But some software only gives you a taste of sweet streaming action before charging for the best features. Using a home media server to stream videos, music, and photos throughout devices on your home network is a wonderful, convenient thing.

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Alternatively, you can manually check for new components using AutoUpdate. When new formats are available, RealTimes will automatically install them when you attempt to play that type of content. As you add plug-ins to RealTimes, the list of supported media types will change. RealNetworks is constantly working to expand the abilities of RealTimes. We recommend that you enable Universal Media capability within Media Types Preferences. The RealTimes Universal Media capability allows you to manage and play the most popular music and video media types all within one application. *May contain codecs that require RealPlayer Plus/ RealTimes Premium, depending on your operating system. To view a complete list of file formats currently supported by your RealPlayer/ RealTimes PC desktop player, open Media Types Preferences.

Being the default player does not mean that files cannot be played by other products, only that when you do not make a specific choice, the default product will be used automatically. If an application such as RealPlayer/RealTimes is registered as the default player for a media type, that application will open when you double-click a file of that media type. In general, a media type (or 'format') is a specific kind of file, such as a music file or a Flash (.flv) video file.

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