Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Local Radio?

2007-10-29 Thread iPhone
Hello HAL, Before I start do you know how the script writes came up with the acronym for HAL9000? I am betting you already know since that is the handle you use, IBM minus one letter each. Have you tried Radio Time inside of Squeezebox Network? It is free all one has to do is sign up. Put in

Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Local Radio?

2007-10-22 Thread bephillips
Why not listen to your local stations through the Slimserver internet radio? Radiotime has a lot of local stations organized by city. At my house the sound quality is better throught the internet than over the air. Play one more for my radio sweetheart Hide your love, hide your love Though we

Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Local Radio?

2007-10-17 Thread peterw
HalNineThousand;235672 Wrote: I considered, as an alternative, getting a Radio Shark and hooking it up to my computer, then letting it put out an MP3 stream that Slimserver could pick up, but about half the reviews for Radio Shark hate it because of poor reception, so I figure if I want a

Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Local Radio?

2007-10-17 Thread bpa
I think poor reception is a frequent problem with WiFi devices that have Radio and do not have an external antenna. If you look at the Roku forums you'll see there are plenty of users who complain about the Roku's poor AM performance and who have to attach an external antenna for FM. I have the

[slim] Squeezebox and Local Radio?

2007-10-16 Thread HalNineThousand
I've seen a few comments, but may have missed any direct answers to this. I saw that Roku has a receiver that not only listens to the streaming music from a computer, but has an AM/FM radio as well. I've considered getting another Squeezebox for my bedroom, but I'd want to be able to use it as