[mythtv-users] Sync'd MythMusic

[Adam Biskobing]

The problem with using an icecast like solution is going to be timing.
In my experience, when I try to run multiple streams from an icecast
server they are never actually sync'd.  This has to do with the caching
of the stream that each player uses.  I suppose it would be possible
when streaming to not use a cache, and then every player should be
playing the same stream at the same time.  Any thoughts on this?

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> The fact that current MythMusic is frontend based is going to 
> make that impossible I think.  The has been some disscussion 
> over time about streaming and Internet Radio support, not 
> sure how active any of that work might be . . .
> 
> Personally I think MythMusic should be allowed to continue as 
> a stand alone frontend module, some of the more 
> audiophile-type users that use only lossless flak 
> compression, and use SPDIF to external receivers/decoders may 
> not appreciate 128kpbs or even 192 kpbs Icecast streaming.
> 
> Perhaps we should spin off the streaming to a new module(s), 
> maybe call it MythCast? MythCastServer would be installed 
> only one location on your network, preferably you Master 
> Backend.  MythCastClient could be installed on any frontend 
> and would allow "requests" to the MythCastServer.  Obviously, 
> with would have shared access to the MythMusic collection and 
> song lists.
> 
> There are many, many icecast/apache web jukebox applications 
> that allow this type of behavior, should be too hard to 
> leverage some of these GPL programs to set-up MythCast.
> 
> -Eric
> > I have multiple frontends arrayed around my house, and I 
> was wondering 
> > if anyone had figured out a way to sync the music playing 
> in mythmusic 
> > to all the frontends in the house so that they are not all only 
> > playing the same playlist but at the same time.  Has anyone found a 
> > way to do this?
> > 
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