SONOS FOR WINDOWS 8 UPGRADE

I can also send to me WDTV Live Hub which is connected to my receiver, etc. I use this constantly with my Surface Pro 3 and Music to send music streams to my Sonos Living Room Speaker. In Windows 8.1, Modern Apps could implement something called a “Play To” contract, which enabled you to stream to DLNA DMR devices. This isn’t as nice an interface as the one provided by Modern Apps (in my opinion). In Windows 10, this is still present, but it’s called Cast To Device. In Windows 8.1, from the File System (classic Windows Explorer Interface) you could right click a file, then Play To – and any DLNA DMR devices would be available. If you are currently using DLNA “Play To”, your choices in Modern/Universal Apps will be limited. If you have the Get Windows 10 icon and were able to run the compatibility checker, you would have been informed of this (and you should get another warning if/when you run the Windows 10 upgrade): So if you want to keep WMC, just stay where you are.

SONOS FOR WINDOWS 8 UPGRADE

You CAN run your Windows 7/8.1 Media Center computers and you do not have to upgrade them. It’s been announced everywhere that Windows Media Center is kaput/gone/dead. I’m very happy with Miracast for screen mirroring, but not so happy about the lack of great support for streaming to DLNA DMR devices which was present in 8.1 but has gone missing in 10.Įveryone needs to make their own decision on whether or not to upgrade, and if you are a Home Entertainment user and doing a lot of streaming, my observations may help you decide. There are lots of great improvements, but if you are a Home Entertainment enthusiast, there are things to consider before making the decision to upgrade. Windows 10 is officially launching in just two days.

Sonos for windows 8