Re: SliMP3 and the BBC

["Neil Fuller" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the info Kevin - Do you know what the latest firmware release
for
the player is?

Mines 2.0 and I can't find anything about the SliMP3 on the Slim website
now
the Squeezebox has been released.

Thanks

Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:29 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] SliMP3 and the BBC


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>
>    > -----Original Message-----
>    > From: Neil Fuller [mailto:neil@xxxxxxx]
>    > Sent: 02 April 2004 21:06
>    > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>    > Subject: [ukha_d] SliMP3 and the BBC
>    >
>    > Having just got around to getting my SliMP3 from Kens last
>    > BB up and running, I'm very impressed!
>    >
>    > There's a few niggles such as why does it lock up after a
>    > lack of attention for a couple of hours?
>
> It shouldn't do this - I assume you're running the latest released
server
> code - Have you updated the player firmware too ??
>    >
>    > However, the thing I can't work out is how to get Internet
>    > radio stations to stream on to the Slimpy.
>
> Pop them in a playlist
>
>    >
>    > In particular, how can I get BBC R2 thru 4 on to the
>    > Slimpy? Looks to me like BBC stream  in RealMedia format
>    > and I really don't want to install RealPlayer on my
>    > server, besides, it looks like the Slim server doesn't
>    > support RealMedia anyway????
>
> The BBC use Real audio which as you say the SliMP3 does not support -
in
> fact I am not sure which hardware players do.  You can get around this
with
> a bit of realtime transcoding but it is not very satisfactory (there
are
> some posts on the Slim list re this). There are also some overseas
streaming
> sources of some BBC content that are in mp3 or wma.  A high quality
route
> can be had using a Psion Wavefinder and streaming the BBC digital MUX
output
> to the SliMP3, but that needs a bit more hardware.
>
>  K
>
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