Re: Re: updated soundbridge info; itunes integration

soundbridge currently does not have Windows file sharing (samba) built in.
We have tentative plans to add it, but nothing definite.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Duda" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:26 AM
Subject: [Roku-tech] Re: updated soundbridge info; itunes integration


> Mike Kobb <mjkobb <at> rokulabs.com> writes:
>
> >
> > Glad to hear it!
> >
> > It's not quite like Airport Express.  With Airport Express, you
basically
> > have a remote set of speakers, but the UI is still iTunes on your
computer.
> > With SoundBridge, you use the remote control and the built-in display.
> >
> > Net result: you can listen to music in a different room from your
computer
> > and have full control.
> >
> > Also, you can have up to 5 SoundBridge units in different rooms all
playing
> > from the same collection (but all playing whatever the person in that
room
> > wants to hear), whereas Airport Express supports only one remote set of
> > speakers at a time.
> >
> > --Mike
> >
>
> Will the SoundBridge be able to access music files from a Network share
much
> like the HD1000 does?  I have two HD1000's that access my music collection
> sitting on a NAS.  I do not want to have to run iTunes or SlimServer to
play
> my music from the SoundBridge.
>
> Also I am sad to hear no native WMA support for the SoundBridge (or even
the
> HD1000)...With so many other hardware vendors able to provide native WMA
> support to their equipment I was hoping Roku would do the same (the
SlimServer
> option is not a good fit for me - I do not want to have a PC running to
listen
> to my music).  I use WAV for archival purposes (this is what the HD1000's
> access) and WMA for portable device usage.  Wave is not optimal because of
the
> lack of tag support.  Ideally I would like your devices to natively play a
> lossless format (either WMA-Lossless or FLAC) so I could get rid of the
Wave
> files all together (I am not a big fan of AAC - I don't want to get into a
> religious war with anyone it is just that AAC and iTunes do not fit into
my
> current or future audio/video plans).  I know you support MP3 on both put
I
> find it to be to fat and audio quality leaves something to be desired (at
> least on the HD1000's connected to my stereos - on my devices it would be
fine
> but I still think WMA beats MP# and AAC in Aduio quality).
>
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