Comments on: Bing + RealPlayer SP = an iPhone full of ripped videos

Combine Bing's video search with a new RealPlayer that rips videos from online sources and transfers them to portable devices, and you'll have tons of great video to go.

[cvaldes1831]

God, I haven't used RealPlayer for about ten years.

Not too sure if I ever will trust those guys again. Do they still load you up with adware, spyware, or other skankware?

[srhoda]

Haha, I thought I was the only one who hates RealPlayer. Not only it installed adware, spyware etc on your computers year back but it took a ton of resources too.

[jaxstephens]

Ha! Any IT guy worth his salt stopped using and installing RealPlayer years ago. They were so notorious for installing crapware on your computer that they permanently sullied any good reputation they previously had. I remember a time when RealPlayer was a must-install on newly reformatted computers.

[cvaldes1831]

Oh, no, there are plenty of people who hate RealPlayer. That's why RealPlayer has been clobbered by QuickTime and Windows Media Player.

I'm very protective of my computer. I don't want my little MacBook to date the town skank, RealPlayer. I wouldn't want it to get herpes or something.

[stigmattaman]

Yeah, their shady past is the only thing keeping me away. I've seen a few demos of SP, and it looks drop-dead simple and it works.

[svk1069]

Sorry, I will never use Real Networks' products again because of my past experiences with not just the products themselves, but the abysmal customer "service" and tech support.

[ddesy]

Sheesh... two of the worst products come together for something that can really be done without either! I don't really see this as news.

Bing seems to have a hard time producing relevant search results compared to Google, and Real, well, let's just say that they aren't what they were when Real Audio first came out.

[monkeyfun14]

Tbh I find Bing quite relevant. Google loses relevancy after the first page as well.

[lacykemp]

Lacy from Real here. I can't not comment here.. Look, we get that there were some unfortunate tendencies in the past with RealPlayer. And it's hurt us. But in the last two versions we've done a ton of leg work, and listened to and incorporated a lot of user feedback. We have made the message center opt-in instead of opt-out, the download size is incredibly small, and there are no other extensions. It's just the player and converter. If you want mobile video, this really is the easiest way to get video to your portable device. If you try it and disagree, feel free to email me and tell me how the product can improve. [e-mail].

Real Player Rocks, I have used it for over a year n half and it's truly amazing making me a big fan, I use Real player as my Default to play & download media. This Media player is like a God sent-answer to my prayers. Perhaps it may not have been good years before, well I just find it mind blowingly good, I cant find any other media player which combines viewing, organising, downloading and now converting in just one unit-it all works great. Instead of going by the comments made here simply try it- the proof of the pudding is found by eating it.

[magsub]

Clicking on Beta Download at http://www.real.com/realplayer?src=null&pcode=rn
only downloads the RealPlayer 11 Gold.
I am doing this for mac btw.

[queryme]

Currently there is no support for Mac. At least not until the end of the year. Read more <a href="http://realnetworksblog.com/?p=657">here</a>

Has anyone else noticed that downloading videos takes a lot longer than with the legacy software?