Airport Express

[Siva Subramaniam]

I also wish Roku could do what Airport Express can. Airport Express can also play songs bought from the iTunes music store. No other device can. I guess Apple may not have licensed the technology to anyone else. I have a PowerMac and would love to be able to do just that.

-Siva

While not totally germane to this list, I thought some readers might
enjoy my initial impressions of Apple's new Airport Express audio
capabilities.
In brief: Apple has another winner.
It arrived today and I've been putting it through it's paces since
about noon.
Basically, iTunes is simply sending a simple bitstream to the
Airport Express which it is clocking onto on the digital optical
streams. (It uses a Sony MiniDisc jack). iTunes is responsible
for converting the audio file into the requisite bitstream.
I've played AAC, MP3, and Apple Lossess. But to verify the theory
I ripped my DTS CDs to AIFF and played them. My receiver properly
recognized and decoded them as DTS.
I find that the audio is a bit glitchy even with the dell running
itunes and the airport express on the same NetGear FS108 switch. But
I think that's windows; I'll try a powerbook later to see.
The best thing is that it's small and is a also a wireless AP.
It's a keeper.
I'd love to see the HD1000 be able to act as an AirTunes receiver.
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[Steve Martin]

If you have an iPod or a Windows machine with iTunes, there may be a
solution for you...

http://hymn-project.org/

It is said to convert protected iTunes music to normal AAC (which the
Soundbridge's and hopefully some day the Roku will handle) without any
quality loss.

Post by Siva Subramaniam
I also wish Roku could do what Airport Express can. Airport Express
can also play songs bought from the iTunes music store. No other
device can. I guess Apple may not have licensed the technology to
anyone else. I have a PowerMac and would love to be able to do just
that.
-Siva

While not totally germane to this list, I thought some readers might
enjoy my initial impressions of Apple's new Airport Express audio
capabilities.
In brief: Apple has another winner.
It arrived today and I've been putting it through it's paces since
about noon.
Basically, iTunes is simply sending a simple bitstream to the
Airport Express which it is clocking onto on the digital optical
streams. (It uses a Sony MiniDisc jack). iTunes is responsible
for converting the audio file into the requisite bitstream.
I've played AAC, MP3, and Apple Lossess. But to verify the theory
I ripped my DTS CDs to AIFF and played them. My receiver properly
recognized and decoded them as DTS.
I find that the audio is a bit glitchy even with the dell running
itunes and the airport express on the same NetGear FS108 switch. But
I think that's windows; I'll try a powerbook later to see.
The best thing is that it's small and is a also a wireless AP.
It's a keeper.
I'd love to see the HD1000 be able to act as an AirTunes receiver.
--
http://3am-software.com/bio/matt/
Cupertino, CA disclaimer: I avow all knowledge of this message.
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[Jon Lech Johansen]

Post by Steve Martin
If you have an iPod or a Windows machine with iTunes, there may be a
solution for you...
http://hymn-project.org/

iPod or Windows not needed anymore:
http://nanocrew.net/blog/apple/fairkeys.html