![]() That means you can use any player or file format you care to. ![]() The Windows app doesn’t function as a player, instead inserting itself into the final audio chain and redirecting sound to Play-Fi devices. ![]() When you stream from a Windows PC (the Mac is not currently supported), the app encodes the audio stream using a DTS codec customized for Play-Fi. ![]() Receivers must also automatically power-on when first connected to an AC outlet.īoth apps can stream lossy MP3, AAC, and M4A files. Requirements include a button to put the receiver into setup mode as well as an indicator light to tell the user whether the receiver is ready to be set up (slowly flashing), already connected (solid), and so on. Play-Fi devices are standardized in their setup routines, but other features are left to the vendors. Play-Fi doesn’t have a concrete limit on the number of users or network nodes that can be supported, but DTS tells us that the practical limitation is 8 users and 16 nodes. Unlike Sonos’ technology, Play-Fi does not create its own private mesh network and there is no direct connection between Play-Fi nodes. A single device can stream to multiple receivers simultaneously, but a receiver can only accept a stream from one device at a time.The range of a Play-Fi network is dependent on the Wi-Fi router or access point in use. Smart phones and tablets use a Play-Fi app to stream audio using their own Wi-Fi connection, and Play-Fi receivers grab and translate it. ![]() DTS recommends placing the Play-Fi device close to your Wi-Fi router during initial setup. ![]()
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