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Egress · 2003-01-22 2:05 pm

If you're an Apple computer user like me, and you've tried playing any video clips at NASCAR.com lately, you've seen the message telling us that RealOne player is not available for Mac OS.

Fact is, RealOne for Mac has been available for months now, but the eedjits who run NASCAR.com don't have their act together. With Speedweeks coming up, it's about time they got this fixed.

So head over to http://www.nascar.com/guides/customer_s … _help.html and tell them it's time to fix it. Please do this now, it'll take you only a minute.

Thanks.

pottymouth · 2003-01-22 2:37 pm

Meh. Anything in real isn't worth watching anyway.

Mac Daddy · 2003-01-22 2:40 pm

You should tell them to get their acts together and go with MPEG4 or any QT format really.

Egress · 2003-01-22 2:40 pm

I thought of including a suggestion that they use QuickTime, but let's take it a step at a time. Any video beats none at all.

Then again, if you want to tell them they should use QuickTime, go ahead. It's your petition.

But please tell them something. I can't stand the way they flip the bird at Mac users like this.

registered_user · 2003-01-22 2:57 pm

Well if it's for NASCAR, then who am I to stand in its way. tongue

GmanViz · 2003-01-22 3:48 pm

What do you expect? NASCAR doesn't know that fuel injection or overhead cams exist either! lol

MadMan 459 · 2003-01-22 5:04 pm

What do you expect? NASCAR doesn't know that fuel injection or overhead cams exist either!

And just how do you put a restrictor plate on a fuel injector? Just asking.

Nascar isn't about the latest and greatest tech, it's about the drivers -- in cars that are pretty equally matched. This isn't F1, where only the billion-dollar teams have a chance of winning. roll

Anyway, I did my part and filled out the form. The funny part is that I went to Real's web site and RealOne for Mac OS X is now final. When did that happen?

scatterbrain · 2003-01-22 5:10 pm

i'm not a fan of nascar either, but i'm always willing to fight the good fight, email sent.

Freezer mac · 2003-01-22 5:11 pm

umm... yeah.. why not just use safari and enable the debug menu and tell it to tell sites that is is "Windows MSIE 6.0"???

ok, nevermind.. the reason it dosnt work on osX is due to the fact that there is no RealPlayer plugin for mac osX... so if you want to watch them, complain to real to make a browser plugin for their player for osX

MadMan 459 · 2003-01-22 5:17 pm

umm... yeah.. why not just use safari and enable the debug menu and tell it to tell sites that is is "Windows MSIE 6.0"???

The only problem with that workaround is that it will give the server false information. If a majority of Mac users did that, then what incentive would Nascar have to accomidate Mac users? According to their server logs, there would be even fewer Mac users than there really are.

It may get you video, but it will do nothing to help Mac users in general.

b_is_cool · 2003-01-22 7:23 pm

The only problem with that workaround is that it will give the server false information. If a majority of Mac users did that, then what incentive would Nascar have to accomidate Mac users? According to their server logs, there would be even fewer Mac users than there really are.

It may get you video, but it will do nothing to help Mac users in general.[/

Theres one other problem if you got the video, you'd have to watch NASCAR videos!! big_smile

rampant · 2003-01-22 7:45 pm

Fact is, RealOne for...

Bahhahaah, sorry, you sound exactly like Apple's website there, I had to laugh. lol

Egress · 2003-01-22 8:02 pm

Yeah, I'd rather be watching ALMS videos.

Still, let's flood the bastards at NASCAR.com (which is actually a property of Turner Broadcasting) with messages until they realize that they can't treat us Mac people like smurf.

Egress · 2003-01-22 10:26 pm

I'm going to bump this until NASCAR.com gets the message. (Or until the mods command me to stop.)

With me? Let them know:
http://www.nascar.com/guides/customer_s … _help.html

I'm telling you-- do it now!! I mean-- click the link!! Let them know!!

WhirlinGraphics · 2003-01-23 4:06 am

The solution to your problem is to just become a fan of the Indy Racing League! They are Mac friendly and all their video clips are only offered in Quicktime downloads! Plus, the Daytona 500 is a minor race compared to the Indianapolis 500!

cool tongue cool

ChrisDes · 2003-01-23 4:57 am

umm... yeah.. why not just use safari and enable the debug menu and tell it to tell sites that is is "Windows MSIE 6.0"???

ok, nevermind.. the reason it dosnt work on osX is due to the fact that there is no RealPlayer plugin for mac osX... so if you want to watch them, complain to real to make a browser plugin for their player for osX

OMG that sounds like like a wicked fix to get into some websites how do I do it! big_smile

MadMan 459 · 2003-01-23 7:45 am

The solution to your problem is to just become a fan of the Indy Racing League! They are Mac friendly and all their video clips are only offered in Quicktime downloads! Plus, the Daytona 500 is a minor race compared to the Indianapolis 500!

lol lol

Like that IRL version of the Indy 500 does anything besides suck. Sorry, but I gave up on going to IMS when the IRL came into being. Once they die, I'll go back. Tony George smurfed up open-wheel racing in the US with that little power-grab.

Northwind · 2003-01-23 10:35 am

Oh yeah, just the best possible use of my Mac...loud, ugly cars going in an endless loop, the occassional crash, and hooting rednecks as far as the eye can see.

Could we start a petition to just make NASCAR go away?

Ribtorus · 2003-01-23 10:49 am

Oh yeah, just the best possible use of my Mac...loud, ugly cars going in an endless loop, the occassional crash, and hooting rednecks as far as the eye can see.

Could we start a petition to just make NASCAR go away?

Sounds a lot like Windows

Freezer mac · 2003-01-23 11:15 am

umm... yeah.. why not just use safari and enable the debug menu and tell it to tell sites that is is "Windows MSIE 6.0"???

ok, nevermind.. the reason it dosnt work on osX is due to the fact that there is no RealPlayer plugin for mac osX... so if you want to watch them, complain to real to make a browser plugin for their player for osX
OMG that sounds like like a wicked fix to get into some websites how do I do it!

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WhirlinGraphics · 2003-01-23 11:23 pm

The solution to your problem is to just become a fan of the Indy Racing League! They are Mac friendly and all their video clips are only offered in Quicktime downloads! Plus, the Daytona 500 is a minor race compared to the Indianapolis 500!

Like that IRL version of the Indy 500 does anything besides suck. Sorry, but I gave up on going to IMS when the IRL came into being. Once they die, I'll go back. Tony George exalted up open-wheel racing in the US with that little power-grab.

Please bestow upon me your great wisdom as to why Tony George does not deserve to control the destiny of HIS speedway and race? confused

The IRL is not going anywhere. I guess IMS will have to try and survive without you. roll I think they can do it! They've had almost 90 years of experience!

mr. jingles · 2003-01-24 12:45 am

umm... yeah.. why not just use safari and enable the debug menu and tell it to tell sites that is is "Windows MSIE 6.0"???

ok, nevermind.. the reason it dosnt work on osX is due to the fact that there is no RealPlayer plugin for mac osX... so if you want to watch them, complain to real to make a browser plugin for their player for osX

Uh... yeah there is.

MysticCow · 2003-01-24 11:01 am

That's because the elite use Macs and Nascar caters to anything BUT the elite. big_smile

fuzzynormal · 2003-01-24 6:48 pm

REAL is a joke. Their attention is devoted to Windows. Let 'em hang.

And to heck with NASCAR. I stopped paying attention when Wendell Scott retired and the Super Bee went away. If they could stand to race those suckers on the beach again, THEN I'd watch...

I admire NASCAR marketing, but the product? Blah. Besides, there's a contractual corporate agreement 'tween REAL and the NASCAR oganization. REAL wasn't chosen 'kuz it's a good technical solution, it's a business partnership. I don't think Mac users carry much market clout in that circle (no pun intended). --But good luck. At the very least, maybe you'll get a few more people P.O.-ed at REAL.

Also, I find Euro Rally Racing more bad-smurf anyway.

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