This is one reason I advocate radios that have a large number of on-board presets. The CC Wifi has 100 of them - they function without the direct need for an external intermediary (Reciva, vTuner, etc). However...if the broadcasters change the architecture of their websites and thus change the specific URLs for the audio stream, any preset that's solely onboard the radio would thus be obsolete.
For some folks, a netbook PC - which can be had for as little as US $225 - may be a better choice because you can then navigate the web page of the broadcaster directly...after all, the "directory" of stations becomes, by definition, the domain name server you use. However Netbooks tend to have small speakers, unlike most wifi radios. Even those netbooks than run a flavor of Linux and have only Flash based storage would be good enough for use as Wifi radios. Rob's analysis is spot-on... Rich Cuff / Allentown, PA USA On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Rob de Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > > Internet radio is just now entering the 2nd generation of products so I'd bet > we're still due to see a few more "pioneers" disappear, particularly if more > mainstream audio manufacturers enter the marketplace. > _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
