Jeffrey Gordon wrote:
Bennett, Gavin (LDN Int) wrote:
The bit for SlimDevices to read, please make it.....
a) WiFi at 80211.g
>
a) I do not understand why this is so important to people. If you
really want G then get the wired only and get a Bridge. For music and
even FLAC, B is more than enough. My entire collection of music is in
FLAC format and stream it to my SB via 802.11B without any problems. G
is just not needed. And the problem with Slimdevices chasing the
802.11x standard is that it is currently in a stage of constantly
changeing. soon people are going to be shouting from the roof tops why
doesn't my SB support 802.11N.
This is simply not true. Streaming PCM audio over 802.11b is tenuous
at best. The bandwidth required and the shallow buffer on the SB make
it unsuitable for most applications. Dropouts occur with every
telephone and microwave event. Now given that 802.11g is still
2.4GHz what would be the nicest is a a/b/g solution but that will
only happen if slimdevices goes to a 32bit card and that means new
hardware. Native FLAC would also really help but that's been on the
back burner so long that I've pretty much given up on ever seeing
it.
Anyhow, I long ago went wired where I want FLAC and simply want to
point out that wireless (at least 802.11b) just sucks in most
applications with realworld interference and typical distances
from an access point. If it works for you then great, but I suspect
that some or all of the following are true: you are close to you access
point and/or it has little to block the signal; you and your neighbours
have no microwaves or cordless phones; you have some directional
antenna setup.
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Daryle A. Tilroe
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