**Realplayer & Windows Media Player tips for Air America**

[Cooley Hurd]

I know a lot of people have been having problems w/ streaming Air America broadcasts, even when streaming from sites other than Air America's homepage, so I thought I'd post a few tips on player configuration to help out:

Realplayer config:
1) Click "Tools" and then "Preferences."
2) Click on "Connections" on the left side.
3) Press "Test connection" button (on the right side).
4) Follow instructions in the test window. This will test your connection speed and adjust it accordingly. If it doesn't do it for you automatically, change the "normal" and "maximum" settings (underneath the test button) manually to match, as closely as possible, your tested connection speed.
5) Click okay. This should do it for your RealPlayer...

Windows Media Player config:
1) Click "Tools" and then "Options."
2) Click on the "Performance Tab"
3) Deselect "Detect connection speed" by selecting "Choose connection speed."
4) Choose the connection speed that best reflects your true connection speed. (If you don't know your true connection speed, go to http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/ and follow directions to test your speed).
5) Click "apply" and then "OK." This should solve your streaming problems with WMP.

Happy listening! :hi:

Let's keep this kicked for those coming on DU later today. Thanks!