Hey
What number is the connection in real player set as? This worked for me back in the day when I use to experience time-outs
Click on the episode you want to watch
Click on the RP symbol in the right hand corner on the bottom
Real player will open - go to Tools - click on it
Click on Connection
In Network-timeout change the numbers to 300 (twice)
Click on OKay
that should work - hope it helps