Topic: Any thoughts on wireless media players?

[Brian Skalinder]

I did what you delineated in this link, and it works nicely. Very easy to set up +T

Not sure when you did it, but...if you used Argentum Backup...WARNING:  Argentum stinks, re-read the updated thread.

[Jamos]

question about the squeezebox.  is it something I would want to look at to simply play iTunes library wirelessly on my computer?  or is it overkill for that?  i have seen the airport based stuff for iTunes and it looks pretty simple.  I desperately am looking for a way to wirelessly stream iTunes around the house

The squeezebox is really slick...

but $79.99 for a refurb Airport Express from Apple has given me everything I need for now.

[bobbygeeWOW]

I'm going to jump firmly into the Squeezebox camp here, having recently gotten one - this thing is fantastically well thought out.
Trivial setup, loads of little usability details (like the instant font adjustment on the remote).
Then being able to casually browse the entire archive.org live music collection (incl. GD) via remote in yer living room? 'nuff said!

[cheshirecat]

Oh yeah, I love the sirius plugin for the squeezebox as well.  I can stream sirius content directly to the box, so no need to have additional sirius receiver.

[pfife]

I did what you delineated in this link, and it works nicely. Very easy to set up +T

Not sure when you did it, but...if you used Argentum Backup...WARNING:  re-read the updates I've made to the thread today.

nope, just made a bat file and set up scheduler to run it every night.

[bobbygeeWOW]

Gee, I just noticed that with the aid of the CustomScan and CustomBrowse plugins, you can view a show's source info right on the squeezebox using the remote via the Now Playing right click menu! Now that's slick!
Can browse by source too, which is kinda fun..

[Gordon]

how did I not know about this till now?!?      looks really nice!!  only thing I don't like is no 96k support.   been thinking of a way to play all my masters and mp3s on my stereo via the hardrives.  the pc and hdds are in the office and the stereo is in the den.  was thinking about getting a interface for my laptop but then the harddrives would have to also be moved to the den and the laptop would have to sit right beside the stereo or have some long ass cables.

anything else like the Squeezebox?? 

[it-goes-to-eleven]

how did I not know about this till now?!?      looks really nice!!  only thing I don't like is no 96k support.

Not sure if you saw it but 96k is supported by on the fly resampling to 48k.  Not ideal but much better than no support.

I don't think the alternatives are worth much consideration. The squeezeboxes hold their value very well on the used market (check ebay).  The open source model has worked Really well for slim devices and the product just keeps getting better and better.

The sonos is a Much more expensive alternative and it is a closed platform. Roku is a knockoff that tried to be a little cheaper by using the slim devices software but not contributing back any development or improvements.

[bgalizio]

For he features and sound quality, the Squeezebox is VERY tough to beat. I looked at quite a few others wireless media players, but none had the features I wanted except the SB3.