Hi Kelly. Having taken the plunge last night and installed RP, I agree with your assessment. Because of past unpleasant experiences, I watched the installation like a hawk and said no to everything I had the option of saying no to, and I must say that things have gone rather smoothly thus far. I wish I didn't have to use RP, but there are still some things worth installing it for.
At 12:04 AM 9/11/2006, you wrote: >Jonathan, I would agree. I have tried the alternatives and they don't play >all the possible Real Player streams available at the high sound quality >that Real Player offers. > >I just installed Real Player on a new computer about a month ago. It is >important to pay very close attention when installing the program, as it >does ask if you want to install other things, like the Google toolbar. this >is totally optional, but a mindless click through installation will install >all of this junk. also, I spent about an hour configuring the program after >installing it. I deselected all file types except Real Player and disabled >other features that made Real Player the default player each time the >computer started. I also disabled the browser. > >A mindless instillation and lack of configuration I think will likely result >in disappointment by a blind user. If this is done, there will be many >hours of enjoyable listening. besides the hurricane station, some other >broadcasts are only available in Real Audio. these include radio >Netherlands, Air America Radio, and Bloomberg. > >Kelly > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:33 PM >Subject: RE: Realplayer, to install or not to install > > > > Hi Lynn, I have installed RealPlayer on many systems and never seen a > > negative consequence, at least not for many years. There was a time back > > in > > the late 90s where RealPlayer did install certain things that some > > customers > > objected to. Those days are long behind them. The install allows you to > > have > > good control over what file types it handles, and I think it's an > > excellent > > player. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lynn Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, 11 September 2006 12:00 p.m. > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Realplayer, to install or not to install > > > > Having a very strong interest in hurricanes and severe weather events, I > > would like to take advantage of the live coverage from > > http://www.hurricanecity.com. However, this requires that I install Real > > Player on my PC. Considering the fact that the installation of Real > > Player > > on my previous home PC messed my system up terribly, and the fact that I > > just watched the installation of Real Player wreck several PC's at work > > recently, I'm not feeling very good about trying it on this new and very > > well-functioning PC. Is there anything I can do to avoid the > > intrusiveness > > of this program, the spyware it installs on your PC and its tendency to > > just > > muck things up horribly? I am wondering specifically about Real > > Alternative, although the research I have done shows that this program > > does > > not do streaming audio, which is what I would need for Hurricane City. > > Actually, since Florence is going to hit Bermuda soon and I would hate > > like > > heck to miss a good hurricane, I would appreciate any help with this ASAP. > > If I did have to install RP, is there anything I can do to keep it from > > causing mayhem on my system? > > > > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > >_______________________________________________ >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other >lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > >__________ NOD32 1.1748 (20060911) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
