

M4a, mp3, wav, mp4, m4v, MPEG-4, AIFF, AACĪndroid, Blackberry, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Other portable Device, Import Photos from device, Import Videos, Import Music, Copy music, video, and photos to devices, Sync music playlists

M4a, mp3, wma, ra, rv, rm, ram, mvb, wav, flv, 3gp, 3gp2, mp4, m4v, wmv, iv4, avi, MPEG-4, QCELP, EVRC You can get a quick snapshot of how RealPlayer compares to iTunes in this chart to see the differences at a glance. RealPlayer parts company with iTunes in providing more versatile tools. Overall ease of use for the respective interfaces is comparable for the Windows versions.ĪDDITIONAL FUNCTIONS THAT MAKE REALPLAYER SPECIAL Both have the expected player controls, libraries, playlists and so on. They both show thumbnails of artist/album covers or title lists, artist, format, time, and other information.

The interfaces for both products are similar. RealPlayer does have a few tricks up its sleeve. Their primary purpose is of course, to play digital media, and they both do that well. COMPARING REALPLAYER AND iTUNESīoth applications are the same in many ways. Expanding initially from music, to movies, Podcasts, books, Apps for Apple mobile devices, games and even scaling the Ivory Tower with iTunes U. The iTunes Store has really become a “Content Destination.” The place where digital media is sold, distributed, and managed. iTUNES IS REALLY A DIGITAL MEDIA STOREĪ digital media player is only a small part of iTunes today. Like it or not, this seems to be working very well for them. It merges information, entertainment and commercial demand for services with hardware and software, driving growth. Apple has been criticized for building a closed system, a so-called “Walled Garden” where their hardware is optimized for their software. The deeper you dig into RealPlayer the more interesting features you find.Īs in the natural world, there likewise exists an “ecosystem” (a now hackneyed term) of interdependent technologies. Putting RealPlayer up against iTunes? Are you crazy? Comparing the perceived might of Apple’s iTunes with RealPlayer hardly seems like a fair comparison.
