There will be a lot of multi-media content that will need the G2 player. Might as well go with the newest. You can use the links below to go to the RealNetworks site to choose and download a player. Remember, the basic player is free. If your PC was purchased within the last year or two it might have the RealPlayer version 4 pre-installed.
Instructions regarding installation of the software are available at the site.
RealAudio streaming allows you to listen to a program over the Internet without having to download the entire file first. The player will pull some of the file into it's buffer and then begin to play while the rest of the file is downloading. You can also download the audio programs available on this site for playback later when you have the time to listen to them. It is important to remember that the quality of audio programs played from the Internet can be effected by many factors. Generally you need at least a Pentium 90 to play Internet audio streams.