, even
>> though it is correctable. I'd rather use an "inferior" product that is more
>> polite.
>>
>> Clint's footer says "God Bless." Well, somehow, that's quite different from
>> what I have in mind after I install those invasive, control-freak programs.
>>
>> David Grossman
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