Suggested real player media types?

Hi,
I wanted to watch a video from BBC that apparently needs Real Player. I'm at the set up page for selecting Media types. I'm wondering if the types I check mean the types that RP is "able" to play, or will they make RP "the default" player? I don't really want to use RP for anything else, I usually use VLC or Quick Time if something opens automatically in it. I'm just wondering if I should only check Real-Time Streaming Protocol and nothing else? Or is there a way to get the BBC stuff to open in VLC instead of downloading RP, which for some reason I'm feeling a bit paranoid about. Any input, warnings, or advice about installing this, not installing it, or options to check/uncheck would be appreciated.
Thanks

I would suggest not allowing the Agent to load automatically. It shouldn't download anything Real Player isn't set up to handle (and probably wouldn't hurt anything even if it were), but it's probably just going to get in the way. If at some point you find that you do need/want it to be running automatically, you can launch Real Player, open Real Player Downloader (under the Window menu) and from RP Downloader's preference you can set RP Downloader Agent to launch automatically on login.
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