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12.5 Streaming Media

Streaming Media lets you stream live broadcasts or on-demand media content from the Web. The media is sent in a continuous stream to your device and is played as it arrives, along with the audio.

The Streaming Media program allows you to play 3GP and MPEG-4files. It also supports playback of SDP (Session Description Protocol) files.

To access streaming content via Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer, you can open a Web page containing RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) links to streaming media content then play the content in the Streaming Media program.

1.Tap Start > Internet Explorer.

2.In the address bar, enter the URL address of the Web page that contains the RTSP link to the desired *.3gp, *.mp4, or *.sdp file.

3.On the Web page, tap the RTSP link.

4.Streaming Media then automatically opens and starts playing the file. During playback, use the button controls to play/pause, zoom in or out, adjust the sound volume, and more.

Jog Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume level

Full screen

 

 

 

Increase/Decrease

 

 

 

volume

 

 

 

 

Stop

 

 

 

 

Play/Pause

Mute/Unmute

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HTC Xda orbit 2 manual Streaming Media, To access streaming content via Internet Explorer