castalla wrote: 
> I am using the default interface in Web browser (Edge). 
> 
> Normally, I would use material.apk.
> 
> (Ps. If the much hyped swing back to CDs comes about, could be that the
> plugin gets more use!   SWMBO is very happy)
> 
> Edit;  if I use material then there's a CD Player item on the main menu
> - using this lets me select the full album.
> This is what SWMBO can easily use. 
> 
> The Extras item gives CD Player which leads to html items which prompt
> to load a browser.

The "Play Album" problem is only with Jive UI (e.g. Touch,
Radio,Squeezeplay).  It sounds like it's working OK with Material and
you had problems testing from a Radio.

The plugin was was written Jive UI was new, the idea of a very slow
storage (i.e. mustn't hang LMS waiting), I didn't have experience in the
menu and LMS didn't have the later APi which make it easier to do
dynamic menus (e.g. streaming services) - so it was done in a clunky way
and needs a refresh but its use (i.e. no of downloads) was practically
zero for many years and there were other plugins needed work. 

You may be right about vinyl/CD revival. I also have more experience in
the menu so I'll have a look an see if it can be fixed with limited
effort.

I had tried various cdda2wav parameters to slow down the execution of CD
reads (e.g. remove overlapped reads) but none made any significant
difference.  New drives have big internal buffers and intelligent drive
controllers and so perhaps "tweaks" no longer affect read time.

The requirement for USB 2.0 may be more important if you want to burn a
CD with the drive at speeds such as 12x, 16x or 24x.  USB 1.0 (12Mb/sec)
is more than adequate to read a CD audio stream (1.5Mb/sec) while
buffering the data.


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