What are the minimum system requirements for MPEG playback in RealPlayer?
Minimum requirements go up when using the RealPlayer to play MPEG clips. There is extra system work required to stream the video from a network. As a general rule at 100Kbps-1.5Mbps a minimum of a P-133 with 32MB is recommended. I get a message saying that I need DirectShow (or DirectMedia) 6.0. What do I do? DirectShow is the multimedia sub-set of Microsoft’s DirectX. This is required for all MPEG audio and video playback within the RealPlayer. You should download the DirectShow 6.0 install program. Then run the install program. I get a message saying that I need DirectShow (or DirectMedia) 6.0. I already have DirectX 6.0 (or higher) installed. Why do I get this message? Not all versions of DirectX include the full version of DirectShow. You should download the DirectShow 6.0 install program. Then run the install program. I get a message saying that I need DirectShow (or DirectMedia) 6.0. I know I already installed DirectShow 6.0. Why do I STILL get this message? You are probably tryi