Like internet radios, these devices stream radio stations from the internet via a broadband connection and (WiFi) router but are intended to be part of a HiFi setup to allow high quality listening in a controlled environment. These devices generally do not suffer from limited processing and memory resources and so are capable of consuming our highest bitrate AAC+ streams over HLS or MPEG-DASH.
Full on-demand support is usually available with these devices using the HLS or MPEG-DASH protocols.