Last updated on 2012-03-28, by Tony

Ways To Play Youtube Videos With N97

Nokia N97 is a touch screen smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It was said that two million handsets had been sold in three months following its release. However, even this phone could not stop the decline of Nokia Empire. Nokia is trying to replace Symbian with Windows Phone in order to get rid of the poor situation it now faces. For one thing, Symbian is not attractive comparing to Windows Phone, for another, Symbian owns defects.

N97 was criticized for its battery, its lack of RAM, its camera lens cover, etc. People are not only annoying at its components but also its function. One defect of N97 lies in its failure to support smooth YouTube videos watching. Based on this, this post will tell you some methods to watch YouTube videos.

I. Default web browser

You can watch YouTube videos with default web browser. The interface and the operation are exactly the same as that of the computer browser. You can type the URL address directly. However, this method is not recommended because you can just watch few of them. Most videos are not supported.

II. RealPlayer

You can watch YouTube videos with RealPlayer that is inserted in N97 but you need to change the settings of RealPlayer first. Click “Options”, choose “Show open app”, select “Menu”, open “App” and choose “RealPlayer”. Choose “Settings” in “Options” menu, select “Streaming” and then choose the network you are using in “Network” option. After that, you are able to watch YouTube videos with RealPlayer. However, usually as you open a YouTube video, you find that Real player tries to open videos but it only says connection instead of playing the video.

III.YouTube Player

You can also seek software for help and install software like YouTube Player, special software for YouTube. However, this will disappoint you again since you waste most of your time waiting for the loading of the video.

So those are the methods for you to watch YouTube videos online with Nokia N97. Maybe you are not content with all those methods but there is nothing much you can do for this Symbian smartphone. However, there is a better way for you if you just want to play those YouTube videos with N97.

IV. YouTube Downloader

You can download YouTube video and convert it to mp4 file for N97. It may seem to be a little troublesome, but it is a better way at present. As long as you can choose a good converter like Moyea YouTube Downloader Pro, which can download and convert YouTube video, you can save a lot of time. The video you get is as good as the original one in quality. The operation is quite simple.

1. Open the YouTube video you want and copy the URL address. Click “New” icon in the menu bar and then paste the URL address. Click “OK” and then the video will be downloaded.

2. Right click the downloaded video and choose “Convert” option and select mp4 format for N97 in the drop-down menu of “Profile“.

3. Click “Settings” and then type the video size you want and then click “OK“.

Watching YouTube video with N97 is such a headache even with those methods mentioned above. Though the last method is the most complicated one, you can get the best video quality with this method. Since Symbian became an fading legend, you can put more expectation on Windows Phone.