tcutting wrote: > The real advantage of the Squeezebox is in disrtibuted, multi-player > environment. > Since it is an internet streaming device, you ALWAYS need some form of > device in the area (as a minimum, a router to get access to some form of > network). > mysqueezebox.com was intended as the "server-less server" where you can > get several services without running your own server. At one time there > was a way to do some form of "cloud" serving of your own music, but that > service didn't last, and mysqueezebox.com will go away at some point as > Logitech is no longer producing the products. > HOWEVER, a light local server can give you a lot of advantages. Again, > it really shines when you have multiple squeezebox devices - you can > listen to multiple streams in different locations, or you can > synchronize multiple players to a single stream. You also have the > advantages of the various plugins/applets which provide additional > capabilities. > As for the transportable device, in the configuration described above, > it is AWESOME to be able to drag a radio around the house or yard, > operating on battery, providing all the access to my services (local > music, streamed radio and services, etc). > > If you "just" want to be able to stream from an android phone, maybe a > bluetooth powered speaker?
Thank you for your answer. Again, I fully understand the device capabilities *at home*. But I am an ex-dj, and own more 20,000 songs and every time I'm invited at a friend's house, they expect me to bring something, and it's different according to the friends ^^ Wifi network is easy to find where I live, even on beaches, and of course not to mention at a friend's house. In my house, I have a several speakers zone sound system, so I don't need those above described functionalities, but I understand nobody will develop the one I need for a product that is not produced anymore. Thx again :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gagyn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64162 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103277 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
