On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 03:26 -0800, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Nov 28, 2007 10:41 PM, David Haggett <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thursday 29 November 2007, Joe Hartley wrote: > > > On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:57:30 -0800 > > > > > > "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > 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/ > > > > 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 > > > > 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? 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 _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
