![]() ![]() In this scenario some players support remote control apps so that browsing a media library and selection of albums and tracks to play is handed off to a smart phone (iPhone or Android) or tablet (iPad or Android). Headless Playback: Not all users have or want a screen or TV in their audio listening room. Smart - a predefined 'rules based' playlist (for example: Seventies tracks with a genre of 'Progressive Rock')Īdditionally, some media players may have a 'party mode' whereby tracks are randomly played from your media library (and also support creating playlists from songs already in a playlist).Īn app for creating a Saved Playlist (Music Media Helper - Something I wrote - free to download here on QQ):Ħ.'On the fly' (ad hoc) - randomly add any track or album to a play queue.Permanent (saved) - a predefined playlist that you can recall and play at any time.A playlists defines any mix of our tracks or albums that will play sequentially (A list of tracks to play).Ī good media player will support three types of playlists: Maybe it's the perfect surround mix, it's got great bass extension, it's got beautiful acoustic guitar, remind us of an important thing in our lives or just makes us feel great or emotional. Use 'Play List' functionality: We all have favourite tracks we love to hear. ![]() Could you replace your collection if it were lost? (Your collection is irreplaceable, right? But do you keep yours in a fire proof vault? You can if its on a hard disc!) 4. Many of our surround discs are extremely rare and have been out of print for many years. (Is 'disc rot' an issue with CD, DVDs and BDs?). This allows the perfect solution to loss through theft, fire or other such disaster. Typically your entire collection can be saved to a single hard drive which itself can be backed up. Your Music Library is a Backup: Although the process of converting your music discs can be complex (initially) and time consuming, you are actually creating a backup of your precious music discs. It moves file playback away from a personal computer and into your audio/hi-fi rack.Īn Intel NUC - small PC with HDMI output, Network (LAN), USB connections and RF remote sensor:ģ. ![]() Modern Media players are small, low powered, remote controlled devices that can easily fit into an existing equipment rack and you interact with one like you would with a conventional DVD or BD player. Additionally a good media player will playback video content at its native frame rate so it's not bound by older NTSC/PAL or 60Hz/50Hz encoded HD video either, and most modern TVs will play it all! So you can finally watch and/or listen to that region locked disc you've always wanted or own but can't play due to region or format restrictions. Media Players can ignore region coding in both DVDs and Blu-Ray discs. Universal Region Free Player: A good Media Player can play all of your HiRez MCH formats (once converted to digital file format), so it's a type of Universal player and can (theoretically) replace your traditional disc players (I have not used my region free Oppo BDP95 DVD/SACD/BD player for over two years - so a Media Player is a more cost effective alternative) Why do you need a Media Player? Top 10: 1. So you already have a DVD-Audio player, SACD Player, Blu-Ray Player or a Universal player (one that plays a combination of formats or all formats). ![]()
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