Just a clarification on number question #1. Although you do have a sound output routed from the PC to your stereo, you do not need this.

The base unit on the Philips also has an analog audio out, which means you can have a PC or MAC on the network, but somewhere far from your stereo, and still stream it to the Philips remote via 802.11, which then transfers it to the base station, which in turn plugs into your stereo system via the analog audio. The downside is that remote must be docked.

So actually you have the option to carry the remote around and still listen to music, but you will need to use Windows Media Center edition (or something that is UPNP compatible) to control the audio output of the PC via the remote if you wish to have it undocked.

Hopefully that helps more than it confuses...


Chris