Pandora

I understand the term "in-home components" to mean components that have Pandora build-in from the factory as opposed to computers where you have to download the application. Examples would be my Integra AVR or Samsung Blu-ray player. These just required me to enter a password to get started.

http://blog.pandora.com/faq/contents/64.html

Right, thanks.

As far as I know the ways you can access Pandora are through a browser, a desktop application running on a PC or Mac or a mobile app on an iPhone, iPad or Android device. I think Spotify and Mog work similarly but Mog does work directly through some LG Blu-Ray players and other streaming devices according to their site.

I just upgraded to Pandora One and can't believe such a small bitrate difference sounding so amazing. Yes, of course CD, SACD and hi-res is even better - but, I've almost unlimited music for the price of barely one album!
A little bright depending on the track but mostly v good.
Pretty much a no brainer.

Pandora can play on Itunes... with PandaTunes media server. It’s free software application that runs on Mac and PC computers. I’ve tried it and it works great. What’s not clear is whether PandaTunes will work with high quality music playback software like Pure Music, Amara, etc. (All my music comes from Sonos modified by W4S.) If you’re a Pandora user, you might want to check out PandaTunes. If you have any success or problems using PandaTunes with high quality music playback software, it would be great to hear from you.

Here is a description, mostly from the website. With PandaTunes you can take advantage of iTunes features like WiFi remote control with the iPad, iPhone and iPods, multi-zone audio streaming and more. You can now control Pandora and your private music collection from the same application. Enjoy the same high quality streaming audio that you get direct from Pandora so there’s no loss in sound quality (192 bit rate with Pandora One). View and control Pandora stations and songs as iTunes playlists and tracks, high-resolution album art. Change Pandora stations, skip songs, adjust volume levels and view album art – all from the comfort of your chair. No more switching back and forth between specialized applications and your own music collection – one app controls it all!

It would be great to have something like this for MOG or Spotify, which provide better quality sound and less “set and forget” than Pandora. BTW, a PandaTunes representative said they are working on something similar to work with other music streaming sources. When these services become integrated into Itunes (wakeup Apple!), MacMini users can ditch the awkward VNC software for a better user experience.