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

[Damian]

Peter Bowyer wrote:
> On 17/07/07, Damian <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?

My plan, if I can get it all together is to have a Slim device upstairs 
which can select tracks with a remote control. I may then add radio 
transmition (if I can work out how) around the house so that there's 
music available via radio in any room.

I'll start with trying to pick up a slim device or Rocu, then come back 
to thinking about the radio side of things.

Thanks again for everyones input. Let me know if you hear of any good deals!

Cheers
Damian