Redrum wrote: > you have been given good advice from the senior "go to" :) members here, > but perhaps I can fill a couple gaps. In my mind "mysqueezebox.com" was > developed for "out of the box" operation of the sb devices. However, the > functionality is dwarfed by LMS, even early on. When logitech dropped > the line, mysqueezebox development was dropped, while it remains alive > (as was mentioned) thanks to logitech for legacy functionality. So when > stations started migrating to https, mysqueezebox got less and less > useful. mysqueezebox has other deficiencies that have developed over > time. > > I understand your "play music with the computer off", as I used to run > LMS on a windows machine, and every time I turned the computer off, I > said "hey! what happened to the music??!!" :) > > As @slarti mentioned, using a raspberry pi as an "always on", low cost > (<$50USD), low power server gives you what you are looking for including > ALOT more. I chose to go the picoreplayer route, which is popular here, > but there are others. > > Your touch is still a nice piece of kit, throw $50 at it for a cute > litte rpi server, and if you choose to, add storage (local, network, > etc) to add your library. You won't regret it. Think of it as an "add > on" for your touch to play https if you like. > > There are alot of "how to" threads here we can point you to... > > Jim
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