Pick of the Day – Wireless Music
2009
Whether you are a Mac or PC user the odds are overwhelming you’ll love using Apple’s AirPort Express. Sure you can purchase a docking station to play your iPod’s music on your home stereo but if you spend any amount of time in front of the computer listening to music AirPort Express is the way to go.
For less than $100 you get a wireless connection between your network and stereo system. You’ll be able to enjoy your entire digital music collection on your stereo along with podcasts and Internet based radio stations.
Audio output is available for analog and optical (cables and optical adaptor not included). The AirPort Express can be a lot more including a 802.11n 10-user wireless router, printer server, and our personal favorite a network extender. This comes in handy connecting network devices such as DVRs and Blu-ray players to your network when you don’t have wired access next to your equipment.
To connect one device place an ethernet cable between the AirPort Express and the device. If you need to connect more than one device place a hub between the AirPort Express and the devices. This feature alone will often make the purchase worthwhile as it will be the slickest method of getting everything online.
Down the road you can add additional units for playing music in other rooms and use your iPhone or iTouch as a remote control. For now if you use iTunes and have a home stereo we recommend picking one up today.
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