(keitai-l) Re: Interesting WI-FI music solution from Apple

From: Joseph Luk <joespam_keitai-l_at_choberi.com>
Date: 06/09/04
Message-Id: <0C2BD996-B9A0-11D8-9682-000A95CCB7D2@choberi.com>
On Jun 9, 2004, at 1:50 AM, nick may wrote:

> alas, it only does itunes audio, not general audio output (realplayer
> etc) which makes it of very limited use....

Lots of folks are complaining about this, but a general audio output 
driver wouldn't work over 802.11 because of the latencies and need for 
buffering out signal dropouts.  Imagine trying to keep audio/video sync 
while watching a movie from your laptop, when somebody goes to make 
popcorn in the microwave...

Which is not to say RealPlayer couldn't support AirTunes, but any 
application would have to be at least minimally aware of the LAN output 
status, and provide appropriate buffering and sync...

Anyway.

Cheers,
Joe
Received on Wed Jun 9 02:03:33 2004