Real Player with windows 8.1

kestrelx · 04-04-2015, 13:46

Anyone troubleshoot this problem that real player won't download files off You Tube with Windows 8.1.

When I try it just comes up with "Unable to Download" and has since day one.

Less · 04-04-2015, 19:06

Probably could, but do you deserve it? Who knows what you would download?

Restless · 05-04-2015, 23:33

you have brought this up before...

REAL PLAYER IS CRAP DO NOT USE IT

hope that helps this time now its big and bold

kestrelx · 07-04-2015, 17:30

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Originally Posted by Restless

you have brought this up before...

REAL PLAYER IS CRAP DO NOT USE IT

hope that helps this time now its big and bold

Yes this is a new computer I am talking about and the other one did let me down load eventually! Real player works for me on other computers OK!

Restless · 07-04-2015, 17:32

Of course it works "OK" why wouldn't it after years and years of development?!?

gpick24 · 07-04-2015, 17:40

I don`t use Real Player and I`m still on W7, but this is a suggestion I found from mr Micro$oft - RealDownloader incompatible with IE 11 ??? - Microsoft Community

Restless · 07-04-2015, 17:47

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Originally Posted by gpick24

but this is a suggestion I found from mr Micro$oft -

That question/comment on the link was a funny read "I'm in the middle of downloading the 8.1 update on another PC, but I think I'll stop it." Wow...you're going to cancel the 8.1 update because stupid realplayer won't work? Sigh ever heard of other, better options?

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Originally Posted by gpick24

I don`t use Real Player and I`m still on W7

Why don't you use real player?

For me its their history of bundling ADWARE and SPYWARE in with their crap player followed by their extremely bad video/audio codec that nobody in their right mind in this day would use for anything!

gpick24 · 07-04-2015, 17:51

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Originally Posted by Restless

Why don't you use real player?

For me its their history of bundling ADWARE and SPYWARE in with their crap player followed by their extremely bad video/audio codec that nobody in their right mind in this day would use for anything!

VLC does everything I need.

Restless · 07-04-2015, 17:53

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Originally Posted by gpick24

VLC does everything I need.

AH. Tried that.

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

I tried VLC and I didn't like it. Real Player is good and is easy to use - people have different tastes I found VLC rubbish !

gpick24 · 07-04-2015, 17:59

Like anything VLC has it`s advantages and disadvantages, I`ve used VLC for years and it does everything I need, plays video and music, even incomplete downloads and no codecs needed. Each to their own though.

Restless · 07-04-2015, 18:02

what disadvantages have you come across ?

gpick24 · 07-04-2015, 18:09

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Originally Posted by Restless

what disadvantages have you come across ?

None really with how I use it but there`s bound to be some, it may not download videos from you tube for example, but then again it may I don`t know because it isn`t something I do. Some of the fine adjustments could be a bit more srtaight forward, things like adjusting dynamic range compression for when watching a movie late at night. Nothing major though.