PasTim wrote: > I fear my initial post was too long :-) > > I really want to use the full LMS interface. The LMS DLNA facility is > very limited (In fact I do use it for viewing my photo albums on my TV, > but that's a very different kettle of fish) and is not what I want at > all. > > So: > > A. I need to use the full LMS. > B. A software player such as Squeezelite is perfect, except... > C. I want it to output directly over my wired network in the UPnP stream > format, rather than to an audio device - that's all. > > To be honest another piece of hardware, running another version of > linux, or android, is another device I have to maintain and worry about. > I would need to work out whether I need to look at any security issues > (there always are), update issues (there often are), read countless > forum entries about which way to connect to my amplifier (conmisdering > all sorts of topics I don't understand, like jitter), whether I need a > tweaked kernel, and so on. All for a piece of kit I don't really want. > It isn't the cost, it's the complication. Further, to connect to my > other renderer in another room, do I need a second box? > > No. An extension to software we already must surely be one way to go > for people who like simplicity. Come to think of it, by running multiple > copies of a 'squeezelite-like' player I could probably get a reasonable > multi-room sync if I had to, given existing tools in LMS.
Well ... you can continue wishing. Seems it's either dlna or the squeezeserver. - dlna doesn't do live streaming, afaik. Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers Logitech Radio Logitech UE Smart Radio Raspberry Pi + Squeezeplug LMS + Squeezelite - Logitech Mini Boombox speaker Cubieboard + Debian 7 + LMS 7.8.1 + Squeezelite - Soundwave SW100 bluetooth speaker O2 Joggler + SqpOS + Aune X2 T-amp + Mordaunt Short ms-3.40 speakers IBOX + Debian 7 + LMS 7.8.1 + Squeezelite - Logitech Mini Boombox speaker ------------------------------------------------------------------------ castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15624 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101622 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
