Many players can play Windows Media streams. Tyipcally your listeners might use
Windows Media Plater Windows Media Player (Win)
Quicktime Quicktime (Win, Mac with Flip)
Real Plater Real Player (Win, Mac, Linux)
VLC VLC (Win, Mac, Linux)

Delivering video content with windows Streaming Media technology lets your viewing audience experience a high quality video stream that is compatible with millions of media players around the world. Take advantage of this streaming technology to broadcast an IPTV implementation, training videos, conferencing solutions, or anything else that needs to be broadcast over Internet to a global or private audience. If you're in need of a cost effective video solution that has full-featured administrative tools along with real-time viewer tracking, then Windows Streaming Media is a perfect fit.

To order a Windows Media Audio stream, first choose the bit rate you want by clicking on the different options below and listening to the samples. Then decide how many people you would like to be able to tune into your stream at any one time.

Step 1 Click your desired maximum bit rate below. Prices are based on a concurrent per viewer basis up to the specified rate listed.
 
96Kbps ($1.20)
340Kbps ($4.60)
768Kbps ($7.80)
170Kbps ($2.50)
410Kbps ($5.30)
890Kbps ($9.35)
260Kbps ($3.50)
550Kbps ($6.80)
 
Step 2 Choose number of slots (maximum number of viewers) Director's chair
 
 
Step 3
Selected package is only $
 
How Windows Media Audio bit rate qualities stack up
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As with all steaming media the quailty of the video that your viewers receive depends directly on the the bit rate of your video stream. Windows Streaming Media Services uses advanced compression techniques, which means you get the same level of video and audio quailty for a lower bit rate than a comparable streaming media formatted file. 260kps is generally the most common bit rate used for Windows Media video as it provides an excellent balance between quailty and price.