Janus   28 #1 Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) I have some discs with Realplayer files on. Years ago when I used to play some of the discs I used Realplayer. The problem at that time was that Realplayer seemed to want to take over everything on my pc. I still have a disc that I want to watch. What will be a good application to D/L with the link please. Thanks Edited April 24, 2019 by Janus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ghozer   112 #2 Posted April 24, 2019 I use GOM player for everything, make sure to not install the silly game and stuff from the installer at the end, and u'll be fine... GOM player plays realplayer files.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Janus   28 #3 Posted April 24, 2019 Thanks. Have you got a safe link please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
apelike   10 #4 Posted April 24, 2019 I believe VLC also plays realplayer files so maybe try that instead.  https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #5 Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, apelike said: I believe VLC also plays realplayer files so maybe try that instead.  https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html yup, my choice too  Quote MPEG Layer 1/2, MP3 - MPEG Layer 3, AAC - MPEG-4 part3, Vorbis, AC3 - A/52, E-AC-3, MLP / TrueHD>3, DTS, WMA 1/2, WMA 3, FLAC, ALAC, Speex, Musepack / MPC, ATRAC 3, Wavpack, Mod, TrueAudio, APE, Real Audio, Alaw/µlaw, AMR (3GPP), MIDI, LPCM, ADPCM, QCELP, DV Audio, QDM2/QDMC, MACE. Edited April 24, 2019 by melthebell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
zach   234 #6 Posted April 25, 2019 I use Media Player Classic (MPC-HC)  I don't think it's still developed but seems to play all formats. Its free and no side installs to worry about. https://mpc-hc.org/downloads/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kidneystone   23 #7 Posted April 25, 2019 VLC Player plays just about everything I have thrown at it  https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #8 Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) My players  Video VLC player  Music Foobar (especially for quick conversion of files) Winamp (especially for radio streams) Media player Classic Edited April 25, 2019 by melthebell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437   14 #9 Posted April 25, 2019 As I have stated elsewhere for other applications, your safest place to download any of these is:  https://ninite.com - perhaps it should be made a 'STICKY' - https://ninite.com   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ghozer   112 #10 Posted April 25, 2019 I used ninite way back, didn't realise it was still a thing, and tbh with modern internet connections, I just go to what i need to download when, and download it... no biggie Also, nowadays, i'd rather get things directly from the creators website where possible, rather than via a 3rd party Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
zach   234 #11 Posted April 25, 2019 I agree with Ghozer on that one, like him I used ninite years ago and up until recently, forgot all about it. I've not heard anything bad about it and it's a handy tool if you have a decent list. I just keep a folder on my main server with Archive, Music/Video and the odd system tool .exe's I use.  Nothing wrong with it swarf and if you find it easier...get it used! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437   14 #12 Posted April 25, 2019 I use it because of problematic layouts on freeware sites that depend on advertising revenue from third party software apps which leads to hitting the wrong download button. It even has GOM Player. 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...