CommanderROR wrote: 
> @bpa
> 
> For the second part, streaming right to Chromecast, no modifications or
> dev work is required, since that is what the CC was built for. So,
> basically that comes as a "free extra".

Just making sure everybody understands that support services will only
work with CA from their respective app on iOS/Android and Web page and
not from within LMS.  LMS just becomes sort of another cast enable app.
The aim is that the Chromecast device receives it stream from LMS direct
and not cast from a LMS player casting from an Android or similar
devices. 


> Really, the only question is, whether somebody would be able to bridge
> the gap from LMS to Chromecast Audio. That pretty much defines it's
> usefulness for me. If it works, then it's great, if not, then no big
> loss, I'll just keep the CA in a drawer and pull it out once in a while
> to play around with it... ;)
It's getting painful - there are competing ecosystem Airplay, DLNA,
Chromecast and Miracast.  There is no point in expending effort on a
system which vendor may abandon (e.g. Logitech and Google TV) so I see
no point in rushing.  I ( and I think castalla) too have a drawer full
of gadget such as Noxon, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Bluetooth adapters,
Mini/Stick PCs (Cubiboard, Raspberry Pi, Odroid) as well as refunds from
failed projects such as Matchstick and mothballed projects such as
Native Client Squeezelite for Chrome.

Currently Chromecast Audio has the right combination of price point and
features that intrigue me most but it will be a thinking exercise for a
while yet.  At some point I may delve into Custom Receiver but not
within the near future as I have little appetite to learn Javascript.

My priority LMS development worry is that BBC will be moving to DASH
soon  and so have to get LMS prepared for that as well as the chore of
moving plugins from Google Code.

> I agree about Google adding dlna support btw. It's a long shot, and very
> unlikely to happen.

Some 3rd party developer may decide to write a Custom Receiver which
implements DLNA but I doubt if it will be Google.


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