what is .rm file?

[RB]

Got an .rm music file from a friend. The question is what the heck can open
and play it?

I have MediaPlayer, Winamp, and Nero. Don't think any of these will do it.

What the heck is an .rm file?

[CJT]

RB wrote:

> Got an .rm music file from a friend. The question is what the heck can open
> and play it?
>
> I have MediaPlayer, Winamp, and Nero. Don't think any of these will do it.
>
> What the heck is an .rm file?
>
>
>
>

It's probably RealMedia -- did you try the RealPlayer?

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[Philipp Wachtel]

> > Got an .rm music file from a friend. The question is what the heck can
open
> > and play it?
> >
> > I have MediaPlayer, Winamp, and Nero. Don't think any of these will do
it.
> >
> > What the heck is an .rm file?
> >
>
> It's probably RealMedia -- did you try the RealPlayer?

In fact it MUST BE RealMedia (assuming, the .rm tag is used correctly), so
you need the RealPlayer to listen to it - I don´t know any other program
that can play .rm files - probably because of licensing!

Get the FREE RealOne player (the small grey link in the right upper corner -
don´t get fooled by the big fat FREE Download button!) , the commercial
version is only loaded with more needless crap!

RealMedia is a kind of relic from former aeons of the internet. Actually, it
was the first media compression format used widely in the mid to late 1990s.
Back then it was considered "good" - mainly because there was no real
alternative for streaming media over the net - but somewhen the quality got
into a state of stagnation. Meanwhile there are way better formats and if
possible, I would not use RealMedia anymore.

Phil