So I have an Audiotron that takes MP3s from my PC and plays them over the stereo. Need another one now. Here are the latest ones.
* “PC World Overview”:http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,108818,00.asp. A good overview of Primiq, HP, Cd30. There are five others not mentioned, but they were announced at CES.
* “TechTV: cd3o first look”:http://www.techtv.com/freshgear/products/story/0,23008,3414506,00.html. YOu install software on your PC, then you search tracks and then their c300 connects to your audio system. $250 list for extended range, $150 for wired ethernet version.
* “HP Digital Media Receiver”:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,856957,00.asp. Both Ludwig and “GuavaMundo’s”:http://guavamundo.com Sam McKelvie got these for $200. Has a proprietary software connection.
* “Prismiq”:http://prismiq.com. Supports both MP3 playing and low bit rate MPEG.
* “Grid Connect”:http://www.gridconnect.com/. An el cheapo box, but they bought the right keyword on Google.
* SLIMP3. It’s very hackable.
* “Yamaha”:http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/PDFs/MCS_bro_v2s.pdf. It stream over 802.11b to small boxes you can distribute in the home; but depends on a proprietary server.
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Thanks much, Todd. I didn’t know you read the site. Will look at the Yamaha and the SLIMP3 as well.
Check out the SLIMP3. It’s very hackable.
Rich, you should also look at the new system coming from yamaha that I saw at CES. It stream over 802.11b to small boxes you can distribute in the home; but depends on a proprietary server.
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/PDFs/MCS_bro_v2s.pdf
For just audio streaming, smart displays will do this in addition to an rdp connection back to the pc. the Phillips unit has the best speakers; but you pay a premium for the 15″ piece of glass.
for pure audio; the audiotron is still hard to beat; though it uses an smb connection back to the fileshare so it doesn’t work well over wireless if that is a consideration.