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<blockquote data-quote="Scythe42" data-source="post: 866767" data-attributes="member: 95833">Just install <a href="http://funky-factory.blogspot.com/p/versionsinfo.html" target="_blank">Areodrom</a> and be done with it. It runs in the background and when you start an AirPlay playback it takes over until you are finished. This is exactly for what AirPlay was designed for. You hit a button during playback on your IOS device and a receiver takes over playback of the stream. Yes AirPlay is that dumb. I don't really see how a MP integration provides any advantage over existing Windows AirPlay Receivers.&nbsp;It is not like there are any control or specific information provided with AirPlay or any fancy features. It's a plain dumb audio or video stream. Also Apple didn't provide any documentation as it has to be officially licensed. Yes it has been reverse engineered and even private keys are available for the encryption of audio.Also why use it at home? You already have anything in your Media Library that you sync to your IOS device. So it's more interesting when friends come over and want to show something for example when beging on your WiFi. And for that any AirPlay Receiver running is fine. But maybe I don't see an advanced use here for MP. So if you have a better idea please let me know.PS: I find the idea of an AirPlay server in MP way more interesting...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scythe42, post: 866767, member: 95833"] Just install [URL='http://funky-factory.blogspot.com/p/versionsinfo.html']Areodrom[/URL] and be done with it. It runs in the background and when you start an AirPlay playback it takes over until you are finished. This is exactly for what AirPlay was designed for. You hit a button during playback on your IOS device and a receiver takes over playback of the stream. Yes AirPlay is that dumb. I don't really see how a MP integration provides any advantage over existing Windows AirPlay Receivers. It is not like there are any control or specific information provided with AirPlay or any fancy features. It's a plain dumb audio or video stream. Also Apple didn't provide any documentation as it has to be officially licensed. Yes it has been reverse engineered and even private keys are available for the encryption of audio. Also why use it at home? You already have anything in your Media Library that you sync to your IOS device. So it's more interesting when friends come over and want to show something for example when beging on your WiFi. And for that any AirPlay Receiver running is fine. But maybe I don't see an advanced use here for MP. So if you have a better idea please let me know. PS: I find the idea of an AirPlay server in MP way more interesting... [/QUOTE]

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