a lousy media player that tries to make itself at home on your computer too much, you can argue that this is even worse than Windows Media Player. The only possible redeeming quality is that you can download videos with it, heck even that has limitations (i.e. you can't download copyrighted stuff) and the stuff you downloaded can be watched on VLC. There's another possible redeeming quality, the proprietary file extensions (RM & RMVB) is compressed and can be watched on VLC.
realplayer loads too slow and it crashes my comp at times
by extreme133 June 18, 2010
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One of the most obnoxious media players on the planet. Developed by RealMedia, who obviously don\'t know what they\'re doing. Riddled with spyware, opens as fast as a sloth on depressants. Video compression is beyond horrible, don\'t know why anyone still use this obsolete media player.

If you must use RealPlayer, use REALALTERNATIVE and get rid of all that AOL spam that pops up.
Man, another .rm file? >delete, empty recycle bin.
by Maceart April 27, 2005
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A great multimedia player with a lot of features. Plays almost each media format, including AAC, DVD and etc. Has a great media library, it's excelent for burning and ripping CDs.

The player is underrated, because of its past. The current version does not contain any tracking software or spyware.

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With RealPlayer, you have the power to play anything
by die_kleine_ziege May 6, 2007
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