Christopher, I'm gonna ask an off topic question but it's difficult not to as you mentioned extending your WiFi network with an old LinkSys router. How did you do this? I've heard of extending Wifi network with an apple express or Extreme or time capsule but never with a router. If you don't mind explaining or outlining steps, please write off list.
Many thanks Andrew > On 14 Mar 2015, at 09:45, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > > Generally a company's app will work with a whole range of their products, so > if there's a Denon app that's accessible and works with one model of their > receiver, chances are it works with all of heir modern receivers. The entry > for the app in the App Store will list what models it supports. Apps also > tend to have a demo mode so you can download them and take them for a test > spin to see how accessible they are before buying the receiver. > > I purchased a home theater system a few years ago, and one of the criteria I > used was how accessible it's iPhone app was. If I remember, Onkio, Denon, > Pioneer, and Yamaha all had apps for their home theater systems, and I think > Denon and Pioneer were the most accessible. That was a few years ago, and my > memory may not be completely accurate, so definitely don't take my word on > that and check things out for yourself first. > > I ended up getting a Yamaha RX-V773 (I think that's the right model number.) > and I just recently put it on the network by extending my wifi network with > an old LinkSys router. The iPhone app isn't as accessible as I remember it, > but there have been a few updates recently, so I need to check that out > again. It does support AirPlay though, so it's trivial to go to my iPhone, > get it to play something, and then hit the AirPlay button and the RX-V773 > device and listen to whatever I want on my iPhone through my home theater > system. > > On 03/14/2015 12:12 AM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: >> A couple years ago, I think on Cool Blind Tech, there was a podcast >> about a Denon receiver that was quite accessible using an iPhone app. >> However, even when that podcast was released, that receiver was no >> longer available. Being that a lot of modern stereo equipment is not >> the most blind friendly, are there any currently available receivers >> that can be operated with an app? >> Thanks for any opinions. >> Arnold Schmidt >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >> list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you >> have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you >> feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives >> for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
