Buffered Play improves sound quality solely by increasing the amount of information that is buffered by RealPlayer before it begins to play a clip.
Playback quality, especially with 28.8 KBPS modems, should be enhanced with Buffered Play, though the time before a clip begins to play will be slightly longer. You can adjust the amount of buffering that Buffered Play applies prior to playback in your Preferences.
Buffered Play will be initiated automatically when the clip you have selected exceeds your Normal Bandwidth selection or if net congestion lowers your incoming bit rate too much.
Buffered Play mode does not work with a live stream.
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