BoxBoxBox
Aka: AndrewG
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im streaming from a server using plex, is it lossless or is it compressing the music?
I have been using Plex to successfully stream ALAC to my iPad2, but it's currently limited to 16 bit. Is there any indication Plex may someday be enhanced to allow for hi-rez 24 bit files to work?
I also stream to my Lumia 822 Windows Phone, however that involves trans-coding to MP3 by default as WP8 doesn't support ALAC. Here's what it looks like on WP8:
George,
I read a PC World review of the ZX1 and you can definitely use the Play Store to download Plex. I'm not certain the app will work right, but you can definitely download it.
However I wonder if you'd even need that app, the review also made mention of an onboard Sony DLNA function.
It is possible if you just set up the Plex Media Server software on your computer, the existing Sony DLNA function might allow the ZX1 to access the files, although likely only locally on your own network (if it works at all). The beauty of the Plex mobile app is the remote access aspect, you don't have to be on your own network.
Good luck.
Remember the first step is to download their media server software to your computer and get that configured, before trying to use the ZX1 to access the files over Wi-Fi.