More unforgivable is the fact that the app refused to play nice with Outlook, causing the e-mail client to crash when any encoding or transferring was taking place. It's definitely an exercise in patience, though-to be fair-the video-grab feature is really intended for short video clips of about 5 minutes or less. It took about 12 minutes to download a 24-minute video clip from Google Video RealPlayer then took its sweet time-about an hour-encoding and transferring that video to the iPod. I tested both the downloading functionality and the iPod transfer feature, and both were pretty slow. The Plus version also includes several other advanced features (outlined in the screenshot above) that some users might find handy. However, if you want to actually take your newly downloaded video "to go" on an iPod, you'll need to plunk down $40 (a one-time fee) for RealPlayer Plus. And the fact that it's free makes it all the more user-friendly. Of course, simple downloading of Internet video is a compelling feature for some. Now if they could integrate this button's functionality with another jukebox for media organization (say, Rhapsody), I believe we would have something here. All that being said, the inconspicuous, integrated "Download This Video" button is both well-designed and useful, and videos are saved in an obvious spot (under Downloads & Recordings) for future access. It's relatively easy to get the hang of, at least, but I frankly expected better from the peeps who bring us Rhapsody. Mostly it's just cluttered, but the utilitarian look and feel leave something to be desired, as well. Let me just get this out of the way first: The RealPlayer software interface is.unattractive. Personally, I don't find the latest version particularly useful for my video tastes, but you may find it compelling, depending on your preferences, when it comes to online video.
RealPlayer is fresh out of beta (download Version 11 for Windows from )-the perfect time to put it to the test, in my book. Somewhat unsurprisingly, I've gotten a variety of results. Back in May, Señor Bell wrote about the new RealPlayer, which promised users the ability to download video in a variety of formats (Flash, WMV, Quicktime) from a variety of sites (YouTube, Comedy Central, and so on) using a variety of Web browsers.
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