RealPlayer - Buffered Play

Unlike PerfectPlay mode (a RealPlayer Plus only feature), Buffered Play in the free version of RealPlayer improves sound quality solely by increasing the amount of information that is buffered by RealPlayer before it begins to play a clip.

Playback quality, especially with 28.8 Kbps modems, should be still be enhanced with Buffered Play, though the time before a clip begins to play will be slightly longer. You can adjust how much Buffered Play buffers in your Preferences.

Buffered Play will be initiated automatically when the clip you have selected exceeds your Normal Bandwidth selection or if net congestion lowers your incoming bitrate too much.

Note: Buffered Play mode does not work with a live stream.

See Also:

PerfectPlay

Working with Sound and Video Clips

Recording a Clip