Does anyone really use Airtunes? 

 
 

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Airtunes is
A great idea. I use it. 10
A great idea but I don’t use it. 3
A bad idea but I use it. 0
A bad idea. No way i would use it. 2
I don’t own an Express 2
What’s Airtunes? 1
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BigMac
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Posted: 12 October 2005 01:03 PM

I have multiple Airport Expresses and listen to music almost every waking moment of my day. But I don’’t use Airtunes. I think it’s a great idea but not too compelling for me.

Does anyone use Airtunes?

     
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Posted: 12 October 2005 01:21 PM

Yup. Use it frequently.
Sounds great over my home stereo (rathar than my computer speakers).
I don’t recommend surfing during AirTunes play, but if you’re surfing, just use your computer speakers since you’re right there anyway.

     
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Posted: 12 October 2005 01:34 PM

I love AirTunes and use it all the time! I keep my PB in the office and have speakers in different rooms...its very nice....I do have problems sometimes with cutting out, but overall it works very well....i like it a lot! Can’t wait to try out this new remote although i wish it was WiFi enabled

     
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Posted: 12 October 2005 06:30 PM

Airtunes is one of the most underrated Apple tech to come out.

It solves so many problems of having home digital audio, that its a wonder people don’t talk about it more.

     
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Posted: 12 October 2005 07:14 PM
Nathan - Oct 12, 2005 06:30pm

Airtunes is one of the most underrated Apple tech to come out.

It solves so many problems of having home digital audio, that its a wonder people don’t talk about it more.

But is it because not too many Airport Expresses have been sold or is that completely wrong?

     
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Posted: 12 October 2005 10:03 PM

I love airtunes.  It is one of the best things out there.  An airport express with an airclick from griffin technologies is an unbeatable pair.  I can listen to tunes in my living room with my computer upstairs in my room.  The airclick has no problem controlling from this distance.

     
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Posted: 12 October 2005 10:54 PM

Airtunes is a great feature, and for me, the most important feature. Not that I don’t like printer sharing.

     
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Posted: 13 October 2005 10:49 AM

i love airtunes. use the express station in 2 seperate rooms. i have a couple qualms though with it.
1- i would love to have all audio from my powerbook go through airtunes. so if i am streaming video in safari it plays through my external speakers.
2- i would love to see it not only be usb printer sharing. but how about usb or firewire external hd sharing. network storage is one of the most underated things ever.

     
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Posted: 13 October 2005 11:00 AM

TC, Check out Detour from Rogue Amoeba as a potential app for #1:
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/detour/

As for #2, I’m w/ya on that.

     
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Posted: 13 October 2005 11:04 AM

saweet. im wondering if you have a usb external. can you hook it up to the express station or will that eff things up. i kinda wanna try to see what happens.

     
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Posted: 13 October 2005 11:13 AM

Huh, I dunno. I’ll have to download the demo and check it out…