[mythtv-users] Can I play music on 2 frontend simultaneously ?

[nemo]

On 21/02/12 02:50, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:01 AM, nemo<myth797 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On 20/02/12 21:53, Robert Longbottom wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On 20 Feb 2012, at 09:32 PM, Nick Rout<nick.rout at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>> Squeezeboxserver does this well but of course you need their hardware. I am
>> not sure how well sync works with the software players.
>>
>> Sync between their hardware players is absolutely superb!  I've not tried
>> their software players recently, but when I tried them a few years ago it
>> wasn't quite there. Maybe they have improved in the later releases.
>>
>> Robert.
>>
>> Works fine here with 2 hardware players and one software one (squeezeslave).
>>
>>  From memory the restriction is that only one software player can be synced
>> at a time - but I may be out of date with that.
> OK I compiled squeezeslave on my frontend today but will have to wait
> until i get home to test it.
>
> I followed the instructions here:
>
> http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeSlave
>
> Only problem I perceive is that the frontend connects to a receiver
> via spdif and the two hardware players don't. The digital connection
> MIGHT introduce a small delay.
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I think we're a bit OT, but anyway...

Until the digital input to my preamp died (must fix it one day...) that 
was how I did it and it worked fine (M-Audio 2496 + Arcam Delta 110 
Digital). Still works OK on the analogue input.