[mythtv-users] OT: Stream Music around the house

[Damian]

Jay wrote:
> 
> 
> On 7/19/07, *Damian* <damian at gingermagic.co.uk 
> <mailto:damian at gingermagic.co.uk>> wrote:
> 
>     Peter Bowyer wrote:
>      > On 17/07/07, Damian <damian at gingermagic.co.uk
>     <mailto:damian at gingermagic.co.uk>> wrote:
>      >> Could you tell me what the difference is between Squeezebox 1,
>      >> Squeezebox 2 and Squeezebox 3? Can they all do the same thing
>     with them
>      >> being open source software?
>      >
>      > Drifting waaay off topic now.... working backwards: SB3 is the new
>      > physical design, comes in wired and wired+wireless. SB2 is the same
>      > guts but older case.
>      > SB2/3 play more encoding formats natively (FLAC I think),
>     although the
>      > Slimserver does transcode if needed for older clients.
>      >
>      > SB1 came in wired+wireless only, and had the older display, although
>      > there was a display upgrade option. Firmware is upgradeable - new
>      > releases of Slimserver often come with new releases of firmware - the
>      > upgrade is a single button press.
>      >
>      > Slimp3 is older still - wired (10Mbit) only, much more restrictive
>      > firmware. Will happily play MP3s across wired networks with analogue
>      > outputs.
>      >
>      >> Can they all connect to pandora etc or is that a new addition of
>      >> Squeezebox 3?
>      >
>      > I *think* that both SB2 and SB3 will do that... if that's a
>      > dealbreaker then better get it confirmed.
>      >
>      >> Also, I just saw Roku SoundBridge on the net. Is that the same
>     kind of
>      >> thing?
>      >
>      > Yes - although I can't remember the details. The Slimserver code is
>      > open source, and Roku have used it.
>      >
> 
>     I really appreciate everyones thoughts. Thank you so much!
> 
>     I'm currently looking out for Slim devices on ebay. They're looking a
>     bit too pricey for me, but I'll see if any deals come up in the next
>     month or so (is there a way to automatically check ebay for items?)
> 
>     The Rocu Soundbridge seems a bit cheaper. How does it compare?
> 
> 
> 
> I'm not sure if I saw this mentioned, but a cheap alternative to actual 
> slim devices are Media MVP boxes running mvpmc ( http://mvpmc.org).  I 
> have a couple of these connected in my house.  The connect to the 
> slimserver software on my Myth box and can play from my music 
> collection, streaming stations, sirius etc.  I cannot connect to 
> Pandora, since that requires and actual Slim device.
> 
> Plus I've got the added advantage of quiet front end Myth boxes that can 
> play recorded TV and stored videos.
> 
>  - J

Looks good, but we don't have TV's in the house. One projector and a 
couple of computers, none of which are upstairs.

Damian