Re: [slim] Android Media Player as squeezebox replacement
wortgefecht wrote: LMS is imho an excellent choice for setting up a UPnP server on a linux box, not only for audio through Squeezebox devices, but for occasional video streaming to a tv set, too. Agreed. My LMS (7.9 running on an o2 joggler that also doubles up as 1 of my players) Serves music to my small family of SB players, none of them Logitech hardware anymore and also feeds a couple of DNLA devices for music and movies. For DNLA purposes it is slightly inconvenient having to do a scan every time I add a new episode of a TV series I watch but not too onerous as my tablet is always handy anyway. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk jimbobvfr400's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56857 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Android Media Player as squeezebox replacement
yxz11 wrote: I searched and haven't found anyone mentioned this specifically. I'm wondering why don't people just use an android media player for squeezebox replacement. Good suggestions IMO. Much cheaper than a phone or tablet, especially if you don't need the screen on the player device. I set a friend up with Logitech Music Server some months ago exclusively so he could play his server-side music collection on his iOS devices. He's loving Squeezebox style music streaming without owning even one legitimate Squeezebox device. Bruno *'Twisted Melon - IR remote solutions for Mac, Boxee Box, Windows and Linux' (http://twistedmelon.com/shop/?show=bug1)* MelonMonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8466 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Android Media Player as squeezebox replacement
I tested the following setup: ASRock Ion 330 with Lubuntu 14.04 LTS running LMS 7.8.1 as music/video server (this one usually feeds my Boom, Duet and Radio), Google Chromecast stick connected to a Samsung TV (sound through a Samsung 2.1 soundbar) and controlled through the app BubbleUPnP (paid version) on my Nexus 7. Works fine for mp4 and avi videos (only paid version of BubbleUPnP supports avi) and mp3 and flac music. Problem is the bad sound quality of the Samsung setup compared to my vintage Wega amp and Quadral speakers connected to the Duet through a Parasound DAC 1500. But I'm sure if you hook your Chromecast/TV setup to a nice system, that would be by far better--I just don't watch that much TV/videos/movies, so I don't have any need for that. Nevertheless, LMS is imho an excellent choice for setting up a UPnP server on a linux box, not only for audio through Squeezebox devices, but for occasional video streaming to a tv set, too. wortgefecht's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Android Media Player as squeezebox replacement
I use an old mobile (Desire Z) plugged in and tucked away hidden behind the amp in a cobbled together system I have in my garage. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk jimbobvfr400's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56857 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Android Media Player as squeezebox replacement
These look like typical DLNA boxes to me. So they'll suffer all the DLNA problems, they won't sync, they're geared toward video rather than audio, and they say nothing about support for FLAC. How can they be viewed as replacements for the Squeezebox architecture? Dogberry2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Android Media Player as squeezebox replacement
There are already several threads on this. Here's one: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99865-Android-TV-Sticks-Boxes-as-Squeezebox-Replacementhighlight=android+mini+pc Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Android Media Player as squeezebox replacement
Apesbrain wrote: There are already several threads on this. Here's one: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99865-Android-TV-Sticks-Boxes-as-Squeezebox-Replacementhighlight=android+mini+pc Thanks, it is quite informative, this is the exact information I'm looking for. @Dogberry2 You need to install squeeze player, so it behaves almost exact the same as squeezebox. yxz11's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61641 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Android Media Player as squeezebox replacement
I searched and haven't found anyone mentioned this specifically. I'm wondering why don't people just use an android media player for squeezebox replacement. For example: http://www.amazon.com/G-Box-Midnight-MX2-Android-Streaming/dp/B00CH643A8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1410459605sr=8-1keywords=android+media+player http://www.amazon.com/Keedox%C2%AE-Android-Player-Netflix-YOUTUBE/dp/B00F4SEOIW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8qid=1410459605sr=8-2keywords=android+media+player I have an earlier version of the G-Box Midnight. I just buy SqueezePlayer for a couple of dollars and setup Startup Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=imoblife.startupmanager) to start SqueezePlayer every time the player starts. And I don't even have to turn on my TV. It has worked for me very well. Obviously, it's not as elegant as Squeezebox. But it works. yxz11's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61641 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
