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Ziffl3 wrote:
Where did you get the information that streaming is better? I am just asking to learn.
If this is true than sirus would be better than a CD/DVD.... which it is not do to compression of the signal.
I considered adopting satellite radio while it was in it's infancy... until I had the "pleasure" of using it in a rental car over a 12hr trip... It was absolutely horrendous! I can understand your perspective on the audio compression vs CD!
I in the same respect, I wouldn't necessarily advocate streaming video over DVD/blueRay (though I utilize this often!...) But, when we are talking about streaming photos over USB drive, it's a completely different scenario.
The functionality of displaying images via USB on a TV is highly impractical... TV's just aren't designed to do this well. most TVs will do a slide-show at a preset timeframe (some even allowing you to change how many seconds each image is shown,) or they may allow you to click through images individually, though implementing a UI that is very lacking. It should also be mentioned that the algorithms for downscaling the images are pretty slow, and archaic by photo enthusiast standards (Keep in mind a 1080p TV only resolves at approx. 2 megapixels!)
Given this, Mirroring has it's benefits! Data compression is a moot point in today's wireless systems, many of which are capable of transferring 100mb/s or faster, meaning the pipeline is plenty big enough for the data to flow (not to mention faster then most usb sticks!)
The main advantage is access to control. Software options such as Lightroom have many options for displaying images that you just can't get when using a thumb drive over TV, and you also have the added benefits of streaming video, or running an extended desktop, etc. It is also much less hassle then having to upload images to the thumb drive and rely on an IR remote and generally terrible UI for any extended functionality the TV MAY have on it's own.
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