Monkeyboy1;169996 Wrote: > Hi, I am thinking about purchasing a squeezebox. As far as I'm aware the > squeezebox does not require your PC to be turned on to listen to an > internet radio station. From reading the forums, to pick up BBC radio > stations it requires a plugin (AlienBBC). > > 1. Does this require your PC to be turned on with slimserver running? > Yes, your PC will have to be on to utilize AlienBBC. AlienBBC utilizes MPlayer to transcode RealPlayer streams to MP3 so they can be played on the SqueezeBox. > > 2. Also can other non bbc radio stations be recieved via other plugins?
The vast majority of internet radio streams out there can be streamed to your SqueezeBox (with our without your PC turned on) with no additional plugins at all. As long as the stream format is one that is supported by SB (most are MP3, WMA, or Ogg these days), and they don't require you to login you can stream it. Some internet radio providers require a login ... such as Pandora, or Live365. A few of these are supported through the SqueezeNetwork ... so you'll be able to stream them as well without the PC turned on. -- jeffluckett ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jeffluckett's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31618 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
