poing wrote: > So my reading is this is essentially the same thing as audio over a > Chromecast except that you don't need a dongle that's connected to an > HDMI port. Devices have the cast-receiving ability built-in.
Exactly. poing wrote: > This is basically a function for those who are incapable of doing > anything without an app that works out-of-the-box. To work with Google > Cast for Audio, your device essentially needs to contain a small > computer. Think of current AVRs. Hifiberries. WLAN speakers. Etc. Exactly. Again. Not everyone feels comfortable with building/setting up their own Raspberry Pi/ODROID/Wandboard/you name it device. So, essentially, if some of the Squeezebox apps out there--or even LMS itself,as a matter of fact--start to support the Chromecast/Cast for audio protocol, these people would get ootb devices for streaming via LMS. If Cast for audio will be as successful as the Chromecast, I'm pretty sure, that we'll see some Cast for audio ready AVRs soon, too. So, from the point of view of a LMS/Squeezebox user, what's not to like? - *ASRock Ion 330* (home office) w/ Xubuntu 14.04 + XBMC "Gotham" + LMS 7.9, FLAC > Local Player > Behringer MS 40 - *Boom* (master bedroom), *Radio* (master bathroom), *Archos 35 Home Connect* + SqueezePlayer (guest bathroom) - *Reson PR 80s* as UPnP client (living room) > Parasound DAC 1500 > vintage Wega Modul 42V amp (w/ 42E equalizer, 42T tape deck, and Thorens TD 160 Mk II turntable) > Quadral Vulkan Mk II - *RPi + RaspBMC* (living room) > Samsung UE60H6270 w/ HW-H450 soundbar - *Duet* + *Radio* in storage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wortgefecht's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102853 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
