cliveb;312803 Wrote: > It strikes me that streaming audio is still in its infancy
We're talking about two different things, then. "Streaming" audio is internet radio stations, Rhapsody, Pandora, etc. I guarantee that not many of those audio companies have any desire to go there. You don't sell someone a $7k music server so that they can listen to a 128kbps music service. If the device has network connectivity (primary use: downloading metadata when ripping CDs) then maybe they throw streaming playback in as an afterthought. > It'll be some years before an industry standard way of doing things > emerges. Unfortunately the eventual winner will be dictated by > commercial muscle rather than technical superiority. I don't see an industry standard emerging because there's no need for one. Interoperability isn't an issue. If there is a standard to note, then it's merely the design model that is currently being used - a fully contained music server and playback system in one. -- JJZolx Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48945 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
