markm9999 wrote: > This is also a good solution, especially if he didn't already have the > hardware, but to me it's more for the 'computer guy' or tinkerer. I'm > both and as much as I have wanted to, I still haven't eaten any > Pi...yet! > > Just my 2-cents... > While the OP doesn't state his level of tech knowledge, I think booting > an old desktop/laptop off of a USB stick into Daphile is going to be far > easier for someone who is not that well versed in tech. > In this scenario, you can also test drive much of the distro without > harming the existing OS install (dual booting) > > Performance-wise, a 7 to 10 year old PC will probably out perform a > Raspberry Pi in everything but power consumption. > To address this issue, I have bought/been given/cherry picked old > laptops and used them this way - maybe still not as efficient as a Pi > but it's a nice, all in one, portable LMS server!
agree assuming the PC still works. I think he said he built the PC, so he knows more than average. *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Touch> Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9.1>Squeezelite *The Wild (no internet): *PiCorePlayer 4.0 on rPi 3B+, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpa > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
