Damn, this sucks. look here (taken from the support pages of Realnetworks, I guess this answers WHY I cannot connect to this kind of stream. Pocket PC Real Player REALLY SUCKS, I wished there was another app that could play this kind of stream :( :
Question:
What types of streaming content is RealOne Mobile Player for Pocket PC designed to support?
Answer:
This document applies to:
- RealOne Mobile Player for Pocket PC
Streaming for RealOne Mobile Player for Pocket PC was designed for the RealOne Player content guide. To access the content guide in RealOne Player, click the RealOne icon to the right of "Options."
RealOne Mobile Player for Pocket PC supports streaming content that meets the following guidelines:
- Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Operating System
- 200 kbps maximum bitrate (may vary depending on network conditions)
- RTSP via UDP transport protocol
- Streaming File types .RM or .RAM
- G2 or later Video Codec (Includes RV8)
- G2 or later Audio Codec (Includes RA8 up to 96 kbps; Excludes ATRAC3) and Sipro Audio Codec
- Recommended FrameRate 10-15 fps with FrameSize approaching 320x240*
* In general, the lower the FrameRate, the higher the FrameSize can be, and vice-versa.
Examples:
4-5 fps FrameRate at 640x480 FrameSize
10-15 fps FrameRate at 320x240 FrameSize
20-24 fps FrameRate at 160x120 (Double-Sized) FrameSize
Streaming is not supported for the following content:
- Microsoft Pocket PC 2000 Operating System
- Bitrates higher than 200 kbps
- Protocols other than RTSP via UDP (for example HTTP, PNM, or TCP)
- Javascript, Redirects, Surestream, or Browser-Embedded Streams
- Secured Content Streams
- Bluetooth
- Wireless Network Connections
- Any Codecs older than G2 or non-Sipro; ATRAC3
- Any Streaming File type that is not a .RM or .RAM
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