Hi all,
I have a very basic requirement which I couldnt find decent answers yet.. may be there is no product that can do that "simple" thing.
Now I am using WD TV Live to stream my content including both audio and video. I have connetec WD tv live to my receiver (denon avr 1910) via optical cable and so I am using Denon's internal generic DACs.
As the nature of my setup and product capabilities, I need the turn on the tv.. find the file to play, than stream. In performance wise it is OK but the practicality is bad. I dont want to turn tv on. I want to use a tablet or smart device to find the content in drive and PLAY.
I know that there are some new generation NMT devices can provide remote control via mobile devices but I think I need to use TV to find the content again. Please tell me if I am wrong and offer a product which also should be upgrade to WD TV Live
If I look at SONOS products, they all have very good reviews, excellent SQ (which is another important thing!!!!) and very pricey, while there is no direct connection to my external drives. They require NAS and so on ...
I may thing about upgrading my receiver to something that has build apple air play and or android application support to do that... but than, this device should be connected to external drive and needs to manage that drive (I think this is the best option as If I want to play music.. I think I wont need to turn TV on .. but If I need, than I can still use WD TV to do that.)
So, In the end, I want to believe that I am missing a thing.. may be I am wrong... I want to be wrong about this... I want to believe that I can do this simple thing with current technology.
I am looking for your recommendations.
Thank you
I have a very basic requirement which I couldnt find decent answers yet.. may be there is no product that can do that "simple" thing.
Now I am using WD TV Live to stream my content including both audio and video. I have connetec WD tv live to my receiver (denon avr 1910) via optical cable and so I am using Denon's internal generic DACs.
As the nature of my setup and product capabilities, I need the turn on the tv.. find the file to play, than stream. In performance wise it is OK but the practicality is bad. I dont want to turn tv on. I want to use a tablet or smart device to find the content in drive and PLAY.
I know that there are some new generation NMT devices can provide remote control via mobile devices but I think I need to use TV to find the content again. Please tell me if I am wrong and offer a product which also should be upgrade to WD TV Live
If I look at SONOS products, they all have very good reviews, excellent SQ (which is another important thing!!!!) and very pricey, while there is no direct connection to my external drives. They require NAS and so on ...
I may thing about upgrading my receiver to something that has build apple air play and or android application support to do that... but than, this device should be connected to external drive and needs to manage that drive (I think this is the best option as If I want to play music.. I think I wont need to turn TV on .. but If I need, than I can still use WD TV to do that.)
So, In the end, I want to believe that I am missing a thing.. may be I am wrong... I want to be wrong about this... I want to believe that I can do this simple thing with current technology.
I am looking for your recommendations.
Thank you