mherger wrote:
>
> Don't forget that Logitech is still providing a whole lot of
> infrastructure which would need to be replaced by the community: build
> systems, download servers, this forum etc. That could become a problem.
There would definitely be some initial pain, that's for sure. But
Mnyb wrote:
> Thatst the way anyway .
>
> Throw the server into a closet .
>
> Soner rather than later you have multiple players :)
>
> And separating server part from player part is a good architechture
Yup its only another £30 Pi !
*Players:* SliMP3,Squeezebox3
liffy99 wrote:
> Thanks but its a question of disc noise rather than speed in the case of
> atachment to the RPi - it's next to the stereo where I do my serious
> listening. A low cost HD would be OK if I went with the server option
> being upstairs.
Thatst the way anyway .
Throw the server
liffy99 wrote:
> Thanks but its a question of disc noise rather than speed in the case of
> atachment to the RPi - it's next to the stereo where I do my serious
> listening. A low cost HD would be OK if I went with the server option
> being upstairs.
I doubt if you would hear a 2.5" HDD at 3
Jeff07971 wrote:
> Samba does allow file transfer its been doing for me for 15 years and
> for a few weeks on Picoreplayer it took around 10 minutes to set up.
>
>
>
> I do not remember anyone mentioning an SSD, if they did they should be
> ignored, it would be completely pointless. Using a
Jeff07971 wrote:
> Samba does allow file transfer its been doing for me for 15 years and
> for a few weeks on Picoreplayer it took around 10 minutes to set up.
>
>
>
> I do not remember anyone mentioning an SSD, if they did they should be
> ignored, it would be completely pointless. Using a
> 3) Put server and player software on the Raspberry Pi. Feed with SSD
> music library directly attached.
> Pros - low power consumption, playback not dependent on wifi (although
> Ipad remote control of music library still needed), 'samba' may allow me
> to add new music over wifi to the
All getting a bit techy for me now :)
So lots of thinking to do but from my point of view, I will consider the
following options;
1) Do nothing. Continue to run LMS via Vortexbox over wifi to my
Raspberry Pi>
Pros - no cost, all working at the moment
Cons - my VBA and IMac are now 4- 7 years
