Downloading and Installing

1. What are the system requirements for RealPlayer 8 Plus?

   Note: Operating system requirements only apply to RealNetworks products. Third party plug- ins or add-ons may have different system requirements.

   Windows minimum system requirements

   • 120 MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent (supports audio only)
   • Windows 95 or Windows NT (with Service Pack 4)
   • 16 MB RAM
   • 16-bit sound card and speakers
   • 65,000-color video display card
   • 28.8Kbps modem (supports audio only)
   • Internet connection and web browser (Internet Explorer 4.01 or later or Netscape 4.0 or later)

   Audio and video performance will increase if your computer meets or exceeds the following:

   • 200 MHz or faster Intel Pentium MMX processor or equivalent
   • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME (Final Release version), Windows NT (with Service Pack 4), or Windows 2000
   • 32 MB RAM
   • Full Duplex Sound card and speakers
   • 65,000-color or better video display card
   • 56Kbps or faster modem
   • Internet connection and web browser (Internet Explorer 4.01 or later or Netscape 4.0 or later)

   Mac OS minimum system requirements

   • PowerPC 604 processor (200 MHz or faster)
   • Mac OS 8.1 or later
   • 32 MB RAM and 64 MB virtual memory.
   • 28.8Kbps modem (supports audio only)
   • Internet connection and web browser (Internet Explorer 4.01 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later)

   Audio and video performance will increase if your computer meets or exceeds the following:

   • PowerPC G3 processor (233 MHz or faster)
   • Mac OS 8.5 or later
   • 64 MB RAM and 128 MB virtual memory
   • 56Kbps or faster modem
   • Internet connection and web browser (Internet Explorer 4.01 later or Netscape 4.05 or later)

   Note: Higher bit-rate content will not perform well on a lower end Macintosh with a minimum amount of RAM. We recommend playing higher bit-rate content on a Macintosh with a 233 MHz (or faster) PowerPC G3 processor (e.g., iMac, iBook, or G3 and G4 models).

   We recommend that you use RealPlayer 8 with Virtual Memory turned on and allocated to at least 65 MB. As a general rule, please do not run many programs while using RealPlayer 8 for Macintosh with high bit-rate content.

2. Does RealPlayer 8 Plus automatically overwrite older versions of RealPlayer?

   RealPlayer 8 will automatically overwrite RealPlayer 7 and RealPlayer G2. It is not possible to have both RealPlayer 8 and RealPlayer 7 or RealPlayer G2 installed on the same computer. All your custom channels and favorites will migrate from RealPlayer 7 or RealPlayer G2 to RealPlayer 8. RealPlayer 8 will not overwrite RealPlayer 5.0 Plus and earlier unless you install RealPlayer 8 into the same folder as the older version.