Apesbrain wrote: > ATM, there's no better alternative out there; you've named the top > contenders and they all have trade-offs. I can understand wanting > something "new" but what exactly is your issue with the Squeezebox > system you have? Sounds like it does what you want, but you have server > problems. Why not build a server with all the RAID you need and run > linux version of LMS? Get a small SSD or USB drive for your system and > recycle your four WD hard drives for storage. Parts will run you about > $300 at newegg and assembly will take an hour or so. May be a bit > painstaking to configure -- 'Vortexbox' (http://vortexbox.org) is > probably the easiest place to start -- but afterward should be stable > and bulletproof. Others on the Forum will help you along the way. Run > XBMC on it and you can serve up video as well. If you prefer Windows, > go that way; it doesn't really matter. My advice is not to get a NAS; > none seem to have enough CPU power that they don't eventually get > stressed out by the demands of a larger media library. > > If you're worried about scarcity of SB hardware, get up to speed on > development work by other Forum members referenced above. I am > particularly interested in this investigation into low-cost android > player options: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99865-Android-TV-Sticks-Boxes-as-Squeezebox-Replacement > > Maybe best to get a Time Capsule to back up your Macs.
+1. And with the vortexbox system on a headless computer, you won't need XBMC (or maybe it is that it is already installed). Anyhow, I can stream video with my vortexbox server out of the box with nothing extra. *Location 1:* VortexBox Appliance 4TB (2.2) > LMS 7.7.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) > LMS 7.7.2 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) > LMS 7.8 > SqueezePlay *Spares:* VBA 4TB, SB3, Touch (3), Radio (3), CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone4S (iPeng), iPad2 (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Tagging - mp3tag, Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99871 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
