AirPlay. Potential products?

[TrickyTree1984]

Hi all,

I'm not sure this is the correct section for this.

I am really interested in wirless music, from my iphone and PC. AirPlay seems quite exciting to me. I have looked into availible products to stream music to. The iHome AirPlay looks great and i think i will be buying if its sub £200. But i also want to stream to my existing kit.

Do you think adapters to plug into existing amps will becoming availible? I know there is the AirPort express, but i just want the airplay. The Airport does other stuff and is quite expensive.

 

[jaw04005]

AirPort Express really has this market covered. They're $69 refurbished on the U.S. Apple Store. Even better, you can get a 802.11g model for around $40 on eBay.

You might look into the Roku Soundbridge, if they even still make it. I'm sure it's not AirPlay compatible though.

Everything else (Sonos, etc) is more expensive than the AEX.

 

[TrickyTree1984]

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Thanks. I know airport will do the job. It seems like overkill to me as I dont need all of it's wireless extender and USB functions. But nice tip on the g band. I will check that out.

 

[kiranmk2]

I've wondered about dongle adapters which plug into current ipod docks and enable Airplay sharing. They could even be powered by the 30-pin connector.

 

[ozblogger]

AEX or Apple Tv, either does the job perfectly with your existing amp & speakers.
I got an aTV for music initially, but I've enjoyed using it to stream videos too, so much so that I've started tagging my videos that I never used to

 

[TrickyTree1984]

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I've wondered about dongle adapters which plug into current ipod docks and enable Airplay sharing. They could even be powered by the 30-pin connector.

This is exactly the sort of thing I would like to see. Early days still I guess. Still the ihome iw1 looks amazing

 

[Uofmtiger]

The airport express also offers digital output, so you can use it with better DACs (like you have in many receivers), so it offers another benefit over an iPod dongle.

 

[Nuc]

Sorry for the dumb question but can you play movies through your Airport Express to a receiver? Or do you need ATV?

 

[jschonert]

You can only play music/sound through the Airport Express. No video. Currently, you can stream the sound from a movie or youtube clip to the Airport Express while the video plays in your iPhone/iPad.

 

[autumnmike]

Where are the airplay car stereos?? For real.