Streaming media player (RealMedia & WindowsMedia)?

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In alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot ANTant@zimage.com wrote:
> Hello. I need your advices/suggestions since I am helping someone with
> his PDA setup and not a PDA expert.

> I am looking for a free media player that can handle RealMedia and
> Windows Media streaming clips over the Internet with WiFi, cellular
> phone (PPP and dial-up account), etc. The PDA is a Palm Tungsten C
> with PalmOS 5.

> Also, he mainly want to be able to listen to daily streaming sermons
> on http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/insight_for_living/ ... It seems
> like the free RealPlayer from Real Networks doesn't handle streaming
> medias according to
> http://www.realnetworks.com/indust [...] ayer/palm/
> (don't care about Music Store, etc.).

> Thank you in advance.

Anyone? I am surprised no one answered. Is it because no players exist
for streaming medias? Or not popular for PDAs?
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> > > Hello. I need your advices/suggestions since I am helping someone with
> > > his PDA setup and not a PDA expert.
> >
> > > I am looking for a free media player that can handle RealMedia and
> > > Windows Media streaming clips over the Internet with WiFi, cellular
> > > phone (PPP and dial-up account), etc. The PDA is a Palm Tungsten C
> > > with PalmOS 5.
> >
> > > Also, he mainly want to be able to listen to daily streaming sermons
> > > on http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/insight_for_living/ ... It seems
> > > like the free RealPlayer from Real Networks doesn't handle streaming
> > > medias according to
> > >
> http://www.realnetworks.com/indust [...] ayer/palm/
> > > (don't care about Music Store, etc.).
> >
> > > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Anyone? I am surprised no one answered. Is it because no players exist
> > for streaming medias? Or not popular for PDAs?

> IME, streaming media is a rough thng for PCs with broadband. Don't yet
> understand the desire to run it on a PDA.

Well, for my father, he would like to listening to daily Christian sermons
that are available on the Internet on his PDA with WiFi. Waiting an airport
would be an example.
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In comp.sys.palmtops.pilot Ben Combee <combee@techwood.org> wrote:
> ANTant@zimage.com wrote:
> >>>Anyone? I am surprised no one answered. Is it because no players exist
> >>>for streaming medias? Or not popular for PDAs?
> >
> >>IME, streaming media is a rough thng for PCs with broadband. Don't yet
> >>understand the desire to run it on a PDA.
> >
> > Well, for my father, he would like to listening to daily Christian
> sermons
> > that are available on the Internet on his PDA with WiFi. Waiting an
> airport
> > would be an example.

> The only streaming formats currently supported on Palm OS are Shoutcast
> (streaming MP3) and Kinoma Video. Shoutcast is supported by Pocket
> Tunes Deluxe ($25). I have seen no streaming RealMedia or Windows Media
> players yet, although PocketTunes Deluxe 3.0 (coming soon) should
> support Windows Media on a storage card.

Thanks. I guess I will tell him there none exists right now. Heh, he is
trying to make his PDA like a computer. He even tries to play movie
trailers. :I
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