TopGeek;689221 Wrote: > So I was right! All of these ifs, buts and maybes still come down to the > same thing - unlike most, if not all, other Internet radios, the SBR > cannot be used to access radio stations directly. Considering that it > costs as much as other Internat radios that also offer DAB and FM > reception, I find this situation to be outrageous. > The fact that you could still use it with LMS on your home computer is > cold comfort because you would actually be better off with a > conventional multi-function Internet radio that is not dependent on > another device for its functionality.
I don't think this is correct. Not 100% sure, but I think all other internet radio hardware I've heard of still requires a server (in the cloud somewhere) to work as the connection between internet radio (and their stream's URL) and the radio. This typically is transparent to the user to a large extent, but its there (e.g., Receiva that pippin mentioned). Now, once you move to your own local server (where you the end user can enter URLs directly), you're back to being able to do this without some servfer in the cloud. Even using apps on an iphone/itouch that can stream internet radio (I have several) probably requires that APPLE remain in business and keep the infrastructure in place. -- garym *Location 1:* VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) > LMS 7.7.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VB Appliance 3TB (2.0) > LMS 7.7.1 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) > LMS 7.7.1 > SqueezePlay Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controllers: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93488 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
