>> I think you have to use: >> mplayer -playlist http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/realmedia/fmg2.ram > > Yip - that works! > > Thanks! Any suggestions on how to set up the URL as a source? cat /media/video/vdr-1.4.0/plugins/mplayersources.conf /media/video/TV;Television Programs;0;*.avi/*.mpg/*.AVI/*.MPG /media/video/amule/Incoming/;The Mule;0;*.avi/*.mpg/*.mpeg/*.AVI/*.MPG/*.MPEG /media/video/archive/;Video Archive;1;*.avi/*.mpg/*.mpeg/*.AVI/*.MPG/*.MPEG /home/vdruser/Desktop/Photos;Movies on Desktop;0;*.avi/*.mpg/*.AVI/*.MPG /mnt/pics;Network Video;1;*.avi /media/video/Movies;Movies;0 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/realmedia/fmg2.ram;BBC Radio 2;0 (last entry doesn't work)