erland wrote:
> Its going to be cheaper, easier and better to have several dedicated
> boxes that are good at what they do instead of getting an over
> priced/complex NAS box that does it all.
>
> Follow mhergers advice and use the NAS for storing music files (which
> its good at) and get a Raspberry Pi for running LMS (which its good
> at).
>
> Trying to let the NAS do everything will just result in that you need a
> more expensive/complex NAS than whats needed. The system as a whole
> would be harder to maintain since the NAS manufacturer doesnt support
> LMS as standard so its going to break something sooner or later if you
> like the NAS to be updated with the latest security/OS versions.
>
> If you just want to see one box, put the NAS and Raspberry Pi together
> in a larger box. Even the electricity bill is likely going to be lower
> with two boxes since it means that you can get a less power hungry NAS
> if it only needs to provide storage and not run all sorts of
> applications.
Thanks. There is a body of opinion pushing me towards a Raspberry Pi
solution. However, my ignorance of what it is or can offer is s
stumbling block. I have had my current "system" in place for over 10
years and not had to do anything on it during that time so I have
forgotten most of what I did to set it up or what all the bits do!
So, to recap, what I have at the moment is.....
- Synology NAS (used to store music files and run Squeezebox Server -
an early version of LMS)
- Squeezebox Duet (pulling in files from NAS and outputting audio from
SPDIF)
- DAC (taking input from Squeezebox)
- Squeeze Commander app on my Android tablet/phone (to select/play
music)
-
Where would the Raspberry Pi fit in to this? I still want the SQB to be
in there and feeding the DAC.
Also, the other thing that confuses me is that I had a look on the
Raspberry website and seems like they sell just a bunch of components.
Am I expected to work out the right parts I need and put it together
myself?
Thanks
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