Re: [slim] Yet another thread on replacing squeezebox devices

2014-09-23 Thread PasTim
philippe_44 wrote: Thanks - I'll try to create something that is a single app that puts together Squeezelite and a uPNP media controller (basic) to instruct a uPNP media renderer (Sonos in my case) to HTTP-GET the audio from that app. I want everything together in a single app as I want to

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread Apesbrain
NFLnut wrote: Has anyone been successful at getting Mainsqueeze to work properly on Roku? Like you I also uninstalled it. Its UI was very slow on my older Roku XS and the device only able to play MP3 which is the minority of my library. According to its Forum it may be able to play FLAC on

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread atrocity
Apesbrain wrote: Like you I also uninstalled it. Its UI was very slow on my older Roku XS and the device only able to play MP3 which is the minority of my library. I experimented with it over the weekend and also found the MP3-only capability pointless. Even odder, although it connected to

Re: [slim] Replacement system recommendations

2014-09-23 Thread Julf
wortgefecht wrote: Steinberg claims, that this PCIe card is the best the market has to offer. Don't they all? :) To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people -

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread bpa
IIRc MainSqueeze emulated an SB1 whic mean only MP3, AIFF and WAV played natively - all other formats were transcoded. The developer TheEndless posted the following last year on a Roku forum For what it's worth, MainSqueeze is the severely crippled port (due to both hardware and software

Re: [slim] Replacement system recommendations

2014-09-23 Thread wortgefecht
Julf wrote: Don't they all? :) Sure they do ;) That's why I asked about the SOtM card! Gesendet von meinem Nexus 4 mit Tapatalk - *ASRock Ion 330* with Lubuntu 14.04 LTS running LMS 7.8.1 as music/video server - *Boom* (master bedroom), *Radio* (master bathroom), Archos 35 Home

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread d6jg
I bought a Roku believing it had an Amazon Prime app which it does in US but not in UK due to Sky / Now TV tie up so I am after a device that has all UK catch up TV channels, Netflix, Amazon prime, xbmc and will if required act as a squeezebox. Android TV boxes look the best bet with Amazon Fire

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread castalla
It can probably be done - but you'll have a complete mish-mash of apps which will be a pain to navigate! The best on-demand offerings I've found are on Samsung smart devices. The only one missing is Dave Ondemand. Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers Logitech Radio

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread d6jg
Yes. I have got a Samsung Smart TV and it's got everything except XBMC Squeezebox. Instead I get a DLNA player which presents my libraries as a folder list. XBMC presents a nice library of films with images and genres etc. and on my Samsung Tab the XBMC install allows launching of other apps

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread d6jg
PS I also have a Pi QNAP TS419P 4TB LMS7.7.2 *Living Room* - SB3 - Onkyo TS606 connected Digitally - Celestion Ditton F20s - and connected Analogue for Zone 2 - Sony TA FE 320 - Sennheiser HDR 130 *Office* - SB3 - Sony TA FE320 - Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* - SB Boom *Kitchen* - UE

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread castalla
d6jg wrote: Yes. I have got a Samsung Smart TV and it's got everything except XBMC Squeezebox. Instead I get a DLNA player which presents my libraries as a folder list. XBMC presents a nice library of films with images and genres etc. and on my Samsung Tab the XBMC install allows launching

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-23 Thread bpa
d6jg wrote: Yes. I have got a Samsung Smart TV and it's got everything except XBMC Squeezebox. I don't have a Smasung SmartTV and I'm not sure if you're a developer or not but the TV Apps seem to be Google Chrome Native Client apps (see http://www.samsungdforum.com/Guide/d17/index.html ).

Re: [slim] iPeng 8 Design Poll

2014-09-23 Thread Simon_rb
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Re: [slim] iPeng 8 Design Poll

2014-09-23 Thread pippin
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Re: [slim] Stream google play music

2014-09-23 Thread mps
I have just one remaining question. On the Android Google Play interface, my daughter likes to random play from her library, but I can't figure out how to do that from the Google Play plugin. Am I missing something obvious? Thanks, Mike

Re: [slim] iPeng 8 Design Poll

2014-09-23 Thread Slackerini
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Re: [slim] iPeng 8 Design Poll

2014-09-23 Thread pippin
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