bat400;361099 Wrote: > OK, I tried 'fstream' (free on App Store). It lets you enter your own > stream, but on my setup it starts coming through then drops after > thirty seconds. During this time the sound was perfect however. > > I used to have these same symptoms with Windows Media Player, but I > can't remember what fixed it... > > FlyCast apparently plays in the background but lacks the opportunity to > add your own stations. > > Anyone tried CastCatcher? Apparently you can add your own streams but > Apple blocked the 1.3 version in the App Store. When I get home I'll > check if 1.2 is still available... > > Al
OK, tried CastCatcher 1.3 which is advertised as compatible with SlimServer/SqueezeCenter. Started perfectly, allowed me to enter my own stream, but then crashed after a couple of tracks (small section of sound repeating over and over). Posted a support request on their forum, and to their credit they are already working on a fix. Apparently part of the problem is that the data is sent through at a much faster rate than the bitrate of the song (which allows for quick buffering), but there is also much more than the usual amount of metadata being pushed through and this overloads the software (I think). Have a look at this thread on their support site: http://forums.return7.com/index.php?topic=33 Out of the ones I had tried it was the most promising, so hopefully they'll get the crashing sorted out. Al -- bat400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bat400's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21153 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49922 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
