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Sorry, forgot to mention this in the first reply I sent to this eMail.
Gordon mentioned AirPlay? AirPlay it would seem is on the way out as
Apple wants a license fee from any manufacturer to use the AirPlay Protocol.
Yes, Google Chromecast is becoming more popular amongst devices
including stand-alone speaker systems, just reading a review of a Sony
unit which is Chromecast compatible along with AirPlay and DLNA amongst
others and I have to admit its a tempting purchase given the speaker
system will also handle HD content.
I don't use Apple's AirPlay any longer if I can avoid it and - in most
situations - I can.
The problem I've always found with AirPlay is that its unpredictable -
particularly when streaming from and to Apple devices for some reason -,
one day it works fine and the next? Well who knows, the system might
come to a grinding hault or the volume might change unexpectedly and the
funny thing about all this is that - as time has gone on - the more
unreliable the AirPlay system has become.
I use DLNA for much of my streaming and that protocol seems rock solid,
no interrupts or stuttering and no undesired results.
On 4/02/2017 8:12 AM, Gordon Smith wrote:
Good evening, morning or whatever it is when you read this!
I haven't had the time to do much with this yet other than to wire it into my
system, on the bact of my TV. But yesterday afternoon, I bought myself one of
these little things, as as think it the simplest method of piping audio/video
content from my Mac and other devides to my TV.
In order to set these up, I believe you need to use the Google Home app. That
said, as with the Amazon Echo, it seems that you can also do this from your
computer using Google's version of the online interface. So I'm going to look
into that as well. Anyway, I opted to go with the Ultra, rather than buying two
to eparate devices. But I cannot deny that the stereo audio interface may also
have it's place, so maybe I will acquire one of those as well. I could then use
them both in separate physical locations and thus be able to grab audio from my
downstairs systems upstairs.
More as I discover it, although somebody asked me earlier today what was the
advantage of doing things this way rather than just using AirPlay. I think the
answer to that question is better compatibility. Not every device supports
AirPlay. So it will be interesting to see how many devices on my local area
network will support the ChromeCast Ultra.
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My Compliments And Kindest Regards
Gordon Smith
'Accessibility And Information Technology Support Specialist
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