What are the Best Media Players for Windows?

By Real Team Posted On March 27, 2012 Video Players

Guess what? There is no absolute “best” media player for Windows. There are simply too many excellent alternatives available offering enhancements, versatility and reliably beyond that of the Windows Media Player built into the operating system for one to stand out completely from the crowd. We’ll list many of those choices in this post,

Guide To Flash Videos: Downloading and Converting Flash is Easy

By Real Team Posted On March 22, 2012 RealPlayer, Video Converters 101

The overwhelming popularity and use of Flash (FLV) video online for several years has created an entire cottage industry of software products devoted just to downloading Flash videos. Some of the Flash download products even refer to themselves as a “YouTube Downloader” because of the vast amount of Flash videos available on YouTube. In

Convert Videos to MP3 – Making Music Out Of Pictures

By Real Team Posted On March 20, 2012 Video How-To & Tips

Remember the Sony Walkman? Many of you probably don’t, but may have heard stories about it from way back in ancient times. Then it was considered coolest thing ever to play portable audio on what were called cassette tapes. Oh, yes, those were the days! The Walkman was the iPod of its time. Now,

Finding Free MP4 Videos Made Easy

By Real Team Posted On March 15, 2012 Video How-To & Tips

Just how easy is it to find free MP4 videos? Well, there’s certainly no lack of video content covering nearly every category imaginable online. And over 180 million people in the United States watched 40 billion videos in January 2012. But finding that special combination of both MP4 and free together may be more

Choosing The Best Media Player For Your Computer

By Real Team Posted On March 12, 2012 Video Players

Choosing the ‘best’ of anything can be a difficult task. Choosing the best media player for your computer is among those because, well, there are so many great choices. There are even a lot of great free media players. Along with there being many different software options to sort through, there are many more

Video Format Converters: One Of The Black Arts Of Digital Video Technology

By Real Team Posted On March 9, 2012 Video Converters 101

If you thought choosing a video player for your computer or mobile device was a maze of comparing different features, interfaces, capabilities and personal preferences, finding the right video format converter may be and even more baffling experience. We’ll smooth out some of the rough edges here and provide some key pointers to help

Playing MKV Files Using RealPlayer

By Real Team Posted On March 5, 2012 RealPlayer Reel, Video Players

Playing Matroska (MKV) video files with the free RealPlayer wouldn’t ordinarily be possible. Why? RealPlayer does not have its own built-in support for MKV. However, there is a quick and reliable solution. We’ll explain how to play Matroska files perfectly with RealPlayer. WHY DO YOU NEED A MKV PLAYER? As a container format, MKV

What To Look For When Comparing Video Player Software

By Real Team Posted On March 2, 2012 Compare Video Software, Video Players

Software is the heart and soul of video players designed for computers. There is a major hardware component for the software to even begin to work, but it’s the variations in the features and capabilities of the video player software that distinguishes each product. The range can be vast. Going from simple playback of

TV Or Not TV?

By Real Team Posted On February 27, 2012 Video Sites

So recently I was spending prime-time work hours watching videos at Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s comedy site Funny or Die. All new stuff, all original, and a lot of it funnier and (really noticeable) of a higher professional quality than the funny stuff over on traditional broadcast TV. (Insert “Remember when SNL was

Mobile Video Players – Picking the Right One Isn’t As Easy As It Looks

By Real Team Posted On February 24, 2012 Video Players

OK - You just got that new smartphone or tablet you’ve been itching for, and aside from all the productivity apps and whatnot, you want to playback videos. No problem. That’s already built in. So what’s this about bothering with another mobile video player?

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