I'm sure other's have had this issue with wanting to get their music files to their home stereo systems, especially if you're in a house with the pc tucked into a corner... saw this column in my local paper and it decided to test it out. Such a good thing I had to share it and it only cost me $30 to buy it. Will work with multiple of receivers and solves the home networking problem I was having with my music files.
Here's the article that grabbed my attention:
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Posted on: Thursday, 22 June 2006, 06:00 CDT
The Baltimore Sun Mike Himowitz Column: Tiny Drive, Wireless Gizmo Are Nifty Buys
By Mike Himowitz, The Baltimore Sun
Jun. 22--Now and then I'm seduced by a what-the-heck: a gadget that you don't really need but might be useful - or not. It's so cheap that you say, "Hey, for 20 bucks? What the heck."
Then you click the add-to-my-cart button.
A friend providently steered me to a great what-the-heck a couple of weeks ago - the RCA Lyra RD900W Wireless Transmitter.
The device originally listed for $100, but it shows up on buy.com and other outlets for $20 to $25.
The Lyra addresses a simple problem. You have a couple of thousand album tracks stored on your PC. You also have a nice stereo (or even just a boombox) in the next room, or downstairs, or up in the bedroom. How do you get the music on your PC to play through the stereo?
Although it never made the big time in its original production run, the Lyra Wireless is a great solution - now that it's in the Web's bargain basement.
The package includes a transmitter that connects to your computer's USB port, a receiver with a cable that sports a pair of standard RCA jacks for your stereo, a remote control and a copy of Music Match jukebox software.
You can throw out the remote control and the software - unless you really like to tinker. When you turn on the transmitter, Windows XP automatically recognizes it as an audio output device - just like your sound card.
When you play a song or click on a play list using Windows Media Player, iTunes, Music Match or any other music program, it broadcasts a digital signal to the receiver (up to 100 feet away), which in turn plays the music through your stereo.
It's that simple. Because the wireless signal is digital, you don't lose any sound quality.
So the audio is terrific (or as terrific as your stereo system). Because the transmitter broadcasts on the 900 MHz band, it doesn't interfere with WiFi networks.
One downside - when you turn on the power to the transmitter, it disables your regular sound card, so you can't play through your computer speakers and stereo at the same time. But turning the power off restores your PC's normal sound output.
If you use the remote control to manage playback, give it a try. But if you can't see your computer to figure out what's available to play in the first place, punching buttons on faith is more frustrating than enlightening.
Other, more sophisticated media centers broadcast a signal that displays your computer-based music files and play lists on a TV screen, making the remote control more useful in another room.
That flaw probably doomed Lyra Wireless at a hundred bucks. But if you're willing to part with one mere Jackson for a gadget that does a great job broadcasting music from your computer to a stereo, well, what-the- heck!
To find it online, enter Lyra RD900W wireless transmitter on Google or another search portal.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology
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for the record, all you need to do is plug it in and ignore the match software if you use itunes. Sound is amazing and I tested it out by putting the reciever downstairs and probably more than 100ft. Worked great with no loss of quality.
