29 Nov
2007
29 Nov
'07
11:03 a.m.
On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 03:26 -0800, Mark Knecht wrote:
On Nov 28, 2007 10:41 PM, David Haggett
<david(a)haggett.demon.co.uk> wrote:
no rhapsody here. just our own collection and various i-radio stations
(somafm, many others). the squeezebox is just great. its one of the few
technological devices that even my wife likes to use.
note: i just started experimenting with my family in the UK using
"softsqueeze" (a s/w implementation of the box) to use our SlimServer
here in philadelphia. if they boost up the buffering enough, they get
smooth, usable audio over our broadband uplink (at least 2 listeners at
once). its a great new way for me to get them listening to new stuff.
softsqueeze is butt ugly and a bit hard to use if you've never used a
squeezebox, but it does work pretty well, on all 3 major desktop
platforms too.
i worry a little about punching the hole in the firewall to let them in,
but for now its mostly an experiment.
--p
On Thursday 29 November 2007, Joe Hartley wrote:
Thanks. That was the name brand box I couldn't remember. I think the
price is a bit higher than I wanted to pay this Christmas but it's got
exactly the right functionality. The Roku doesn't play ogg or FLAC
which apparently the Squeezebox does.
Do you all subscribe to Rhapsody or just use it with free services? On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:57:30 -0800
"Mark Knecht" <markknecht(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'll second that. Really nice, and the media server works flawlessly on
Linux. Needs a paid-up account to work with Pandora (you get 1 month free)
so might be a problem if you're not in the US.
Bit pricy perhaps but sound quality is very good.
--
David Haggett
Just wondering if anyone here has any good
experiences to share
about hardware music players that can link up with Internet radio
stations, song streaming sites like Pandora, as well as home file
servers?
I've got a Slim Devices Squeezebox, and really like it.
http://slimdevices.com/