If you enjoy downloading streaming media content from the internet, either audio or video, you owe it to yourself to check out RealPlayer Plus 8 from RealNetworks. A word to the wise though--even with all the enhancements added to this version, you need a good quality, high speed internet connection or you will still experience some choppiness. With a standard 56K modem, the streaming audio will usually play pretty smoothly, but streaming video may display choppiness.
The minimum system requirements for optimum performance, per RealNetworks, are:
200 MHz or faster Intel Pentium MMX processor or equivalent
Windows 9x, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4
32 MB RAM
Full Duplex Sound card and speakers
65,000-color or better video display card
56 Kbps or faster modem
Internet Explorer 4.01 or later, or Netscape 4.0 or later
