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In Reply to: RE: Please post your experiences with music stored on a hard drive posted by bboroski on May 20, 2015 at 13:51:18
concept: access stored music on a hard drive with wireless control capability, .IF such a device does exist (< $1500) I'd be d*mned if I could find one a couple years ago.
Thanks to a few fellow inmates here who offered their advice on the Logitech squeezebox (no longer manufactured), my journey led me to the following:
foreground: my old galaxy tab 10.1 (or any smartphone will do); download the free app in Google store and you have wireless access.
background: Logitech squeezebox being fed by a 2T hard drive immediately behind it (not shown). The squeezebox is fed into a Levinson No. 36 DAC (not seen).
I have an additional 2T hard drive with the same music (thousands of albums) as a back-up stored away in a cabinet. They're rather inexpensive these days; $69 on Amazon.The Squeezebox, although finicky at times, was truly advanced when released IMO. It can stream live free music from around the World, save to favorites, playlist, etc., roughly $200-$400 used online.
Why in this day and age of blue tooth, digital streaming, HD video, etc, such a pkg'd device doesn't exist within a reasonable price is beyond me.
My thoughts on a 'super squeezebox':
-blue tooth capability
-video playback (imagine watching your favorite movie on your lap-with high def sound)
-youtube access (many decent concert videos and music exist on youtube)
-the ability to access your hard drive (via your smartphone, laptop, etc.,) from anywhere in the World via internet connection.These aren't outrageous request, in fact the capabilities are already available online with a few (free) apps. But an 'all-in-one' system doesn't.
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concept: access stored music on a hard drive with wireless control capability, .
IF such a device does exist ( < $1500) I'd be d*mned if I could find one a couple years ago.
There have been tons of choices for 5+ years. Squeezebox, Sonos, loads of Blu-Ray players and smart TVs, Roku, Boxee, WDTV, AppleTV, etc.
Why in this day and age of blue tooth, digital streaming, HD video, etc, such a pkg'd device doesn't exist within a reasonable price is beyond me.
My thoughts on a 'super squeezebox':
-blue tooth capability
-video playback (imagine watching your favorite movie on your lap-with high def sound)
-youtube access (many decent concert videos and music exist on youtube)
-the ability to access your hard drive (via your smartphone, laptop, etc.,) from anywhere in the World via internet connection.
These aren't outrageous request, in fact the capabilities are already available online with a few (free) apps. But an 'all-in-one' system doesn't.
You're just not looking very hard. Granted, it's not all available in a single box from one vendor, but I don't think that's a good idea anyway. The best way to do it IMHO is get a NAS with internet sharing, a Roku 3, an iPad Mini or tablet/phone of choice, and if you want high quality sound at home maybe add a dedicated network streamer. If a Roku 3 isn't portable enough, get a stick. If you're in an Apple ecosystem, get an Apple TV.
Funny you should mention that; I actually just bought a KODI (actually XBMC) a couple months ago (but strictly for TV channels, never even thought of it as a media server since I already have a squeeze box).
Will look into it.
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