[edit] Multimedia Unleashed

With Phonon, KDE developers will be able to write applications with multimedia functionality in a fraction of the time needed with one of the above mentioned media frameworks/libs. This will facilitate the usage of media capabilities in the KDE desktop and applications.

Applications will not be responsible anymore for the configuration of multimedia hardware. The settings will be available in one central place, and especially with the development of Solid, KDE will see a more consistent desktop in this regard.