Real Player with windows 8.1
 

Anyone troubleshoot this problem that real player won't download files off You Tube with Windows 8.1.

When I try it just comes up with "Unable to Download" and has since day one.

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

Probably could, but do you deserve it? Who knows what you would download?

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

you have brought this up before...

REAL PLAYER IS CRAP DO NOT USE IT

hope that helps this time now its big and bold

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

Yes this is a new computer I am talking about and the other one did let me down load eventually! Real player works for me on other computers OK!

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

Of course it works "OK" why wouldn't it after years and years of development?!?

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

I don`t use Real Player and I`m still on W7, but this is a suggestion I found from mr Micro$oft - RealDownloader incompatible with IE 11 ??? - Microsoft Community

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

That question/comment on the link was a funny read "I'm in the middle of downloading the 8.1 update on another PC, but I think I'll stop it." Wow...you're going to cancel the 8.1 update because stupid realplayer won't work? Sigh ever heard of other, better options?

Why don't you use real player?

For me its their history of bundling ADWARE and SPYWARE in with their crap player followed by their extremely bad video/audio codec that nobody in their right mind in this day would use for anything!

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

VLC does everything I need.

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

AH. Tried that.

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

Like anything VLC has it`s advantages and disadvantages, I`ve used VLC for years and it does everything I need, plays video and music, even incomplete downloads and no codecs needed. Each to their own though.

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

what disadvantages have you come across ?

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

None really with how I use it but there`s bound to be some, it may not download videos from you tube for example, but then again it may I don`t know because it isn`t something I do. Some of the fine adjustments could be a bit more srtaight forward, things like adjusting dynamic range compression for when watching a movie late at night. Nothing major though.

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

I believe there is a way to download videos from youtube with VLC.. never done it myself.Never needed to download a video from youtube

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

I use headphones for that :D

You use VLC on a TV to watch movies? if so thought about using XBMC(habit)
/KODI

Re: Real Player with windows 8.1
 

Me neither, I wouldn`t want to be breaching any copyright laws. ;);) :hidewall: