hi,
id like to revisit the avrcp (bluetooth remote control thingie) question again, if you dont mind.
the last time the issue arose here was in 2007 and 2008. things changed a lot since then.
yes, bt headphones are still mostly marketed to be used with mobile devices and - though in percentage still in minority - pc users embrace more and more this technology and growing in pure numbers. there are multiple reasons for this: the bt audio codecs are getting better and better, the freedom to move around in the flat - but for me at least most importantly the active noise canceling (anc).
ive used cordless headphones for 10-15 years (first rf, then KLEER rf) but until i got my anc bt headphones i suffered heavily from noisy neighbour syndrome. and im not alone. for years ive been participating heavily in the cordless headphones topic in my countrys largest forum and many people (though still a minority) wanted bt headphones for the exact same reason.
microsoft also recognized the market demand and in their newer operating systems there is a better and better support for bluetooth - altough still not complete. avrcp is supported even in windows 7 (which i use).
all in all i think theres a large and growing number of users who would use avrcp if they could. i mostly listen to audio books with xmplay as i love the feature that it remembers the position of the audio track. still, its annoying when taking the trash out returning from the door to the pc to pause the audio (just one example why avrcp is useful).
so id like to ask the developers to reconsider adding avrcp support. bt devices are growing in number. windows supports them. 1by1, wynil, foobar, vlc, mpc-be, even vivaldi browser all support it. as far i know its a clearly defined standard, implementation should be possible.
thanks for your time,
g