Re: [slim] Absolute Radio FLAC streams not working

2019-09-05 Thread rbl
vinnielo wrote: > 128k AAC and 112k mp3, respectively. > Both accessible from the RadioFeeds plugin, naturally. Cool - I hadn't eve thought to use the RadioFeeds plugin. Seems to work well... Thanks! rbl's Profile:

Re: [slim] Absolute Radio FLAC streams not working

2019-09-05 Thread vinnielo
rbl wrote: > You are right. What is the best stream you have found for Absolute / > Magic? 128k AAC and 112k mp3, respectively. Both accessible from the RadioFeeds plugin, naturally. RADIOFEEDS UK & IRELAND..[/B] AN UP-TO-DATE RADIO DIRECTORY FOR YOUR SQUEEZEBOX/TRANSPORTER/UE SMART RADIO..

Re: [slim] uPnp vs piCore

2019-09-05 Thread Paul Webster
DomieMic65 wrote: > I see... Thank you for clarifying. > And now the question is apart from features that obviously there are > many and different to each approach. > > What about sound? > In broad terms ... it is the same bits that are transmitted to the device that is playing the audio.

Re: [slim] uPnp vs piCore

2019-09-05 Thread DomieMic65
Paul Webster wrote: > UPnP is a family of protocols - and UPnP-AV is the family member used by > the audio/visual industry. > When your device - such as a TV - lists UPnP it almost certainly means > UPnP-AV. > > The Squeezelite protocol is proprietary and published. It needs LMS > server (or

Re: [slim] uPnp vs piCore

2019-09-05 Thread Paul Webster
UPnP is a family of protocols - and UPnP-AV is the family member used by the audio/visual industry. When your device - such as a TV - lists UPnP it almost certainly means UPnP-AV. The Squeezelite protocol is proprietary and published. It needs LMS server (or ~100% compatible) to be installed in

Re: [slim] uPnp vs piCore

2019-09-05 Thread DomieMic65
Coming back to the thread.. I saw that apart from UPnP there is also UPnP AV protocol. This is supposed to be optimized for AV applications.. no? Any comments about the differences to the "plain" UPnP? My question as I said before is that it seems strange to me that many expensive high end

Re: [slim] AM / FM Radio + Squeezebox

2019-09-05 Thread bpa
Cadster wrote: > Interesting! > Would DAB work with this 'rtl-dab,' (https://github.com/Joggele/rtl-dab) > i found on github? Possibly but user will have to build the application on their system. When I offer a plugin - to make life simple (for both user and myself) it is best that the

Re: [slim] AM / FM Radio + Squeezebox

2019-09-05 Thread Cadster
bpa wrote: > In theory most USB RTL SDR stick can also play DAB stations but I have > not found an available equivalent for DAB as "rtl_fm" > > If you are technical (i.e. able to build application) - there are > possibilties. Interesting! Would DAB work with this 'rtl-dab,'

[slim] Switzerland to cease analogue VHF FM broadcasting by the end of 2024

2019-09-05 Thread Raymond Woodward
Possibly earlier (subject to industry consultation). https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/09/04/switzerland-to-end-fm-broadcasts/ Raymond Woodward's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63990 View

Re: [slim] Absolute Radio FLAC streams not working

2019-09-05 Thread rbl
vinnielo wrote: > Sadly all of Bauer's FLAC streams have now been pulled. > No more Absolute or Magic. You are right. What is the best stream you have found for Absolute / Magic? rbl's Profile: