RealPlayer

RealPlayer is a media player, created by RealNetworks, that plays a number of multimedia formats including multiple generations of RealAudio and RealVideo codecs as well as MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, etc.

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Media player - RealNetworks - RealAudio - RealVideo - Codec - MP3 - MPEG-4 - QuickTime

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The first version of RealPlayer was introduced in April 1995 as RealAudio Player, one of the first media players capable of streaming media over the Internet. Version 6 of RealPlayer was called RealPlayer G2; version 9 was called RealOne Player. Free "Basic" versions have been provided as well as paid "Plus" versions with additional features. On Windows, version 9 subsumed the features of the separate program RealJukebox.

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1995 - Streaming media

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The current version for Windows is RealPlayer 10.5. Separate versions with far fewer features are available for Mac OS X, Linux, Unix, Palm OS, and Symbian OS. The program has an open source equivalent called Helix player.

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Windows - Mac OS X - Linux - Unix - Palm OS - Symbian OS - Open source - Helix player

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RealPlayer 10.5 for Windows also contains CD burning capabilities, PVR-style playback buffering, multimedia search, Internet radio, media libraries, an integrated web browser (based on Internet Explorer) and the ability to transfer media to a number of portable devices, including Apple's iPod, MP3 players and Windows Media devices.

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PVR - Internet Explorer - IPod - Windows Media

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