Use of Playmaker without iDevice

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Millemissen wrote:

You can have N.RADIO without any problems - if you were using i-devices and AirPlay?

Don't forget you can also use a Windows laptop (or Mac, of course), with Airfoil, to send any audio to the Playmaker, as an Airplay device.

I've just connected a Playmaker to our BL3s in the office and it's possible to stream radio or any content to them, via Airfoil. http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/

On a sidenote, the Playmaker looks grubby after a few days in the office! 😉

Many thanks for the AirPlay info.  I already have TwonkyBeam on my Nexus, and TwonkyManager on my PC so it appears that I may already be 'AirPlay compatible' without knowing it! 

The Twonky forums report a few airplay problems with TwonkyManager, but airfoil does look good as an alternative.

I think I need to borrow an iDevice (or PlayMaker) and have a play ...

 

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Running an HP Mini with Windows XP and iTunes using Airplay, a Samsung Galaxy using DNLA, and an iPhone4 using Airplay to connect to the Playmaker. Only the iPhone is problematic. As per recommendations ob this forum I'll soon do a software upgrade of the Playmaker to see if that helps.
I can't find any mention on the B&O website of which SW version is the latest. Does anybody know?

My Playmaker says 1.00.2485.

 

In regards to the topic - Can you turn a Playmaker on/off using a beo4?  Does a beo4 give give more options in sound-setup, than adjusting by the source?

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