On Tuesday 18 August 2020, you wrote: > Thanks Kate, > it is good to know that you are not the only one on the planet earth :) > although regarding SyncEvolution over BT, I pretend to be the only one, but > it is a different topic. > > What do you think about the Popcorn Hour? Have you used such? > I think I bought my A100 about that time ~10y ago. It is connected via > cable to the local network and can use either NFS or Samba to play movies > or music. The sound system is a dolby stereo Yamaha amplifier. I would say > the sound depends more on the amplifier and the boxes, but of course the > quality of the recorded audio plays a big role. I wouldn't say the audio > card makes a big difference, although I still have one SB in the attic the > sound of which I can not forget. > I was pointing to that one, because I think it is worth considering the > option. Especially when you think how long such a device can last. > I was looking for a replacement for that A100 few weeks ago, evaluating > also the effort to turn a RPi4 into a multimedia player, but it was just > too much work :) and still the popcorn hour beats it in terms of comfort. > > regards > I use a laptop to achieve the same results. But I see how this device might be better. I've never heard if it until now. I'll have to research it. Kate --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
